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
''Eesti otsib superstaari'' ''(Estonia is Searching for a Superstar)'' is an Estonian reality-competition gameshow airing on TV3. It debuted on 11 March 2007 and it has since become one of the most popular shows in Estonia. Part of the Idol ...
''. Lepland represented
Estonia
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in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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Azerbaijan
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with the song "'' Kuula''" placing 6th in the final.
Biography
Lepland has been singing since he was a child. He released four albums with children songs in 1995 and 1996. At the moment Lepland is studying at Georg Ots' Tallinn Music School pop and jazz singing. He has also studied piano for ten years.
Ott has performed in several plays, including the role of
Troy Bolton
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in Estonian State Puppet & Youth Theatre's musical, the Estonian version of ''
High School Musical
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''.
In 2010, Lepland released his self-titled first album after winning the Estonian version of Pop Idol. The self-titled album consists of 12 songs, including singles "Otsides ma pean su jälle leidma", "Süte peal sulanud jää", etc.
In December 2010, a fan book of Lepland was released, it is titled ''"Lubage mul olla. Ott Lepland."'' (Let me be. Ott Lepland) with subtitle ''"8 kuud superstaarina"'' (8 months as a superstar).
In 2011, Ott participated in another TV3 TV show ''Laulupealinn'' (Capital of songs/singing), where Ott represented Estonian town
Kärdla
Kärdla (; sv, ; german: Kertel) is the only town on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. It is the capital of Hiiu County and the administrative center of Hiiumaa Parish.
Geography
Kärdla is located on the northeastern coast of Hiiumaa, by the T ...
. Every week, Lepland had to perform with partners from
Kärdla
Kärdla (; sv, ; german: Kertel) is the only town on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. It is the capital of Hiiu County and the administrative center of Hiiumaa Parish.
Geography
Kärdla is located on the northeastern coast of Hiiumaa, by the T ...
or
Hiiu County
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, including his grandmother, nephew, and a local mixed choir. Lepland won the show and Kärdla has now the title of ''Singing Capital of Estonia''.
Songs performed in ''Eesti otsib superstaari''
Discography
* "Oti jõululaulud" (Seafarm Recs; 1995)
* "Oti suvelaulud" (Seafarm Recs; 1996)
* "Ott ja Valged jänesed" (BG Muusik; 1996)
* "Ott ja sõbrad" (BG Muusik; 1996)
* " Ott Lepland" (Crunch Industry; 2010)
* "Laulan ma sind" (Crunch Industry; 2011)
* "Öö mu kannul käib" (Crunch Industry; 2012)
* "Siinpoolne" (Crunch Industry; 2015)
* "Maailm mu ees" (Crunch Industry; 2016)
* "Tagasirändur" (with Rein Rannap) (Full House Agency; 2018)
Singles
* "Otsides ma pean su jälle leidma" (December 2009)
* "Süte peal sulanud jää" (February 2010)
* "Läbi öise Tallinna" (April 2010)
* "Üheskoos on olla hea" (June 2010)
* "Kohtume jälle" (October 2010)
* "Sinuni" (with
Lenna Kuurmaa
Lenna Kuurmaa (born 26 September 1985) is an Estonian singer-songwriter and actress.Kuula" (January 2012)
* "Imede öö" (May 2012)
* "Kodu" (November 2012)
* "Maagiline maa" (December 2012)
* "Jõesäng" (with
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 ...
and Jalmar Vabarna) (February 2013)
* "Planeet oma teel" (May 2013)
* "Pool tundi veel" (January 2014)
* "Jäädagi nii" (June 2014)
* "Värvid" (with Tanel Padar and Jalmar Vabarna) (16 June 2014)
* "Kiigu ja liugle" (with Tanel Padar, Jalmar Vabarna and Kõrsikud) (November 2014)
* "Ajaga võidu" (15 January 2015)
* "Iga päev" (4 May 2015)
* "Hingesugulane" (Oktober 2015)
* "Sinine safiir" (May 2016)
* "Ärtukuningas" (Oktober 2016)
* "Maailm mu ees" (26 Jaanuar 2017)
* "Siin me kokku saime" (June 2017)
* "Aeg " (7 February 2018)
* "Süda taob" featuring. Liis Lemsalu (26 April 2018)
* "Uued ootused" (15 May 2019)
* "Kõik mis hea" (23 October 2019)
* "Lootuses" (12 May 2020)
* "Vaikida võib" featuring. Púr Múdd (4 December 2020)
* "Maailm me käes" (17 May 2021)
* "Mina veel Sind ei tea" (07 October 2021)
* "Jõulud rõõmsaks" (01 December 2021)
* "Aovalguses" (11 December 2021)
* "Hommikud" (15 June 2022)