Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Eesti Televisioon (ETV) | |||
| Country | Estonia | |||
| Selection process | Eurolaul '96 | |||
| Selection date | 27 January 1996 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Kaelakee hääl" | |||
| Artist | Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 94 points | |||
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Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Kaelakee hääl", composed by Priit Pajusaar, with lyrics by Kaari Sillamaa, and performed by Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul '96 in order to select its entry for the contest. Thirteen songs competed in the national final and "Kaelakee hääl" performed by Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna was selected as the winner by a jury panel.
Estonia was announced among the top 22 entries of the qualifying round on 20 and 21 March 1996 and therefore qualified to compete in the final which took place on 18 May 1996. It was later revealed that Estonia placed fifth out of the 29 participating countries in the qualifying round with 106 points. Performing during the competition in position 11, Estonia placed fifth out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 94 points.