Maarja-Liis Ilus, sometimes better known by her performing name Maarja (born 24 December 1980) is an

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and presenter. She has represented Estonia in the

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twice. She was only 15 when she participated in the 1996 contest.

Discography

Albums

* Maarja-Liis (1996) * First in Line (1997) * Kaua veel (1998) * Heart (1998) (only in Japan) * City Life (2000) * Look Around, together with Hinkus (2005) * Läbi jäätunud klaasi, together with

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(2006) * Homme (2008) * Jõuluingel (2009) * Kuldne põld (2012)

Important singles

* Hold Onto Love (1997) * First in Line (1998) * All the Love You Needed (2001) * He Is Always On My Mind (2003) * Tulilinnud (2015) * Nii sind ootan (2015)

Musical theatre

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, Ellen (2002) *

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...

, Maria (2003) *

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, Maureen Johnson (2004) *

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, Grizabella (2005) * Evita, Eva Perón (2009)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilus, Maarja-Liis 1980 births Living people Singers from Tallinn Estonian pop singers 21st-century Estonian women singers Estonian musical theatre actresses Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Estonia Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1996 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1997 English-language singers from Estonia Melodifestivalen contestants 20th-century Estonian women singers