Eesti Laul 2025: A Mafia Waltz, Gothic Rock and Disco Fever – Estonia’s Wildest Eurovision Pick Yet!
Tallinn was set ablaze last night with one of the most surreal and electrifying national finals in its history. Eesti Laul 2025, hosted by Eurovision icon Eda-Ines Etti (Estonia 2000) and last year’s representative Korea, delivered a spectacle where gothic rock, Italo-Estonian swing, and retro disco battled it out for a ticket to Basel. After a night of chaos, Tommy Cashemerged victorious, proving once again that Estonia is never afraid to take risks.
A Night That Defied Gravity (and Good Taste)
The Three Superfinalists Who Gave It Their All
🔹 Tommy Cash – Espresso Macchiato
Dressed like a cartoonish mobster, Tommy Cash blended Italian and Estonian in a swing-fuelled fever dream. With distorted accordions, coffee-masked backing vocalists, and a choreography straight out of a surrealist film, he transformed the stage into a double-shot of madness.
🔹 Andrei Zevakin & Karita – Ma ei tea sind
A gothic duet drenched in distorted guitars and ominous red lighting, their eerie goth-rock anthem looked like something Tim Burton would direct. Dark, intense, and unapologetically dramatic, it hit hard – and the audience rewarded them with a spot in the Superfinal.
🔹 An-Marlen – Külm
The night’s biggest surprise. Her Estonian-language dance track, packed with hypnotic beats and an icy-cool staging, got even the most serious jurors tapping their feet.
The Rest of the Line-Up: From Black Swans to Nightclub Madness
Ant – Tomorrow Never Comes
A haunting ballad featuring a Black Swan-style ballerina and a staircase ascending into the heavens. Elegant, yet predictable.
Stereo Terror – Party Till the End of the World
Imagine KISS with a Baltic twist. Flames, smoke, and teenagers screaming their lungs out. Pure rock carnage.
Janek – Frozen
Trapped inside a plexiglass cube, his catchy pop number felt like Frozen – minus Elsa.
Räpina Jack & Kaisa Ling – Tule
Folk-country with a campfire
Marta Lotta – Tantsin veel
Closing the night with a giant disco ball, nonsensical French lyrics, and shimmering spandex.
What Does This Mean for Estonia at Eurovision?
With Espresso Macchiato, Estonia isn’t aiming to win – it’s aiming to be remembered. The blend of languages, absurd choreography, and unapologetic camp could turn Tommy Cash into the king of Eurovision memes… or the dark horse no one saw coming.
His performance is the kind that splits opinions: some will call it genius, others a chaotic mess. But in a contest where standing out is half the battle, Estonia has placed its bets on spectacle over strategy. Will Europe embrace the madness, or will it be too much for mainstream voters? One thing’s for sure: Espresso Macchiato won’t go unnoticed in Basel.
