Evelin Samuel
Evelin Samuel is an Estonian singer, songwriter, musical theater performer, author of children's books and participant in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Career
Evelin Samuel has been singing since childhood and was even recorded by the studios of Eesti Raadio at a very early age. In the late 1980s, Evelin joined the children's musical theatre Colombina whom she performed with at the 1992 Roskilde Festival in Denmark.In 1993, she finished 4th at Kaks takti ette, a contest for debutant singers, organized by Eesti Televisioon. The same year, she won the Baltic song contest Via Baltica and a year later she won again with "Vari ja roos" at Uus Laul, a song contest organized by Eesti Televisioon.
In 1997 and 1999, Evelin Samuel took part in the Eurovision Song Contest while 2002 saw the release of her debut album Alternature: Over The Water Blue. In the late 1990s, she was also a DJ at the popular Raadio Uuno.
Evelin has also been singing dance music on ferries on the Baltic Sea for several years.
In 2015, Samuel ran for the general parliamentary elections for the political party Isamaa but was not elected.
Writing
In 2008, Evelin Samuel introduced her debut book release, Ükskord, kui sadas vihma, a fantasy story for little children. Since then, she has written a number of songs, poems and short stories, all for children.In 2010, Evelin Samuel became the editor-in-chief of the popular health magazine Tervis Pluss, a post she held for a year. She's also a columnist.
Eurovision Song Contest
Evelin Samuel attempted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 and 1996 but did not succeed until 1997, when she took the stage as one of the backing vocalists for the Estonian entry, "Keelatud maa", performed by Maarja-Liis Ilus, which ended up in eighth place. She came back to Eurolaul, the estonian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1998 with two songs and finished as Runner up with "Unistus igavesest päevast", only three points behind the winner.In the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Jerusalem, she represented Estonia with the song "Diamond of Night" alongside the violinist Camille, finishing in sixth place. The lyrics for the song were written by Maian-Anna Kärmas, who was a backing vocalist in the entry. This was the first ever time an entry that was not sung in Estonian had ever represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Evelin has tried to enter Eurovision in 2000, but she was not selected. However, in 2000 and 2006 Evelin was the spokesperson for the Estonian televote results at the Eurovision.
Samuel entered Eesti Laul 2022 with her song "Waterfall", which qualified from the first quarterfinal but was eliminated in the semi-final.