Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Eesti Televisioon (ETV) | |||
| Country | Estonia | |||
| Selection process | Eurolaul 2000 | |||
| Selection date | 5 February 2000 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Once in a Lifetime" | |||
| Artist | Ines | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 98 points | |||
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Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Once in a Lifetime", composed by Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, and Alar Kotkas, with lyrics by Jana Hallas, and performed by Ines. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul 2000 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Once in a Lifetime" performed by Ines was selected as the winner by a jury panel.
Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing during the show in position 4, Estonia placed fourth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 98 points.