Eesti otsib superstaari (season 2)
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Eesti otsib superstaari Finalists
(with dates of elimination)
Season 2 (2008)
  Jana Kask
Jana Kask
Jana Kask is an Estonian singer and the winner of Eesti otsib superstaari 2008, the second season of the Estonian version of Pop Idol. In the final she competed against Arno Suislep, winning it by getting 52,9% of the votes...

 
Winner
  Arno Suislep
Arno Suislep
- Career :Arno Suislep is best known from the Estonian local spin off from Pop Idol called Eesti otsib superstaari, where he got second place after Jana Kask. He got 47.1% of points in a tight competition.He plays bass guitar in the band Melotrap....

 
June 8
  Kristiina Piperal June 1
  Artur Rassmann May 25
  Norman Salumäe May 18
  Eliis Pärna May 11
  Taavi Immato May 4
  Kristjan Laas April 27
Timothy Jarman April 20
  Keit Triisa April 13


The second season of Eesti otsib superstaari
Eesti otsib superstaari
Eesti otsib superstaari 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...

 started on February 3, 2008 and lasted until June 2008. The hosts of first season were replaced by two male comedians/actors, Ott sepp
Ott Sepp
Ott Sepp is an Estonian actor, singer, writer and television presenter.-Career:Born in Tallinn, Sepp graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2004 and began performing at the Estonian Drama Theatre in 2005. Since 2006 he has been a principal actor at the Vanemuine theater in Tartu...

 and Märt Avandi
Märt Avandi
-Filmography:FilmsTelevision- External links :...

. Heidy Purga, Mihkel Raud and Rein Rannap
Rein Rannap
Rein Rannap is an Estonian composer and pianist.Since 1968, Rannap has given numerous public piano performances.Rannap has been active in management and composition for Ruja, Noor-Eesti and Hõim.- Pianist career :...

 continued as judges.

Auditions

Auditions took place in same towns as in first season. The first audition took place in Pärnu on January 12, 2008. Three other auditions were held in Tartu, Jõhvi and Tallinn. Age limits were widened from 16–25 to 15–30. Unlike the first season, acoustic instruments were allowed to use in auditions. More than 2,300 people sang in the auditions. Only about 100 of them qualified to the theatre round.

Theatre rounds

Theatre round took place in Eesti Nukuteater, Tallinn. 30 of 100 new singers were chosen by the judges to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

Unlike from the first season three semi-finals were held, plus a 'second chance' semi-final. The Semi-finals took place in Club Privé in Tallinn. Ten singers sang in each semi-final. After nation-wide televoting, three of them were qualified to the finals. Ten singers who failed to qualified to the finals were given a second chance by the judges. Kristiina Piperal won the second chance round and was the tenth finalist.
Date First Second Third
March 16 Timothy Jarman Eliis Pärna Taavi Immato
March 23 Norman Salumäe Keit Triisa Artur Rassmann
March 30 Kristjan Laas Jana Kask Arno Suislep
April 6

(Wildcard)
Kristiina Piperal
(Viewers Choice)

Finals

During the finals 9 shows were aired on TV3. The finals took place in TV3 studio, Pärnu Concert Hall in Pärnu, Jõhvi Concert Hall in Jõhvi, Vanemuise Concert Hall in Tartu, Estonian National Opera concert hall in Tallinn and the Superfinale took place in Linnahall, Tallinn.

Top10: Film music

  • Keit Triisa – "Think" by Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...

     from a film The Blues Brothers
    The Blues Brothers (film)
    The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy film directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from a musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live. It features musical numbers by R&B and soul singers James...

  • Timothy Jarman – "Sway
    Sway (song)
    "Sway" is the English version of "¿Quién será?", a 1953 mambo song by Mexican composer and bandleader Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. The most famous version is that of Dean Martin recorded in 1954. English lyrics are by Norman Gimbel...

    " written by Pablo Beltrán Ruiz from a film Shall We Dance?
    Shall We Dance? (2004 film)
    Shall We Dance? is a 2004 American film. It is a remake of the award-winning Masayuki Suo 1996 Japanese film, Shall We Dance?. The film made its US premier at the Hawaii International Film Festival.-Plot:...

