The fifth season of '' Eesti otsib superstaari'' premiered on September 2, 2012, on

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. On May 30, 2011, TV3 announced that the fifth season for ''Eesti otsib superstaari'' will start in autumn 2012. Two of three judges from the fourth season,

Mihkel Raud Mihkel Raud (born 18 January 1969) is an Estonian writer, music artist, actor, and a former member of the Estonian parliament. He is best known for his book ''Musta pori näkku'' and as a former host of an Estonian talk show on TV3. Persona ...

and Maarja-Liis Ilus continued their job in the fifth season.

Rein Rannap Rein Rannap (born 6 October 1953 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer and pianist. Since 1968, Rannap has given numerous public piano performances. Rannap has been active in management and composition for Ruja, Noor-Eesti and Hõim. Pianist c ...

, one of the judges from the first series, was replaced by

Mart Sander Mart Sander (born 10 August 1967) is an Estonian singer, actor, director, author, artist, and television host. Life and career In his youth, Mart Sander studied violin and conducting. He started singing in the choir of the Estonian National Op ...

, Estonian singer, actor, director, author and television host. As for all the previous seasons, new hosts were introduced. Brothers Karl-Andreas Kalmet and

Henrik Kalmet Henrik Kalmet (born 19 April 1986) is an Estonian actor, comedian, and television personality. Kalmet began his career in 2010 and has appeared as an actor on stage, television, and films. He is also a stand-up comedian and has appeared as a judg ...

, two new Estonian actors, took the role. The winner of the fifth season was

Rasmus Rändvee Rasmus Simon Rändvee (born 28 November 1995, in Pärnu) is an Estonian singer. He is best known for winning the Eesti otsib superstaari (season 5), fifth season of ''Eesti otsib superstaari''. He attended Pärnu Gymnasium and, in 2015, graduated ...

Auditions

Auditions for the fifth season will take place in

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(August 11, 2012), Viljandi (August 18), Tallinn (August 25–26) and

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(September 1–2).

Theatre rounds

Theatre rounds took place at club Rock Café in Tallinn. Total of 88 auditionees had qualified to the theatre round. Theatre round was divided into three rounds. First round all 88 contestants had to sing one more time ''a capella'' to the judges. Half of the contestants were sent home after the first round. In the second round, contestants were divided into trios and duos by gender. Girl groups could sing either

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's "''

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''" or Lauri Saatpalu's "''Tagareas''". Boys had to choose between Koit Toome's "''Allikas''" and

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's "'' I Got You (I Feel Good)''". Based on the performances, the contestants were divided into three groups. First group qualified automatically to the studio rounds, skipping the third theatre round. Second group qualified to the third round and third group was eliminated. In the third round, girls had to sing either Lenna Kuurmaa's "''Mina jään''", Loreen's "''

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''" or Mahavok's ''"Mägede hääl"''. Boys had to choose between

Ott Lepland Ott Lepland (born 17 May 1987) is an Estonian singer. He first received national mainstream attention in 2009, after winning the third season of ''Eesti otsib superstaari''. Lepland represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Ba ...

's "'' Kuula''", Nirvana's "'' Smells Like Teen Spirit''" and 2 Quick Start's "''Ühega miljoneist''". A total of ten female and ten male contestants qualified to the studio rounds.

Semi-finals aka Studio rounds

The studio rounds took place on October 7, 14 and 21. 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 then 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 October 7, 2012.

Second week

Boys' week took place on October 14, 2012.

Third week

The second chance semi-final took place on October 21, 2012.

Finals

Week 1

The first final show took place on 28 October 2012. 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 4 November 2012. Contestants sang a hit from their year of birth.

Week 3

The third final show took place on 11 November 2012. Contestants sang Estonians' favourite songs.

Week 4

The fourth final show took place on 18 November 2012. Contestants sang films' soundtracks.

Week 5

The fifth final show took place on 25 November 2012. Contestants sang songs together with Bel-Etage Swing Orchestra. As one of the judges, Mart Sander, is the conductor of Bel-Etage Swing Orchestra, he was not on the judges panel and was replaced by guest judge Heidy Purga, who was also a judge on the first and second season of the show.

Week 6

The sixth final show took place on December 2, 2012. Contestants sang a song by Jaak Joala and a rock classic.

Week 7

The seventh final show took place on December 9, 2012. Contestants sang a dance track from Power Hit Radio's playlist. For the second song, acts were each mentored by one of the previous winners of the show. Elina Born was mentored by

(winner of season 3), Karl-Erik Taukar by Jana Kask (season 2), Rasmus Rändvee by Liis Lemsalu (season 4) and Toomas Kolk by

Birgit Õigemeel Birgit Sarrap (née Õigemeel, born 24 September 1988), also known as simply Birgit, is an Estonian singer. Õigemeel rose to prominence in 2007 after winning the first season of ''Eesti otsib superstaari'', the Estonian version of ''Idol''. H ...

(season 1).

Week 8

The eight final show took place on December 16, 2012. Contestants sang a Christmas song and a duet with a celebrity. Celebrity duets: * Toomas Kolk with

Liisi Koikson Liisi Koikson (born 4 June 1983 in Kilingi-Nõmme) is an Estonian singer, singing teacher and actress. Liisi Koikson attended Kilingi-Nõmme Gymnasium, graduating in 2001. Her first singing coach was composer, choir director and vocal pedagogue ...

* Rasmus Rändvee with Tatjana Mihhailova * Elina Born with Lenna Kuurmaa

Week 9: Super Final

The Super Final show takes place on December 23, 2012. Contestants will sing their favourite song they had performed before in the show, a "big" Estonian song and their own first single. Both singles were participants of " Eesti Laul 2013". Rasmus Rändvee's single was performed together with Rasmus' band Facelift Deer.

Elimination chart

Ratings

References

External links

Official website

TV3 Internet TV – ''Eesti otsib superstaari'' channel
{{Eesti otsib superstaari 2010s Estonian television series Season 05