Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Performing during the show in position 14, "Kuula" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 26 May.In 2011, "Rockefeller Street" performed by Getter Jaani managed to qualify Estonia to the final where the song placed twenty-fourth.The competition consisted of twenty entries competing in two semi-finals on 18 and 25 February 2012 leading to a ten-song final on 3 March 2012.The final was also broadcast via radio on Raadio 2 with commentary by Sten Teppan, Erik Morna and Maris Üksti as well as streamed online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[8] The jury panel that voted in the semi-finals consisted of Eda-Ines Etti, Owe Petersell, Erik Morna, Tõnis Kahu, Els Himma, Mart Niineste, Jalmar Vabarna, Sven Grünberg, Olav Osolin, Veronika Portsmuth and Valner Valme.[9] The final took place on 3 March 2012 at the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn, hosted by Piret Järvis, Taavi Teplenkov and Tiit Sukk.[12] Ahead of the contest, Lepland recorded "Kuula" in several other languages: in Spanish as "Escucha", in English as "Hear Me" and in Russian as "Slushay".[13] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.The Estonian performance featured Ott Lepland performing on stage in a grey waistcoat and white t-shirt and joined by backing vocalist Marvi Vallaste, who was replaced by Lepland's vocal coach Maiken during the second technical rehearsal due to illness.Beams of lights were then displayed across the stage in gold colours and images of floating leaves appeared on the LED screens at the final part of the song.This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.
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