  • Kirstjan Laas – "Come What May
    Come What May (2001 song)
    "Come What May" phrase originates from Shakespeare's Macbeth and is along the meaning of let whatever events crop up come to pass. It is the love theme from Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film...

    " by Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish actor. He has had success in mainstream, indie, and art house films. McGregor is perhaps best known for his roles as heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama Trainspotting , young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy , and poet Christian in the...

     and Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...

     from a film "Moulin Rouge!
    Moulin Rouge!
    Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème...

    "
  • Arno Suislep – "Tulen kord jälle" by Sven Grünberg
    Sven Grünberg
    Sven Grünberg is an Estonian ambient and progressive rock composer and musician most known for his meditative organ and electronic works involving the concepts of Tibetan Buddhism...

     from a film "Hundiseaduste aegu"
  • Eliis Pärna – "Iris" by Goo-Goo Dolls from a film "City of Angels"
  • Taavi Immato – "Lonely Day
    Lonely Day
    "Lonely Day" is the second single from the 2005 album Hypnotize by the band System of a Down. It was written by guitarist Daron Malakian, who also provides lead vocals on the track. The song received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards."Lonely Day" features...

    " by System of a Down
    System of a Down
    System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...

     from a film Disturbia
    Disturbia (film)
    Disturbia is a 2007 American thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso and executive produced by Ivan Reitman. It is an updated version of Alfred Hitchcock's classic film Rear Window...

  • Jana Kask – "Saviour
    Luminescence (album)
    Luminescence is the third international studio album by Anggun. The French-language version was released in February 2005 and the English-language version, also with the same title, was released in the fall of 2005...

    " by Anggun
    Anggun
    Anggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She has released 12 studio albums and one soundtrack album , and her songs have also been included on various compilation albums. Her musical career began in childhood, and she achieved commercial success in Indonesia when she was 12 years old...

     from a film "Transporter 2
    Transporter 2
    Transporter 2 is a 2005 action film directed by Louis Leterrier and produced by Luc Besson. It is the sequel to The Transporter . It is itself followed by Transporter 3 ....

    "
  • Artur Rassmaann – "You Could Be Mine
    You Could Be Mine
    "You Could Be Mine" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their 1991 fourth studio album Use Your Illusion II. It was released as the band's seventh single, and the first from the Use Your Illusion albums, in June 1991...

    " by Guns N' Roses
    Guns N' Roses
    Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...

     from a film "The Terminator 2"
  • Kristiina Piperal – "Zombie
    Zombie (song)
    "Zombie" is a protest song by the Irish band The Cranberries from the 1994 album No Need to Argue. The song, which laments The Troubles in Northern Ireland and in particular the killing of two children in an IRA bombing in Warrington, England, was written by Dolores O'Riordan, singer of the band...

    " by The Cranberries
    The Cranberries
    The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...

     from a film "Blackrock
    Blackrock (film)
    Blackrock is a 1997 Australian film directed by Steven Vidler and written by Nick Enright. Internationally, it is best remembered as the first prominent role of actor Heath Ledger.-Origin:...

    "
  • Norman Salumäe – "Grace Kelly
    Grace Kelly (song)
    "Grace Kelly" is a song by the English singer Mika, released for download on January 9, 2007. It also appears on Mika's 2007 album Life in Cartoon Motion. Produced and mixed by Greg Wells, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number three and the UK Official Download Chart at number one...

    " by Mika
    Mika (singer)
    Mika is a British singer-songwriter.After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday EP, Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Life in Cartoon Motion sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit...

     from a film "Knocked Up
    Knocked Up
    Knocked Up is a 2007 American romantic comedy drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann, the film follows the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand between Rogen's slacker character and Heigl's just-promoted...

    "


The bottom three: Keit Triisa, Eliis Pärna, Taavi Immato

The bottom two: Eliis Pärna, Keit Triisa

Eliminated: Keit Triisa

Top 9: Hip-Hop and R&B

  • Norman Salumäe – "Señorita
    Señorita (song)
    "Señorita" is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake from his solo debut album Justified . It was released on September 2, 2003 by Jive Records as the fourth single from the album. The song was co-written by Timberlake, and The Neptunes' Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo...

