EUROVISION 2024 ESTONIA: 5MIINUST & PUULUUP - (NENDEST) NARKOOTIKUMIDEST EI TEA ME (KüLL) MIDAGI + EESTI LAUL 2024

The longest song title comes this year from Estonia even with two brackets! It translates to something like We don't (yet) know anything about (these) drugs. Ok. The song became soon a fan favorite and despite placing second in both semi-final and the final's first round to Ollie they stormed to victory in the superfinal. With this Estonia goes Estonian for the first time since Birgit' in 2013.

This year ERR changed the Eesti laul selection to that of San Marino: semi-final qualifiers and invited artists/songs in the final. A total of 215 songs were sent.

5miinust is an Estonian hip hop group formed in 2015. The members are Kristjan Jacobson aka Estoni Kokver, Mihkel Tamm aka Päevakoer, Kari Kivastik aka Põhja-Korea and Priit Tomson aka Lancelot. Pavel Botšarov aka Venelane left the group last year and went solo under Gameboy Tetris.

They have two hit albums and five #1 singles (8 Top-10s altogether) one of them, Tsirkus, together with Nublu from this year's UMK 2024 in Finland. Add a string of charting non single songs.

Puuluup is an Estonian nu-folk duo since 2014. The members are Ramo Teder aka Pastacas, and Marko Veisson. They also have two albums released.

Together they will release their album Kannatused ehk külakiigel pole stopperit just before Eurovision trip to Malmö. And yes, it looks like they have a fondness for long titles.

So, what do I think? First I wasn't so thrilled but I must say this is fun to watch at least! Looks like the elderly gentlemen (in this circus called Eurovision that is) seem to enjoy their lives on stage and don't take themselves too seriously. It's groovy, energetic and I'd love to say catchy but I can't as I still hasn't even memorized the song title - and I'm a Finn so I should have an advantage!

Our Home Jury gave mainly lower votes but a couple of pretty good votes and even a 9 by someone !

Eesti laul 2024

Semi-final (January 20, 2024)

1. Ollie - My friend (242 = 7 + tele 3.242 = 10) 17

2. %miinust & Puulupp - (nendest) ... (218 = 4 + 6.794 = 12) 16

3. Ewert and The Two Dragons - Hold me now (295 = 12 + 802 = 4) 16

4. Traffic - Wunderbar (242 = 6 + 983 = 6) 12

5. Ingmar - Dreaming (195 = 3 + 1.868 = 8) 11

6. Cartoon & Ewert Sundja - Obvilion (286 = 10 + 641 = 1) 11

7. Inga - No dog on a leash (269 = 8 + 640 = 2) 10

8. Laura - Here's where I draw the line (174 = 1 + 1.321 = 7) 8

9. Anet Vaikmaa - Seratoniin (170 = 0 + 892 = 5) 5

10. Cecilia - FOMO (185 = 2+ 720 = 3) 5

11. Sofia Rubina - Be good (236 = 5 + 188 = 0) 5

12. Antsud - Vetevaim (121 = 0 + 394 = =) 0

13. Yonna - I don't know about you (151 = 0 + 343 = 0 ) 0

14. Peter Põder - Korra veel (117 = 0 + 323 = 0 ) 0

15. Silver Jusilo - Lately (99 = 0 + 305 = 0) 0

Second round televoting only:

1. Anet Vaikmaa 1.864

2. Peter Põder 1.412

3. Traffic 1.278

4. Ingmar 1.078

5. Cartoon & Ewert 850

6. Cecilia 515

7. Inga 435

8. laura 349

9. Yonna 213

10. Antsud 199

11. Silver Jusilo 109

12. Sofia Rubina 102

Final (February 17, 2024)

1. Ollie - My friend (jury 74 = 12 + 7.384 = 10) 22

2. 5miinust & Puuluup - (nendest)... (67 = 8 + 16.740 = 12) 20

*3. Nele-Liis Vaiksoo - Käte umber jää (69 = 10 + 3.152 = 7) 17

*4. Daniel Levi - Over the moon (43 = 5 + 4.040 = 8) 13

5. Anet Vaikmaa - Seratoniin (63 = 7 + 2.945 = 6) 13

*6. Carlos Ukerada - Never growing up (54 = 6 + 634 = 2) 8

7. Ewert and The Two Dragons - Hold me now (43 = 4 + 806 = 3) 7

*8. Uudo Sepp & Sarah Murray - Still love (33 = 1 + 1.179 = 5) 6

9.Peter Põder - Korraveel (33 = 2 + 1.092 = 4) 6

*10. Brother Apollo - Bad boy (43 = 3 + 413 = 1) 4

Super final

1. 5miinust & Puuluup 26.422

2. Ollie 12.494

3. Nele-Liis Vaiksoo 5.014

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