Gerli Padar (born 6 November 1979) is an

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singer and actress. She represented

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in the

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. She is the sister of

Tanel Padar Tanel Padar (born 27 October 1980) is an Estonian singer and songwriter. He is best known internationally for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. Padar became famous by winning the ''Kaks takti ette'', a biennial televised competition for ...

, who won the

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in 2001 for Estonia.

Career

Padar has performed in several hit Estonian musicals including her starring roles as Sally in ''

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'', as Florence in ''

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'' and as Lotte in ''Lotte, the Detective''. As of 2011, she has released one solo album. Padar represented Estonia in the

with the song " Partners in Crime" which failed to qualify for the final. In 2018, she competed in

Eesti Laul 2018 Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "La forza" written by Mihkel Mattisen, Timo Vendt, Ksenia Kuchukova and Elina Nechayeva. The song was performed by Elina Nechayeva. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringh� ...

together with Eliis Pärna with the song ''Taevas'' (performed in the semifinal in English as "Sky"), which came last in the final.

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* Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Estonia 21st-century Estonian women singers Estonian pop singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2007 People from Haljala Parish 20th-century Estonian women singers 1979 births Eesti Laul contestants {{Estonia-singer-stub