    " by Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake
    Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...

  • Kristiina Piperal – "Maneater
    Maneater (Nelly Furtado song)
    "Maneater" is a song written by Nelly Furtado, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, Jim Beanz and Nate "Danja" Hills for Furtado's third album, Loose . It was co-produced by Timbaland and Danja and includes influences of 1980s music by artists such as Eurythmics and Hall & Oates...

    " by Nelly Furtado
    Nelly Furtado
    Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

  • Timothy Jarman – "Let Me Love You
    Let Me Love You
    "Let Me Love You" is an R&B song by American recording artist Mario, from his second studio album Turning Point . It was co-written by Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, and Scott Storch, who also produced it...

     by Mario
  • Kristjan Laas – "With You
    With You (Chris Brown song)
    "With You" is a pop/R&B song by Chris Brown, nominated for 2008 MTV Video Music Awards and written by Johntá Austin, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, and produced by Stargate...

    " by Chris Brown
  • Jana Kask – "Underneath Your Clothes
    Underneath Your Clothes
    "Underneath Your Clothes" is a power ballad by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira - the second English language single released from Laundry Service . It is a love song with lyrics by Shakira and music by her and Lester Mendez and tells the story of the unconditional love that a woman has for her...

    " by Shakira
    Shakira
    Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...

  • Artur Rassmann – "Killing Me Softly
    Killing Me Softly with His Song
    "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a 1971 song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Roberta Flack whose version topped the U.S...

    " by Fugees
  • Arno Suislep – "Waiting For You
    Waiting for You
    Waiting for You is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 18th original album, released in 1993 on the Reprise Records label.It was his first album since 1986 and represented a comeback of sorts, since he had stated that East of Midnight would be his last. The album is dedicated to his wife Elizabeth...

     by Seal
    Seal (musician)
    Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...

  • Eliis Pärna – "These Words
    These Words
    "These Words" is a song written by Natasha Bedingfield, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins for Bedingfield's 2004 debut album Unwritten. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its second single...

    " by Natasha Bedingfield
    Natasha Bedingfield
    Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...

  • Taavi Immato – "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around
    What Goes Around.../...Comes Around
    "What Goes Around... Comes Around" is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. It was written and produced by Timberlake, Nate "Danja" Hills, and Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley for Timberlake's second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds...

    " by Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake
    Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...



The bottom three: Kristjan Laas, Timothy Jarman, Norman Salumäe

The bottom two: Norman Salumäe, Timothy Jarman

Eliminated: Timothy Jarman

Top 8: Estonian music

  • Artur Rassmann – "Valgus" by Gunnar Graps
    Gunnar Graps
    Gunnar Graps-Grafs was a popular Estonian musician and one of the pioneers of hard rock in Estonia and Soviet Union. He has sold hundreds of thousands of records all over the world and in 2004 Graps was given a lifetime award at Estonian Music Awards...

  • Kristiina Piperal – "Jää" by Dagö
    Dagö
    Dagö is a folk rock band from Tallinn, Estonia.Dagö was formed in 1998 by Lauri Saatpalu, Peeter Rebane and Tiit Kikas. Dagö is the old name of the Estonian island Hiiumaa. In the year 2000 the band published its first album called Dagö. For this album they received the Folk/Ethno Album Of The Year...

  • Kristjan Laas – "Leekiv armastus" by Genialistid & Lea Liitmaa
  • Taavi Immato – "See ei ole saladus" by Terminaator
    Terminaator
    Terminaator is an Estonian rock group formed in 1987 by Jaagup Kreem in Tallinn 10. High School . Kreem was in the 7th grade then. The first public performance was in Tallinn 47. High School in the schoolbands' festival. The first time in the studio was in 1989. First songs "Charleen" and "Meeletu...

  • Jana Kask – "Palun andeks su käest" by Smilers
    Smilers
    Smilers is an Estonian rock band formed in 1991 by Hendrik Sal-Saller. The name comes from a Rod Stewart album, Smiler; first the band was named Lezer Brozers. In the early years they tried in Finland with two albums, but didn't find success, so they came to Estonia and became famous very fast....

