The fourth season of ''

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'' premiered on February 13, 2011, on

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. The show was won by Liis Lemsalu. On 9 December 2010, Mihkel Raud, one of the judges, said on his

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account, that the fourth season starts in the beginning of 2011. On December 13, it was confirmed by

. There were no changes in the judges' panel. The judges were

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, Maarja-Liis Ilus and

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. The hosts for the fourth season were two actresses,

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and Evelin Pang. Liis Lemsalu, the winner of the show, was awarded with

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10,000 and a record contract with the

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. The show is followed by a tour "Eesti superstaar - Live tuur" around Estonia in June 2011.

Auditions

Auditions for 2011 season were held in Pärnu (January 16),

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(January 22–23),

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(January 29- 30) and Jõhvi (February 6, 2011). Only 60 singers were given the 'yellow cards' and qualified to the theatre rounds.

Theatre rounds

As only 20 of the sixty participants were male, all boys automatically qualified to the second round. Twenty-two girls qualified to the second round. In the second round, participants were divided into 21 duos. Duos performed either

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and Lenna Kuurmaa's "Sinuni" or James Morrison and

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's " Broken Strings". After second round, all the participants were divided into three groups named "Yes", "Maybe" and "No". People in groups "Yes" and "Maybe" qualified to the third round. In the third round, girls were given a choice to sing either

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's " Piece of My Heart" or

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's " Firework". Boys chose between Koit Toome's "Mälestused",

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' " Let Me Entertain You" and Kings of Leon's " Use Somebody". Ten male and ten female participants advanced to the semi-finals aka studio rounds.

Semi-finals aka Studio rounds

The studio rounds took place on March 27, April 3 and 10. In the first studio round 10 girls performed and in the second 10 boys performed. After nationwide televote, three participants from each semi-final qualified to the finals. The judges chose 10 participants from the first two rounds to the third round. Televoters voted three of them to the finals. Tenth finalist was chosen by the judges as a wildcard.

First week

Girls' round took place on March 27, 2011. * Marit Kesa – "Usu ometi" by Mahavok * Triin Niitoja – "

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* Katrin-Merili Poom – "Lost" by Anouk * Raahel Pilpak – " Poker Face" by

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* Liis Lemsalu – "Vanaisa kiri" by Indigolapsed * Marilyn Ollep – "

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" by

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* Reilika Saks – "Howl" by

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* Rosanna Lints – " The Voice Within" by Christina Aguilera * Liis Reisner – "Pühendus" by Tõnis Mägi * Teele Viira – "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon '' Advanced to the final: Triin Niitoja, Rosanna Lints, Teele Viira ''
''Advanced to the second chance semi-final (jury's choice): Katri-Merili Poom, Liis Lemsalu, Liis Reisner, Marilyn Ollep, Marit Kesa, Raahel Pilpak''

Second week

Boys' week took place on April 3, 2011. * Indrek Rebane – " Eternity" by

* Mikk Tivas – "

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" by The Fray * Taavi Kendra – "Love Me Or Not" by Dub FX * Leemet Onno – "

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" by

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* Kevin Johannson – "

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" by One Night Only * Jaan Lehepuu – "Saatanlik naine" ( Devil Woman) by

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* Lauri Antsov – "

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* Artjom Savitski – "

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* Imre Saarna – " Hello" by

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* Dario Hoffren – ''Withdrew'' '' Advanced to the final: Leemet Onno, Jaan Lehepuu, Imre Saarna ''
''Advanced to the second chance semi-final (jury's choice): Artjom Savitski, Kevin Johannson, Lauri Atsov, Mikk Tivas''

Third week

The second chance semi-final took place on April 10, 2011. Four of them qualified. * Lauri Antsov – "Rapunzel" by Lenna Kuurmaa * Raahel Pilpak – "Sind otsides" by Mikronid * Kevin Johannson – "Jäljed" by Tõnis Mägi * Marit Kesa – "

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* Marilyn Ollep – "Vaiki kui võid" by

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* Mikk Tivas – "Tule kui leebe tuul" by Henry Laks * Liis Reisner – "

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* Katrin-Merili Poom – "Kaunilt kaua" by Tõnis Mägi * Liis Lemsalu – " At Last" by

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* Artjom Savitski – "Nii vaikseks kõik on jäänud" by

'' Advanced to the finals: Liis Lemsalu, Kevin Johannson, Artjom Savitski ''
''Advanced to the finals (jury's choice): Katrin-Merili Poom ''

Finals

Week 1

The first final show took place on 17 April 2011. The theme of the show was "Big songs". Participants sang the biggest hits of all time.

Week 2

The second final show took place on 24 April 2011. Participants sang songs in Estonian.

Week 3

The third final show takes place on May 1, 2011. The finalists are singing dance tracks from the 1970s and 1980s.

Week 4

The fourth final show took place on May 8, 2011. The finalists sang songs from world's biggest superstars of all time.

Week 5

The fifth final show took place on May 15, 2011. Contestants sang

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songs with Bel-Etage Orchestra.

Week 6

The sixth final show took place on May 22, 2011. Contestants sang a hit from their year of birth and a song which is composed or has been performed by one of the judges.

Week 7

The seventh final show took place on May 29, 2011. Contestants sang a song composed by Hendrik Sal-Saller and a song in foreign language (other than Estonian and English).

Week 8

The eight final show took place on June 5, 2011. Contestants sang a song about love and a celebrity duet. Celebrity duets: * Liis Lemsalu with Oliver Kuusik * Artjom Savitski with Hele Kõre * Rosanna Lints with Tõnis Mägi

Super-final

The super-final show took place on June 12, 2011. Contestants sang their favourite song they had performed before in the show, a patriotic song and a "winner" song.

Elimination chart

Ratings

External links

Official website

TV3 Internet TV – ''Eesti otsib superstaari'' channel

References

{{Eesti otsib superstaari 2011 Estonian television seasons 2010s Estonian television series Season 04