Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

ESC National Year
Year = 2009
Country = EST
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Final result = After discussions on whether Estonia should withdraw due to the Russian participation in the 2008 South Ossetia war in Georgiacite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12215|title=Estonia: Minister discusses possible boycott of Eurovision in Moscow|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2008-08-22|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-08-22] , Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) have annonced that, due to public demand, they will participate at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, to be held in Moscow.cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12296|title= Estonia will participate in 2009|publisher="ESCToday"|author=Floras, Stella|date=2008-09-17|accessdate=2008-09-17]

In August 2008 Estonian Minister of Culture Laine Jänes annouced a possible boycott could be held between the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Latvia later rebuked the boycott and announced that they would be present at the 2009 contest. [cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=3979|title=Latvia not to boycott ESC in Moscow|last=van Tongeren|first=Mario|date=2008-08-26|publisher="Oikotimes"|accessdate=2008-08-26]

In September 2008 a public poll was held on whether Estonia should participate at the contest. 66% of the poll takers wished to see Estonia at the contest. ERR later submitted to public demand and annouced that they would participate at the contest in May.

At Eurovision

Since Estonia came 18th in the semi-final of the 2008 contest they will have to compete in one of the two semi-finals in Moscow.

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