  • Norman Salumäe – "Kui mind enam ei ole" by Urmas Alender
    Urmas Alender
    Urmas Alender was an Estonian singer and musician who is possibly best recalled as the vocalist of such popular Estonian bands as Ruja and Propeller....

  • Eliis Pärna – "Sinu hääl" by Liisi Koikson
  • Arno Suislep – "Kurjuse laul" by Olav Ehala


The bottom three: Kristjan Laas, Jana Kask, Artur Rassmann

The bottom two: Jana Kask, Kristjan Laas

Eliminated: Kristjan Laas

Top 7: Unplugged

  • Arno Suislep – "Ilmarine ja Dvigatel" by Ultima Thule
    Ultima Thule (Estonian band)
    Ultima Thule is an Estonian rock-band. It has existed since 1986. The leader of the group has been the guitarist and singer Riho Sibul. Ultima Thule has been one of the most influential Estonian bands of the 1980s and 1990s...

  • Jana Kask – "My All
    My All
    "My All" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her sixth studio album, Butterfly . It was released as the album's fourth and second commercial single on April 21, 1998 by Columbia Records. The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff...

    " by Mariah Carey
    Mariah Carey
    Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...

  • Taavi Immato – "Ordinary people
    Ordinary People (song)
    "Ordinary People" is the second single from John Legend's album Get Lifted. The single has been certified gold by the RIAA. Critics were positive towards the song, praising it for its raw emotion and simplicity. The track also ended up being featured on the compilation album Now That's What I...

    " by John Legend
    John Legend
    John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...

  • Kristiina Piperal – "Creep" by Radiohead
    Radiohead
    Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...

  • Norman Salumäe – "Fly Away
    Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz song)
    "Fly Away" is a song by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, the fourth single from his 1998 album 5.-Chart performance:"Fly Away" is one of Kravitz's most successful songs to date. The song was a hit in both the United Kingdom and United States...

    " by Lenny Kravitz
    Lenny Kravitz
    Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...

  • Artur Rassmann – "Hotel California
    Hotel California (song)
    "Hotel California" is the title song from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977. It is one of the best-known songs of the album-oriented rock era. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey...

    " by Eagles
  • Eliis Pärna – "Lumevärv" by Jäääär


The bottom three: Taavi Immato, Norman Salumäe, Artur Rassmann

The bottom two: Taavi Immato, Norman Salumäe

Eliminated: Taavi Immato

Top 6: Frank Sinatra

  • Eliis Pärna – "Girl From Ipanema"
  • Arno Suislep – "All or Nothing at All
    All or Nothing at All
    "All or Nothing at All" is a song composed in 1939 by Arthur Altman, with lyrics by Jack Lawrence.Frank Sinatra's 1939 recording of the song became a huge hit in 1943, when it was reissued by Columbia Records during the 1942-43 musicians' strike...

    "
  • Jana Kask – "Strangers in the Night
    Strangers in the Night
    "Strangers in the Night" is a popular song composed by Bert Kaempfert with English lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. It was originally created under the title Beddy Bye as part of the instrumental score for the movie A Man Could Get Killed...

    "
  • Artur Rassmann – "Fly Me to the Moon
    Fly Me to the Moon
    "Fly Me to the Moon" is a popular standard song written by Bart Howard in 1954. It was originally titled "In Other Words", and was introduced by Felicia Sanders in cabarets...

    "
  • Norman Salumäe – "Love and Marriage
    Love and Marriage
    "Love and Marriage" is a song with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. It is published by Barton Music Corporation .-Frank Sinatra versions:...

    "
  • Kristiina Piperal – "Theme from New York, New York
    Theme from New York, New York
    "Theme from New York, New York" is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film New York, New York , composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb. It was written for and performed in the film by Liza Minnelli...

