Robin Juhkental (born 20 May 1988 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 ' ...

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) is an Estonian singer. He is the frontman of

Malcolm Lincoln Malcolm Lincoln are an Estonian band that formed in October 2009. The members are Robin Juhkental, Jakob Juhkam, Siim Raidma, Ott Adamson, Johan Alexander Petti and Hans Kurvits. The original lineup consisted of Robin Juhkental (vocals/electronics) ...

. Juhkental has studied in Kivimäe põhikool and Tallinna Nõmme Gümnaasium. He has also studied road engineering in

Tallinn University of Applied Sciences Tallinn University of Applied Sciences ( et, Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool; TTK) is a vocational university in Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to ...

. Juhkental has never taken any singing lessons. He has participated in the ''

Kaks takti ette "Kaks takti ette" was an Estonian television programme, where young vocalists competed each other. The programme lasts 1972–2007. The programme was broadcast on Eesti Televisioon. Notable participants Silvi Vrait, Anne Veski, Marju Länik, Siir ...

'' (2007) and ''

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 ...

'' (2009) television shows as a contestant. Malcolm Lincoln, together with a group of backing vocalists called

Manpower 4 Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Siren" written by Robin Juhkental. The song was performed by Malcolm Lincoln and Manpower 4. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national f ...

, won the competition

Eesti Laul 2010 Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Siren" written by Robin Juhkental. The song was performed by Malcolm Lincoln and Manpower 4. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national f ...

with the song "

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" and represented Estonia in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song), Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organise ...

. He also participated in Eesti Laul 2015 with the song "Troubles", which went to the finals. In 2023, he participated in Eesti Laul again with the song "Kurbuse matused" but finished in last place in the second semi-final and wasn't selected in the second chance round, therefore not qualifying for the final. Juhkental uses a

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way of writing song lyrics: first he just babbles, records the nonsense and then starts thinking what words these sounds resemble. His lyrics are mostly in English. He believes that he is not a good enough poet to write lyrics in

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...

, but considers English to be so messy that lyrics written in it will seem less bad than they would in Estonian.

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"Robin Juhkental Eurovisioni ei karda ja võistlust üle ei hinda"
– interview with Eesti Päevaleht, 30 April 2010 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juhkental, Robin Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Estonia Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2010 1988 births Living people 21st-century Estonian male singers Estonian pop singers Singers from Tallinn Eesti Laul winners