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Elina Born
Elina Born
	Born during an interview in Vienna, Austria, in May 2015
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Born	29 June 1994 (age 29); Lehtse, Estonia
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2012–present

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Elina Born (born 29 June 1994) is an Estonian singer who will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along with Stig Rästa with the song "Goodbye to Yesterday".^[1] Born has previously attempted to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 with the song "Enough". She was the runner-up of the fifth season of Eesti otsib superstaari.

Biography

Early life

Elina Born was born on 29 June 1994 in Lehtse, Estonia. Stig Rästa discovered Elina Born on YouTube, she was singing "Cruz" by Christina Aguilera, he said "I was completely charmed by her musicality". Elina was at school when a message from Stig appeared on her Facebook saying "To be honest, I started crying. It took me a couple of days to gather the courage to write back".^[2]

Career

2012–13: Eesti otsib superstaari

In 2012 Elina Born took part on Estonian reality-competition gameshow Eesti otsib superstaari (Estonia is Searching for a Superstar). The program seeks to discover the best singer in Estonia through a series of nationwide auditions. She made it through the audition, theatre round, studio round and final. She reached the Super Final but finished runner-up to Rasmus Rändvee.

Eesti otsib superstaari performances and results
Show	Song choice	Theme	Result
Auditions	—	—	Through to Theatre rounds
Theatre rounds	—	—	Through to Studio rounds
Studio rounds	"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Judy Garland	—	Through to Finals
Finals
Week 1	"Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor	Biggest hits of all time	Safe
Week 2	"Cryin'" by Aerosmith	Songs from their year of birth.	Bottom two
Week 3	"Tule kui leebe tuul" by Seitsmes meel	Estonians' favourite songs.	Safe
Week 4	"Skyfall" from the film Skyfall	Film's soundtracks	Bottom three
Week 5	"Cry Me a River" by Julie London	with Bel-Etage Swing Orchestra	Safe
Week 6	"Nii kokku me ei saagi eal"	Songs by Jaak Joala	Safe
Week 6	"Poison" by Alice Cooper	Rock classics	Safe
Week 7	"Why Don't You Love Me" by Beyoncé	Dance track from Power Hit Radio's playlist.	Bottom two
Week 7	"Cruz" by Christina Aguilera	—	Bottom two
Week 8	"Jõuluöö" ("O Holy Night")	Christmas song	Safe
Week 8	"Imagine" by John Lennon	Celebrity duet	Safe
Week 9: Super Final	"Nothing Compares To You" by Sinead O'Connor	Favourite song	Runner-up
Week 9: Super Final	"Meil aiaäärne tänavas"	Estonian song	Runner-up

2014–15: Eurovision Song Contest

Elina Born took part on Eesti Laul 2015 with Stig Rästa, organised by the Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR). They took part in Semi-final 2 of Eesti Laul 2015 with the song "Goodbye to Yesterday" which took place on 14 February 2015, they progressed to the Final which took place on 21 February 2015, they progressed to the Superfinal along with two other songs and were chosen to represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Estonia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 19 May 2015, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Elina Born	Released: 18 May 2015 Label: Star Management Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
Year	Title	EST Airplay ^[3]	Album
2012	"Enough"	3	Elina Born
2013	"Miss Calculation"	1
2014	"Mystery"	5
2015	"Goodbye to Yesterday" (with Stig Rästa)	1
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

^ Melbler, Patrick (21 February 2015). "ESTONIA: ELINA BORN & STIG RÄSTA WINS EESTI LAUL WITH "GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY"". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ Elina Born & Stig Rästa - Goodbye To Yesterday (Estonia 2015) | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest
^
Peak positions for singles on the Estonian Airplay chart:
- For "Goodbye to Yesterday": "Uuno Top 20 (nädal 8)". Uuno.ee/. Raadio Uuno.

External links

Media related to Elina Born at Wikimedia Commons

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tanja Mihhailova with "Amazing"	Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Stig Rästa) 2015	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] Melbler, Patrick (21 February 2015). "ESTONIA: ELINA BORN & STIG RÄSTA WINS EESTI LAUL WITH "GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY"". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[2] Elina Born & Stig Rästa - Goodbye To Yesterday (Estonia 2015) | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest

[3] Peak positions for singles on the Estonian Airplay chart:
For "Goodbye to Yesterday": "Uuno Top 20 (nädal 8)". Uuno.ee/. Raadio Uuno.