    "


The bottom two: Artur Rassmann, Eliis Pärna

Eliminated: Eliis Pärna

Top 5: Rock & Disco

  • Norman Salumäe – "Ära piina mind" by Lea Liitmaa
  • Kristiina Piperal – "Naer" by Virmalised
  • Artur Rassmann – "The Final Countdown
    The Final Countdown (song)
    "The Final Countdown" is a rock song by the Swedish band Europe released in 1986. Written by Joey Tempest, it was the first single from the band's third studio album which was also named The Final Countdown. It is considered by some to be the band's most recognizable and popular song. The song...

    " by Europe
    Europe (band)
    Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements...

  • Jana Kask – "Je t'aime" by Lara Fabian
    Lara Fabian
    Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....

  • Arno Suislep – "Massikommunikatsioon" by Singer Vinger
    Singer Vinger
    Singer Vinger is an Estonian punk rock band. It was founded in 1986, before that being named Pära Trust , Turist and Aken among others; the name Singer Vinger was picked by authorities, because "Turist" was deemed inappropriate by the Soviet Estonian ministry of culture...


  • Norman Salumäe – "I Promised Myself" by Nick Kamen
    Nick Kamen
    Nick Kamen is an English male model, songwriter and musician, and brother of session guitarist Chester Kamen and artist Barry Kamen.-Career:...

  • Kristiina Piperal – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    Girls Just Want to Have Fun may refer to:In music:* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper on She's So UnusualIn film:...

    " by Cyndi Lauper
    Cyndi Lauper
    Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...

  • Artur Rassmann – "Ühega miljoneist" by 2 Quick Start
  • Jana Kask – "I Feel Love
    I Feel Love
    "I Feel Love" is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday.The song constituted the "future" segment of the album, which represented a stylistic progress through time...

    " by Blue Man Group
    Blue Man Group
    Blue Man Group is an organization founded by Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton. The organization produces theatrical shows and concerts featuring popular music, comedy and multimedia; recorded music and scores for film and television; television appearances for shows such as The Tonight...

  • Arno Suislep – "Enjoy The Silence
    Enjoy the Silence
    "Enjoy the Silence" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fourth UK single, released on 16 January 1990, and the second single from the then upcoming album Violator....

    " by Depeche Mode
    Depeche Mode
    Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...



The bottom two: Kristiina Piperal, Norman Salumäe

Eliminated: Norman Salumäe

Top 4: Ivo Linna
Ivo Linna
Ivo Linna is an Estonian singer.He represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Kaelakee Hääl" which would go onto finish 5th at the contest, held in Oslo that year....

/Tõnis Mägi
Tõnis Mägi
Tõnis Mägi is an Estonian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He is one of the most influential and remarkable names in the Estonian rock music for the past 40 years....

 & Billboard Chart

  • Artur Rassmann – "Kuldaja rock' n' roll" by Muusik Seif
  • Jana Kask – "Laula mu laulu helisev hääl" by Ivo Linna
    Ivo Linna
    Ivo Linna is an Estonian singer.He represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Kaelakee Hääl" which would go onto finish 5th at the contest, held in Oslo that year....

  • Arno Suislep – "Aed" by Ultima Thule
    Ultima Thule (Estonian band)
    Ultima Thule is an Estonian rock-band. It has existed since 1986. The leader of the group has been the guitarist and singer Riho Sibul. Ultima Thule has been one of the most influential Estonian bands of the 1980s and 1990s...

  • Kristiina Piperal – "Vana vaksal" by Ivo Linna
    Ivo Linna
    Ivo Linna is an Estonian singer.He represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Kaelakee Hääl" which would go onto finish 5th at the contest, held in Oslo that year....


  • Artur Rassmann – "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is a song by rock band U2. It is the second track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree and was released as the album's second single in May 1987...

    " by U2
    U2
    U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

  • Jana Kask – "Lady Marmalade
    Lady Marmalade
    "Lady Marmalade" was also covered by Italian pop star Sabrina. It was released in 1987 as the album's second single by Baby Records. In some countries, including France and the Netherlands, the song was known as "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? " and was released in 1988.-Track listings:7" maxi#...

    " by Christina Aguilera
    Christina Aguilera
    Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

    , Mýa
    Mya
    -A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code...

    , Pink
    Pink (singer)
    Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....

