Estonia in The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 - National Final

National Final

The 1996 preselections were hosted by Marko Reikop and Karmel Eikner, and were broadcast live from a night club in the Estonian capital Tallinn. Thirteen songs entered the event, with several acts entering with more than one song. Several artists had also competed in the last Estonian preselection for the 1994 contest, including Evelin Samuel and Pearu Paulus.

The preselections were voted on by a panel of judges from across Europe, with Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna tying first with Kadri Hunt on 62 points. After a review of the scoring, it was announced that Ilus and Linna would go onto represent Estonia at the finals in Oslo, due to the Finnish judge awarding them maximum points - Something which Hunt had not achieved from any judge during the voting process.

Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Evelin Samuel and Toomas Rull Kaheksa näoga kuu 54 5
2 Kadri Hunt Me rõõm ei kao 62 2
3 Üllar Meriste Iialgi veel 37 13
4 Hedvig Hanson and Evelin Samuel Meeletu algus 50 7
5 Urmas Podnek Vaba kui tuul 41 10
6 Evelin Samuel, Karl Madis,
Maarja-Liis Ilus and Pearu Paulus		 Kummalisel teel 51 6
7 Ivo Linna and Kadi-Signe Selde Lihtne viis 40 12
8 Reet Kromel and Arne Lauri Laule ja palveid täis päev 50 7
9 Tõnis Mägi Ballaad 57 3
10 Kirile Loo Maatütre tants 56 4
11 Sirje Medell Elust enesest 48 9
12 Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna Kaelakee hääl 62 1
13 Tõnis Mägi Eestimaa euromehe laul 41 10

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