Estonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Participating broadcaster | ERR |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 1 |
First appearance | 2023 |
Highest placement | 15th: 2023 |
Participation history
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External links | |
ERR Eurovision website | |
Estonia's page at JuniorEurovision.tv |
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. ERR had previously broadcast the contest in 2003 and 2004.
ERR broadcast the first two editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and 2004, but did not participate because it would be too expensive. [1] [2] Broadcasters from the Baltic countries, including Estonia, expressed interest in taking part in the 2016 contest. [3] This however did not materialise. However, 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"), music by Arhanna Sandra Arbma, Karl-Ander Reismann , lyrics by Leelo Tungal, Rael Laikre and was released on 16 October along with a music video. [6] At the contest Arhanna finished 15th with 49 points.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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2023 | Arhanna | "Hoiame kokku" | Estonian, English | 15 | 49 |
Year | Channel(s) | Commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
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2003 | ETV | Unknown | Did not participate | [1] |
2004 | ||||
2005– 2022 | No broadcast | |||
2023 | ETV2, ETV+ |
Marko Reikop (ETV2) Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda (ETV+) |
Iris Ashton | [7] [8] [9] |