Estonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Estonia made its debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest at the 2023 contest in Nice, France. Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) were responsible for the country's participation, and selected Arhanna Sandra Arbma as the first Estonian representative for Junior Eurovision. Estonia finished in second-last place, scoring 49 points. Following a fourteenth place finish in 2024 with Annabelle and the song "Tänavad", ERR withdrew from the 2025 contest due to budget cuts.
| Estonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 2 |
| First appearance | 2023 |
| Last appearance | 2024 |
| Highest placement | 14th: 2024 |
Participation history
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| External links | |
| ERR Eurovision website | |
| Estonia's page at JuniorEurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeEstonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | |
History
Summarize
Perspective
Before participation
ERR broadcast the first two editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and 2004, but did not participate due to financial restraints.[1][2] Broadcasters from the Baltic countries, including Estonia, expressed interest in taking part in the 2016 contest.[3] This however did not materialise.
Participation
On 29 August 2023, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) published the list of participating countries in the 2023 contest, which included Estonia.[4] On the same day, ERR announced that 11-year-old Arhanna Sandra Arbma would be Estonia's entrant.[5] Her song, "Hoiame Kokku" ("Let’s Stick Together"), written by Arhanna herself along with Karl-Ander Reismann, Leelo Tungal and Rael Laikre, was released on 16 October along with a music video.[6] At the contest Arhanna finished 15th with 49 points.
On 24 November 2023, ahead of the country's debut, ERR said that it was considering the possibility of making the singing competition Tähtede lava its national final for Junior Eurovision.[7] This was confirmed the following 4 May, ahead of the final of Tähtede lava.[8] One day later, on 5 May 2024, Estonia selected Annabelle Ats as its entrant for the 2024 contest.[9] At the 2024 contest, held on 16 November 2024 in Spain, she performed song "Tänavad". Receiving 55 points, she finished in 14th place.
On 11 December 2024, Estonian broadcaster ERR confirmed its withdrawal from the 2025 contest due to budget cuts.[10]
Participation overview
Commentators and spokespersons
The Estonian broadcaster, ERR, sent their own commentator to each contest in order to provide commentary in Estonian and Russian. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Estonia. The table below lists the details of each commentator and spokesperson since the country's debut in 2023.
See also
References
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