National Final
The 1997 preselection event took place at the Linnahall in Tallinn, Estonia, and was hosted by Marko Reikop and Anu Välba. Eight different songs were entered, with Pearu Paulus, Hanna-Liina Võsa and Maarja-Liis Ilus performing on more than one entry. A panel of international judges voted on each song, with Ilus' "Keelatud maa" winning by a large margin of 32 points. Despite this large margin, a public telephone poll had voted the night before that "Aeg" by Ilus, Võsa and Anne Värvimann was the nation's favourite. Despite this, "Keelatud maa" became the Estonian entrant for the 1997 contest.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maarja-Liis Ilus | Keelatud maa | 72 | 1 |
| 2 | Hanna-Liina Võsa and Pearu Paulus | Liiga noor, et armuda | 38 | 3 |
| 3 | Tanya | Homme | 29 | 8 |
| 4 | Code One | Tantsupalavik | 38 | 3 |
| 5 | Hanna Pruuli | Üksik hing | 40 | 2 |
| 6 | Pearu Paulus | Meeletu soov | 32 | 5 |
| 7 | Maarja-Liis Ilus, Hanna-Liina Võsa and Anne Värvimann | Aeg | 31 | 7 |
| 8 | Kate | Perpetuum mobile | 32 | 5 |
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