Estonia’s national broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) has officially announced the 12 acts that will compete in the grand final of Eesti Laul 2026, set to take place on 14 February 2026 at the Unibet Arena in Tallinn.
A total of 171 songs were submitted for Eesti Laul 2026, from which the 12 finalists were selected by a 34-member professional jury.
The songs will make their public debut on 4 December 2025, during the ETV show Start and via the streaming platform Jupiter.
The 12 Finalists
Here are the competing acts and songs for Eesti Laul 2026:
- NOËP – Days Like This (Andres Kõpper, Vallo Kikas, Yvonne Dahlbom)
- Marta Pikani – Kell kuus (Marta Pikani)
- Grete Paia – Taevas jäi üles (Grete Paia, Jorma-Jan Erik, Gevin Niglas, Ragnar Sepp)
- Uliana Olhyna – Rhythm of Nature (Uliana Olhyna, Ariana Arutjunjan)
- Vanilla Ninja – Too Epic To Be True (Sven Lõhmus)
- OLLIE – Slave (Oliver Mazurtšak)
- Getter Jaani – The Game (Sven Lõhmus)
- ANT & Minimal Wind – Wounds (Don’t Wanna Fall) (Taavi-Hans Kõlar, Paula Pajusaar, Ant Nurhan, Katrina Merily Reimand)
- Robert Linna – Metsik Roos (Robert Linna)
- Laura Prits – Warrior (Laura Prits, Edgars Jercums, Jānis Jačmenkins)
- Stockholm Cowboys (Stig Rästa & Victor Crone) – Last Man Standing (Stig Rästa, Victor Crone)
- Clicherik & Mäx – Jolly Roger (Max Õispuu, Erik Soasepp, Jānis Jačmenkins)
What Makes This Edition Special
Several of the entrants are familiar faces in the Eurovision and Eesti Laul realm. Vanilla Ninja represented Switzerland at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. Getter Jaani represented Estonia at Eurovision 2011. The Stockholm Cowboys duo brings together two former Eurovision participants: Stig Rästa (2015) and Victor Crone (2019). And many of this year’s artists have participated in the Estonian national selection before.
The selection process remains rigorous: the jury evaluated entries “blind” (without knowing the artist names) to select the finalists. With the song premiere date fixed for 4 December and the final in February, the next few months will be busy with preparation, promotion and perhaps surprise collaborations.
What’s Next
4 December 2025: The 12 songs will be released publicly. 14 February 2026: The Eesti Laul 2026 final at Unibet Arena, Tallinn, where the winner will be chosen to represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.
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