Elina Born

Elina Born
Born performing in Vienna in 2015
Born performing in Vienna in 2015
Background information
Born (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 30)
Lehtse, Estonia
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012–present

Elina Born (born 29 June 1994) is an Estonian singer. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along with Stig Rästa with the song "Goodbye to Yesterday".[1] She previously attempted to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 with the song "Enough", and attempted to represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017 finishing last in the final. 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. On the experience, Born stated "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 & Eesti Laul

Main article: Eesti otsib superstaari (season 5)

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
"Poison" by Alice Cooper Rock classics
Week 7 "Why Don't You Love Me" by Beyoncé Dance track from Power Hit Radio's playlist. Bottom two
"Cruz" by Christina Aguilera —
Week 8 "Jõuluöö" ("O Holy Night") Christmas song Safe
"Imagine" by John Lennon Celebrity duet
Week 9: Super Final "Nothing Compares To You" by Sinéad O'Connor Favourite song Runner-up
"Meil aiaäärne tänavas" Estonian song

Elina Born participated in Eesti Laul 2013 with her first single, "Enough", written by Stig Rästa and Fred Krieger. She qualified for the final and finished 8th.

2014–Present: Eurovision Song Contest & Eesti Laul

Main article: Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Elina Born & Stig Rästa 2015

Elina Born took part in 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, and then to the Superfinal along with two other songs. They were chosen to represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Elina and Stig took 7th place in the final with a total of 106 points.

Two years later, in 2017, Elina came back to Eesti Laul with the song "In or Out", written by Stig Rästa, Vallo Kikas and Fred Krieger. She qualified for the final and finished 10th.

Discography

Albums

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

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
EST
[3] 		EST Nat.
[4] 		AUT
[5] 		GER
[6] 		BEL
(FL)
[7] 		BEL
(WA)
[8] 		NL
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		SWI
[11]
"Enough" 2012 3 — — — — — — — — Elina Born
"Miss Calculation" 2013 1 — — — — — — — —
"Mystery" 2014 5 — — — — — — — —
"Goodbye to Yesterday"
(with Stig Rästa) 		2015 1 — 8 71 32 42 73 51 68
"Kilimanjaro" 3 — — — — — — — —
"In or Out" 2017 — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Jagatud Saladus"
(with Jüri Pootsmann) 		2018 9[12] 1[13] — — — — — — —
"Tagasi Me" 2019 8[14] 2[15] — — — — — — —
"Kordumatu" — 40[16] — — — — — — —
"Niiea" 2020 2 — — — — — — — —
"Linnuteid" 2021 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"The Otherside"
(Tamar Kaprelian featuring Elhaida Dani, Elina Born, Maria-Elena Kyriakou & Stephanie Topalian)[17][18] 		2015 —

References

  1. ^ Melbler, Patrick (21 February 2015). "ESTONIA: ELINA BORN & STIG RÄSTA WINS EESTI LAUL WITH "GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY"". wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Elina Born & Stig Rästa - Goodbye To Yesterday (Estonia 2015) | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  3. ^ Peak positions for singles on the Estonian Airplay chart, formerly Raadio Uuno:
  4. ^ Peak positions for estonian singles only, on the Estonian Airplay chart
  5. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Elina Born". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 2015-06-04.
  6. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Elina Born". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  7. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Elina Born". Flanders Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  8. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Elina Born". Wallonia Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  9. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Elina Born". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 2015-09-16.
  10. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Elina Born". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  11. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Elina Born". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 2015-12-19.
  12. ^ "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: Kui kõrgelt lendab superstaar Uudo Sepp?". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  13. ^ "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: Kui kõrgelt lendab superstaar Uudo Sepp?". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  14. ^ "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: Elina Born asus nublu ülemvõimu lammutama". Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  15. ^ "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: Elina Born asus nublu ülemvõimu lammutama". Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  16. ^ "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS | Venemaa träpistaaril kizarul läheb Eestis hästi".
  17. ^ "Wiwibloggs: Tamar Kaprelian releases ESC collaboration "The Otherside"". 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  18. ^ "iTunes: "The Otherside"". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
(with Stig Rästa)
2015 		Succeeded by