    , Lil Kim
  • Arno Suislep – "Spaceman
    Spaceman (song)
    "Spaceman" is a song by British singer-songwriter Jas Mann, of Babylon Zoo. Known for its heavily distorted guitars and metallic, robotic-sounding vocals, it went straight to Number 1 on the UK singles chart on 21 January 1996, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of release...

    " by Babylon Zoo
    Babylon Zoo
    Babylon Zoo were a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song "Spaceman", which on its release on 21 January 1996, went straight to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of...

  • Kristiina Piperal – "Nothing Compares To You" by Sinéad O'Connor
    Sinéad O'Connor
    Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....



The bottom two: Artur Rassmann, Arno Suislep

Eliminated: Artur Rassmann

Top 3: Duets

  • Kristiina Piperal – "Violet Hill
    Violet Hill (song)
    "Violet Hill" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends . Built around a repeating guitar sound, it utilises a marching tempo, supported by the pianos and rhythms that accompany...

    " by Coldplay
    Coldplay
    Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...

  • Arno Suislep – "Kosmoseodüsseia" by Vaiko Eplik ja Eliit
  • Jana Kask – "Wake Up Call
    Wake Up Call (Maroon 5 song)
    "Wake Up Call" is the second single by Maroon 5 from their second studio album It Won't Be Soon Before Long. It had been rumored as the second single, and the band confirmed this on the May 22 episode of TRL. The band also said that they are excited to do the music video for the song. FMQB...

    " by Maroon 5
    Maroon 5
    Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...


  • Kristiina Piperal with Lauri Saatpalu – "Kaks Takti Ette" by Dagö
    Dagö
    Dagö is a folk rock band from Tallinn, Estonia.Dagö was formed in 1998 by Lauri Saatpalu, Peeter Rebane and Tiit Kikas. Dagö is the old name of the Estonian island Hiiumaa. In the year 2000 the band published its first album called Dagö. For this album they received the Folk/Ethno Album Of The Year...

  • Arno Suislep with Lenna Kuurmaa
    Lenna Kuurmaa
    -External links:...

     – "Saatus naerdes homse toob" by Lenna Kuurmaa
  • Jana Kask with Cram – "Swamped" by Lacuna Coil
    Lacuna Coil
    Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music...



Eliminated: Kristiina Piperal

Superfinal

  • Jana Kask – "Uninvited
    Uninvited (song)
    In October 2007, a new Freemasons electro/house version was released, featuring a vocal by Bailey Tzuke. This version is shorter than their earlier mix and arranged in a more radio-friendly way....

    " by Alanis Morissette
    Alanis Morissette
    Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...

  • Arno Suislep – "The World Is Not Enough
    The World Is Not Enough
    The World Is Not Enough is the nineteenth spy film in the James Bond film series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Michael Apted, with the original story and screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein. It...

    " by Garbage
    Garbage (band)
    Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...


  • Jana Kask – "Lady Marmalade
    Lady Marmalade
    "Lady Marmalade" was also covered by Italian pop star Sabrina. It was released in 1987 as the album's second single by Baby Records. In some countries, including France and the Netherlands, the song was known as "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? " and was released in 1988.-Track listings:7" maxi#...

    " by Christina Aguilera
    Christina Aguilera
    Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

    , Mýa
    Mya
    -A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code...

    , Pink
    Pink (singer)
    Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....

    , Lil Kim
  • Arno Suislep – "Spaceman
    Spaceman (song)
    "Spaceman" is a song by British singer-songwriter Jas Mann, of Babylon Zoo. Known for its heavily distorted guitars and metallic, robotic-sounding vocals, it went straight to Number 1 on the UK singles chart on 21 January 1996, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of release...

    " by Babylon Zoo
    Babylon Zoo
    Babylon Zoo were a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song "Spaceman", which on its release on 21 January 1996, went straight to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of...


  • Jana Kask – "Ma tahan olla öö" by Jaan Tätte & Olav Ehala
  • Arno Suislep – "Vaiki kui võid" by Ruja
    Ruja
    Ruja was one of the foremost Estonian rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s. The name of the band comes from a neologism "ruja", for science fiction, though there are people who believe that "ruja" is actually made up of the first letters of the band's important members...



