Estonia was represented by
Ines
Ines or INES may refer to:
People
* Ines (name), a feminine given name, also written as Inés or Inês
* Saint Ines or Agnes (), Roman virgin–martyr
* Eda-Ines Etti (stage name: ''Ines''; born 1981), Estonian singer
Places
* Doña Ines, a vo ...
, with the song "Once in a Lifetime", at the
2000 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson. Organised by the Europea ...
which took place on 13 May in
Stockholm. "Once in a Lifetime" was chosen as the Estonian entry at the national final,
Eurolaul
Estonia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times since making its debut in 1994. Its first appearance would have taken place in 1993 but a qualification round was installed for seven former Eastern Bloc countries hoping to make ...
, on 5 February.
Before Eurovision
Eurolaul 2000
The final was held at the studios of broadcaster
ETV
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Television
* e.tv, a South African terrestrial television channel
* Educational Television (Hong Kong), a television series
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* Enhanced TV, an interactive television ap ...
in
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...
, hosted by Marko Reikop. Ten songs took part with the winner being chosen by a 10-member "expert" international jury.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Ines performed 4th in the running order, following the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
and preceding
France
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. Ahead of the contest Estonia were considered one of the favourites to win among
bookmaker
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History
The first bookmaker, Ogden, stood at Newmarket in 1795.
Range of events
Bookm ...
s, alongside the entries from , and .
Estonia had picked up 98 points and placed 4th of the 24 entries, their highest finish up to that time. Later, Ines claimed in a 2002
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documentary that she had been widely criticised on her return to Estonia, where people had been fully expecting a victory and felt let down that she had been unable to deliver it. The five backing vocalists that joined Ines were Maiken, Kaire Vilgats, Jelena Juzvik, Pearu Paulus and
.
Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was televised in Estonia on ETV with the commentary by Marko Reikop. The contest was watched by a total of 545 thousand viewers in Estonia with the market share of 46,6%.