The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the second time that Estonia had attempted to enter the contest, having failed to qualify from the semi-final stage of the
Eurovision Song Contest 1993. The pre-selection process featured multiple artists for the first time, with
Silvi Vrait's "Nagu merelaine" being selected by the judging panel to represent the nation in
Ireland. In the contest, however, Vrait would place 24th second and last, receiving only two points in the scoring process and only beating fellow Baltic nation
Lithuania.
Before Eurovision
Eurolaul 1994
The final took place in
Tallinn, Estonia on 26 February 1994, and was hosted by Reet Oja and Guido Kangur. Unlike the previous year, multiple artists entered the preselection show, with ten different songs featured. Pearu Paulus would perform two songs, with
Evelin Samuel performing three. Paulus and
Hedvig Hanson's "Kallim kullast" would ultimately be edged out narrowly by
Silvi Vrait's "Nagu merelaine", with Vrait winning the competition and earning the right to represent Estonia in
Dublin.[1]
On the night of the final, Silvi Vrait performed 10th, following Switzerland and preceding Romania. At the end of the voting, Silvi have received 2 points, finishing 24th out of 25 competing countries.