Estonia’s chosen its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, which takes place in Malmö, Sweden. It’s 5miinust & Puuluup, who’ll represent her country, which is taking part in the ESC for the 29th time.
The composition
The title of the song’s “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” (We don’t (yet) know anything about (these) drugs) and it was created by Karl Kivastik, Kim Wennerström, Kristjan Jakobson, Marko Veisson, Mihkel Tamm, Priit Tomson, Ramo Teder. It’s sung in Estonian.
You can watch an excerpt here:
The procedure
The ESC representative was chosen by the jury and the public and only by the audience in the final.
What do we know about 5miinust & Puuluup?
5miinust is one of the most popular Estonian music bands of the last ten years. The band was formed in 2015 and since then, they have dominated streaming platforms and radio charts. The rappers have released one album and three EPs. They regularly win awards from the Estonian music industry.
Puuluup is a folk duo consisting of Ramo Teder and Marko Veisson. They mix surrealism, the sounds of the talharpa (a typical instrument from Northern Europe) and the looper. Inspirations often come from Vormsi performance, Finnish jouhikko repertoire, Sahel blues and other elements of musical traditions from around the world. Additionally, all kinds of random sources of inspiration are important – unexpected fragments of Polish TV series or old Estonian punk.
Eurovision Song Contest 2024
The Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Malmö, Sweden on Tuesday, 7th May (the First Semi-final), Thursday, 9th May (the Second Semi-final) and Saturday, 11th May (the Grand Final) 2024.
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Source (including photo): YouTube; Wikipedia; eurovision.tv; ERR.
