"Everybody" was the winner of the

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, performed in

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and

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, along with 2XL, for . It was the first victory by one of the countries that debuted in the contest in the 1990s after the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Background

The song was performed twentieth on the night, following 's Michelle with "

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" and preceding 's

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with " Another Summer Night". At the close of voting, it had received 198 points (12 from , , , , , , , and the ), with the win coming at the head of a 23-song field. Tanel had previously provided backing vocals for Estonia's 2000 entry, sung by

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, his then girlfriend. Tanel and Dave were supported by a backing group of four, 2XL:

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, Kaido Põldma, Sergei Morgun and Indrek Soom. The song was followed as Estonian representative at the 2002 contest, held in the Estonian capital of

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, by

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with " Runaway".

Content

Lyrically, the song is simply an invitation to party, with the duo singing that "every night's a Friday night". The song is famous for two major reasons: Benton is the oldest contestant to win the grand prize as well as the first Black contestant to do so.

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has recorded a cover version.

Track listings

;CD single # "Everybody" (Original Version) – 2:56 # "Everybody" (Instrumental) – 2:56 ;CD Maxi-single # "Everybody" (Original Version) – 3:00 # "Everybody" (Pierre J's Radio Mix) – 3:39 # "Everybody" (Pierre J's Club Mix) – 7:06 # "Everybody" (Instrumental) – 2:57

Charts

References

Eurovision songs of Estonia Eurovision songs of 2001 Eurovision Song Contest winning songs Universal Records singles 2001 songs Songs with music by Ivar Must {{estonia-stub