Ott Lepland
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Ott Lepland | |
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Background information | |
Born | 17 May 1987 |
Origin | Tallinn, Estonia |
Genres | Pop, Rock |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, keyboards |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Crunch Industry |
Website | www.facebook.com/ottlepland |
Ott Lepland (born 17 May 1987) is an Estonian singer. He first received national mainstream attention in 2009, after winning the third season of Eesti otsib superstaari. Lepland represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song "Kuula" placing 6th in the final.[1]
Biography
[edit]Lepland has been singing since he was a child. He released four albums with children songs in 1995 and 1996. At the moment Lepland is studying at Georg Ots' Tallinn Music School pop and jazz singing. He has also studied piano for ten years.[2]
Ott has performed in several plays, including the role of Troy Bolton in Estonian State Puppet & Youth Theatre's musical, the Estonian version of High School Musical.[citation needed]
In 2010, Lepland released his self-titled first album after winning the Estonian version of Pop Idol. The self-titled album consists of 12 songs, including singles "Otsides ma pean su jälle leidma", "Süte peal sulanud jää", etc.[citation needed]
In December 2010, a fan book of Lepland was released, it is titled "Lubage mul olla. Ott Lepland." (Let me be. Ott Lepland) with subtitle "8 kuud superstaarina" (8 months as a superstar).[citation needed]
In 2011, Ott participated in another TV3 TV show Laulupealinn (Capital of songs/singing), where Ott represented Estonian town Kärdla. Every week, Lepland had to perform with partners from Kärdla or Hiiu County, including his grandmother, nephew, and a local mixed choir. Lepland won the show and Kärdla has now the title of Singing Capital of Estonia.[citation needed]
Songs performed in Eesti otsib superstaari
[edit]Week | Title | Original artist | Result |
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Semi-final: Boys Round 1 |
"Permanent" | David Cook | Safe
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Semi-final: Boys Round 2 |
"All by Myself" | Eric Carmen | Safe
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Top 10 (Week 1) | "Everybody Hurts" | R.E.M. | Safe
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Top 10 (Week 2) | "Eestlane olen ja eestlaseks jään" | Ivo Linna | Safe
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Top 8 | "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" | Aerosmith | Safe
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Top 7 | "You Can Leave Your Hat On" | Randy Newman | Safe
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Top 6 | "Hüvasti, kollane koer" | Urmas Alender | Safe
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Top 5 | "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | Safe
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"What's My Name?" | Snoop Dogg | ||
Top 4 | "Kohtumistund" | Ivo Linna | Safe
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"Light On" | David Cook | ||
Top 3 | "One Vision" | Queen | Safe
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"Rändajad" duet with Sandra Nurmsalu |
Urban Symphony | ||
Superfinal | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Victory
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"Kohtumistund" | Ivo Linna | ||
"I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen" | Robbie Williams |
Discography
[edit]- "Oti jõululaulud" (Seafarm Recs; 1995)
- "Oti suvelaulud" (Seafarm Recs; 1996)
- "Ott ja Valged jänesed" (BG Muusik; 1996)
- "Ott ja sõbrad" (BG Muusik; 1996)
- "Ott Lepland" (Crunch Industry; 2010)
- "Laulan ma sind" (Crunch Industry; 2011)
- "Öö mu kannul käib" (Crunch Industry; 2012)
- "Siinpoolne" (Crunch Industry; 2015)
- "Maailm mu ees" (Crunch Industry; 2016)
- "Tagasirändur" (with Rein Rannap) (Full House Agency; 2018)
Singles
[edit]- "Otsides ma pean su jälle leidma" (December 2009)
- "Süte peal sulanud jää" (February 2010)
- "Läbi öise Tallinna" (April 2010)
- "Üheskoos on olla hea" (June 2010)
- "Kohtume jälle" (October 2010)
- "Sinuni" (with Lenna Kuurmaa) (December 2010)
- "Öö" (April 2011)
- "Tunnen elus end" (October 2011)
- "Kuula" (January 2012)
- "Imede öö" (May 2012)
- "Kodu" (November 2012)
- "Maagiline maa" (December 2012)
- "Jõesäng" (with Tanel Padar and Jalmar Vabarna) (February 2013)
- "Planeet oma teel" (May 2013)
- "Pool tundi veel" (January 2014)
- "Jäädagi nii" (June 2014)
- "Värvid" (with Tanel Padar and Jalmar Vabarna) (16 June 2014)
- "Kiigu ja liugle" (with Tanel Padar, Jalmar Vabarna and Kõrsikud) (November 2014)
- "Ajaga võidu" (15 January 2015)
- "Iga päev" (4 May 2015)
- "Hingesugulane" (Oktober 2015)
- "Sinine safiir" (May 2016)
- "Ärtukuningas" (Oktober 2016)
- "Maailm mu ees" (26 Jaanuar 2017)
- "Siin me kokku saime" (June 2017)
- "Aeg " (7 February 2018)
- "Süda taob" featuring. Liis Lemsalu (26 April 2018)
- "Uued ootused" (15 May 2019)
- "Kõik mis hea" (23 October 2019)
- "Lootuses" (12 May 2020)
- "Vaikida võib" featuring. Púr Múdd (4 December 2020)
- "Maailm me käes" (17 May 2021)
- "Mina veel Sind ei tea" (07 October 2021)
- "Jõulud rõõmsaks" (01 December 2021)
- "Aovalguses" (11 December 2021)
- "Hommikud" (15 June 2022)
References
[edit]- ^ "Grand Final of Baku 2012 Scoreboard". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Homses superstaarisaate stuudiovoorus võistlevad 12 poissi" [12 boys will compete in tomorrow's studio round of the superstar show] (in Estonian). TV3. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
External links
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- Ott Lepland discography at MusicBrainz
- Ott Lepland at IMDb