Estonia in EuroMusic Song Contest

Estonia is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the tenth edition. ERR is responsible for the Estonian participation.

History
The Estonian broadcaster, ERR, decided to debuts in the contest for the tenth edition. It was the first edition with semi finals. They were able to qualify ninth, what was enough for a spot in the final. There they became 14th. The next edition, they failed to qualify for the final. In Zurich, they finsihed second in the semi final. In the final, they were one of the favorites to win the show, but they didn't. They ended at the 10th place. In Tel Aviv, Estonia was one of the favorites to win the show. However, at the end of the second semi final it was clear that Estonia didn't qualify for the final. They finsihed at the 11th place, where only the ten best received a ticket for the grand final.

However Estonia was one of the favorites to win the fourteenth edition, they failed to qualify. They also failed to qualify in the next edition in Madrid. After two years of non-qualification, Estonia qualified for the final with a song in the Estonian language. It was the first time that this language was in the final. Estonia finished 14th. In Cologne, they failed to qualify. The next edition, they finished at the 12th place in the grand final. In Sweden,against all expectations, Estonia qualified for the final. In the final they finished at the 19th place. In Baku, they ended last in their semi-final.

ERR announced that Estonia wouldn't participate in the twenty-first edition because of the dissapointing results in the previous editions. The country decided to return in the 35th edition, hosted in Lviv. They reached the grand final where they finished at the tenth place. It was their highest place so far, like in the 12th edition.