Tanel Padar (born 27 October 1980) is an

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singer and songwriter. He is best known internationally for winning the

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. Padar became famous by winning the ''

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'', a biennial televised competition for young Estonian singers, in 1999.

Career

In 1999 Padar won ''

'' a televised competition for young Estonian singers. In 2000, Padar was one of the backing vocalists for

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– who at the time was also his girlfriend – at the

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. In 2001, he, along with the boyband 2XL and

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-born

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claimed the spotlight by winning the

with the song " Everybody". In 2003 Padar started a rock band called Tanel Padar & The Sun, which is one of the most popular bands in Estonia. In 2006, Tanel Padar & The Sun had the following positions in the Estonian 2006 chart (top 40): #1, #4, #12, #23, #29, #31. One of their songs also claimed the R2 Hit of the Year prize. The song "Hopelessness You" made it to the MTV World Chart Express. In 2017, 25.08. Tanel Padar & The Sun gives farewell concert in Kihnu island In 2017, Padar starts as a solo artist

Personal life

Tanel Padar's older sister is singer

Gerli Padar Gerli Padar (born 6 November 1979) is an Estonian singer and actress. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. She is the sister of Tanel Padar, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 for Estonia. Career Padar has perfo ...

. He was married to Katarina Kalda from 2003 until 2007. He became engaged to Lauren Villmann in 2018. They have two daughters, Linda (2019) and Luna (2022)

Discography

Albums

* ''The Greatest Hits'' (2005) * ''Veidi valjem kui vaikus (A bit louder than silence)'' (2005) * ''100% Rock'n'roll'' (2006) * ''The Sun Live 2006'' (2007) * ''Veidi valjem kui vaikus II (A bit louder than silence II)'' (2007) * ''Here Comes The Sun'' (2008) * ''Unisex'' (2008) * ''RING'' (2010) * ''Sinu aeg (Your time)'' (2020)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Padar, Tanel 1980 births Living people People from Rakvere Parish Eurovision Song Contest winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2001 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Estonia Estonian pop singers 21st-century Estonian male singers English-language singers from Estonia Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class