Winner: Jana Kask

Runner-up: Arno Suislep

Elimination chart

Legend
Did Not Perform Female Male Top 30 Top 10 Winner
Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated Wild Card Did Not Perform

Stage: Semi Finals
Week: 03/16 03/23 03/30 04/06 04/13 04/22 04/27 05/04 05/11 05/18 05/25 06/01 06/08
Place Constestant Result
1 Jana Kask
Jana Kask
Jana Kask is an Estonian singer and the winner of Eesti otsib superstaari 2008, the second season of the Estonian version of Pop Idol. In the final she competed against Arno Suislep, winning it by getting 52,9% of the votes...

2nd Btm 3 Winner
2 Arno Suislep 3rd Btm 2 Btm 2 Runner-Up
3 Kristiina Piperal Elim 1st Btm 2 Elim
4 Artur Rassmann 3rd Btm 3 Btm 2 Elim
5 Norman Salumäe 1st Btm 2 Btm 2 Elim
6 Eliis Pärna 2nd Btm 2 Elim
7 Taavi Immato 3rd Btm 3 Elim
8 Kristjan Laas 1st Btm 3 Elim
9 Timothy Jarman 1st Elim
10 Keit Triisa 2nd Elim
Wild
Card
Karolin Minenko 5th 2nd
Kaidi Feldmann 5th 3rd
Karmen Korjus 4th 4th
Linda Zagorska 5th 5th
Anne Arrak Elim Elim
Anneli Arusalu Elim
Karine Nõgisto Elim
Mariliis Loos Elim
Mari Ronimois Elim
Semi-
Final 3
Fredi Kaasik 4th
Marey Utno Elim
Mart Metsjõe
Märt Metsjõe
Semi-
Final 2
Dmitri Kurilov 4th
Jana Viital Elim
Liana Matšukans
Toomas Pruunsild
Semi-
Final 1
Aleksei Aleksashkin Elim
Eva Vaino
Rasmus Trull


After the show

After winning the show, Jana Kask
Jana Kask
Jana Kask is an Estonian singer and the winner of Eesti otsib superstaari 2008, the second season of the Estonian version of Pop Idol. In the final she competed against Arno Suislep, winning it by getting 52,9% of the votes...

 started collaboration with Alar Kotkas and his team to finish Kask's debut album. On October 30, 2008 she released her first single "Leaving You For Me", which was said to be written by Swedish composers specially for Jana. Although later in the media it was found out that the song has been previously sang by Martin Kesici
Martin Kesici
Martin Kesici is a German-Turkish singer and songwriter. He was born to a German mother and a Turkish father. After becoming Star Search-Winner at German TV station Sat.1 in 2003, his first solo single, "Angel of Berlin" entered the German Chart at number one...

 and Tarja Turunen
Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli is a Finnish singer-songwriter and composer. She is a full lyric soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves....

.

One year after winning the show Jana Kask has not released her debut album. Kask has said that she has done anything and she don't know why the album has not released by her record company. Kask's producer Alar Kotkas explained that album has not been released due to the risks in the market, but was hopeful that album will be released during the summer of 2009.

In August 2009, when the auditions of third season of Eesti otsib superstaari had already began, Jana's debut album had still not been released. Since Alar Kotkas had not released the album, Jana started collaboration with Ivar Must. In September 2009 Jana and her new manager Ivar Must, announced that debut album is completed. When album will be released is unknown at the moment.

One of few finalists who are still active in music industry is Taavi Immato, who got 7th place. Since June 2009, Immato is a singer in popular Estonian band, Shanon. Together with Shanon, Immato has released a debut album "Üksinda" (Alone).

Timothy Jarman, an English singer living in Estonia, who got 9th place in the finals, started his own record company. It is named Jarman Records. Jarman has released a debut single "You and Me".

Keit Triisa, who got 10th place in the finals, started acting career. In summer of 2009 Triisa acted in Ugala Theatre's summer play "Charley's Aunt". Also Kristjan Laas, who reached 8th place, has started his acting career in ETV's TV-series "Klass" (Class).
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