[4] For "Goodbye to Yesterday": "Uuno Top 20 (nädal 8)". Uuno.ee/. Raadio Uuno.

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 '''Elina Born''' (born 29 June 1994) is an [[Estonia]]n singer who will [[Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015|represent Estonia]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2015]] along with [[Stig Rästa]] with the song "[[Goodbye to Yesterday (Elina Born & Stig Rästa song)|Goodbye to Yesterday]]".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Melbler|first1=Patrick|title=ESTONIA: ELINA BORN & STIG RÄSTA WINS EESTI LAUL WITH "GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY"|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2015/02/21/estonia-elina-born-stig-rasta-wins-eesti-laul-with-xx/81267/|accessdate=21 February 2015|publisher=wiwibloggs|date=21 February 2015}}</ref> Born has previously attempted to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in [[Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013|2013]] with the song "Enough". She was the runner-up of the [[Eesti otsib superstaari (season 5)|fifth season]] of ''[[Eesti otsib superstaari]]''.
-==Career==
+==Biography==
+===Early life===
+Elina Born was born on 29 June 1994 in [[Lehtse]], [[Estonia]]. [[Stig Rästa]] discovered Elina Born on [[YouTube]], she was singing "Cruz" by [[Christina Aguilera]], he said "I was completely charmed by her musicality". Elina was at school when a message from Stig appeared on her Facebook saying "To be honest, I started crying. It took me a couple of days to gather the courage to write back".<ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=33063 Elina Born & Stig Rästa - Goodbye To Yesterday (Estonia 2015) | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest]</ref>
+==Career==
 ===2012–13: ''Eesti otsib superstaari''===
 {{Main|Eesti otsib superstaari (season 5)}}
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 ===2014–15: Eurovision Song Contest===
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 {{Main|Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015}}
+[[File:20150518 ESC 2015 Elina Born & Stig Rästa 8522.jpg|thumb|Elina Born & Stig Rästa 2015]]
 Elina Born took part on ''[[Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015|Eesti Laul 2015]]'' with [[Stig Rästa]], organised by the [[Estonia]]n broadcaster [[Eesti Rahvusringhääling]] (ERR). They took part in Semi-final 2 of ''Eesti Laul 2015'' with the song "[[Goodbye to Yesterday (Elina Born & Stig Rästa song)|Goodbye to Yesterday]]" which took place on 14 February 2015, they progressed to the Final which took place on 21 February 2015, they progressed to the Superfinal along with two other songs and were chosen to represent [[Estonia]] at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2015]]. [[Estonia]] was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 19 May 2015, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.
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v t e Eesti otsib superstaari
Seasons	2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2015 2018 2021
Winners	Birgit Õigemeel Jana Kask Ott Lepland Liis Lemsalu Rasmus Rändvee Jüri Pootsmann Uudo Sepp Alika Milova
Notable contestants	Luisa Värk Getter Jaani Elina Born Arno Suislep Artjom Savitski Karl-Erik Taukar

v t e Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eesti Laul
Participation	~~1993~~ 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	2XL 5miinust Alika Dave Benton Birgit Elina Born Camille Victor Crone Maarja-Liis Ilus Ines Getter Jaani Kreisiraadio Laura Ott Lepland Ivo Linna Malcolm Lincoln Elina Nechayeva Neiokõsõ Sandra Oxenryd Gerli Padar Tanel Padar Jüri Pootsmann Puuluup Stig Rästa Ruffus Sahlene Evelin Samuel ~~Janika Sillamaa~~ Stefan Suntribe Uku Suviste Tanja Koit Toome Urban Symphony Silvi Vrait
Songs	"Amazing" "Bridges" "Diamond of Night" "Eighties Coming Back" "Et uus saaks alguse" "Everybody" "La forza" "Goodbye to Yesterday" "Hope" "Kaelakee hääl" "Keelatud maa" "Kuula" "Let's Get Loud" "Leto svet" "The Lucky One" "Mere lapsed" ~~"Muretut meelt ja südametuld"~~ "Nagu merelaine" "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" "Once in a Lifetime" "Partners in Crime" "Play" "Rändajad" "Rockefeller Street" "Runaway" "Siren" "Storm" "Through My Window" "Tii" "Verona" ~~"What Love Is"~~
Note: Entries scored out signify where Estonia did not compete

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