VENUE Saku Suurhall, Tallinn		ENTRIES 24
HOSTS Anneli Peebo Marko Matvere		DEBUTS None

After some early uncertainty about their ability to stage the contest, Estonian television proceeded to put on a wonderful show. In several countries the profile of the contest was raised this year. The Spanish singer was selected from a 'Pop Idol' type show which gripped the nation. In the UK the Song for Europe actually contained some singers that people had heard of too!  Winner Jessica Garlick was already a known face from Pop Idol and pulled off a superb equal third place which probably exceeded most observers estimations, and the best UK result of this millennium.

After a period when male singers excelled, it was back to fairer-sex domination this year. The top 5 songs were all performed by female soloists, only the third time that this has happened in Eurovision history (after 1969 and, er, 1998..).  The pre-contest favourite was Germany's ESC veteran Corinna May, but some bizarre staging and a stop-start song it flopped dramatically.  Adding to the general girliness was co-presenter Anneli Peebo who not only sang mezzo-soprano but also delivered all her lines in the same tone.

The EBU responded to the concerns about disadvantageous early draws and decided that the playback clips just before voting would go out in reverse order. Maybe there were other factors, but there was a marked improvement with three of the first five songs finishing in the top seven. The voting very quickly turned into a two-horse race between Malta and Latvia, who had both given "big" performances with strong visual elements (which the more cynical may call gimmicks) . Both countries received votes from every other country, with the exception of Romania, who ignored them both! 

WINNER: Latvia

I WANNA by Marie N

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