| Estonia | |
| Contest: | JESC |
| Broadcaster: | ERR |
| Apps: | 1 |
| Highest: | 15th: |
| Website: | ERR Eurovision website |
Estonia made its debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest at the in Nice, France. Estonian broadcaster Estonian: [[Eesti Rahvusringhääling]]|i=unset (ERR) were responsible for the country's participation, and selected Arhanna Sandra Arbma as the first Estonian representative for Junior Eurovision. Estonia finished in second-last place, scoring 49 points. ERR had previously broadcast the contest in and .
ERR broadcast the first two editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and 2004, but did not participate because it would be too expensive.[1] [2] Broadcasters from the Baltic countries, including Estonia, expressed interest in taking part in the 2016 contest.[3] This however did not materialise.
On 29 August 2023, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) published the list of participating countries in the 2023 contest, which included Estonia.[4] On the same day, ERR announced that 11-year-old Arhanna Sandra Arbma would be Estonia's entrant.[5] Her song, "Estonian: Hoiame Kokku|i=unset" ("Let’s Stick Together"), music by Arhanna Sandra Arbma,, lyrics by Leelo Tungal, Rael Laikre and was released on 16 October along with a music video.[6] At the contest Arhanna finished 15th with 49 points.
On 24 November 2023, ahead of the country's debut, ERR said that it was considering the possibility of making the singing competition Estonian: {{ill|Tähtede lava|et its national final for Junior Eurovision.[7] This was confirmed the following 4 May, ahead of the final of Estonian: Tähtede lava.[8] One day later, on 5 May 2024, Estonia selected Annabelle Ats as its entrant for the 2024 contest.[9]
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arhanna | "Estonian: Hoiame kokku|i=unset" | Estonian, English | 15 | 49 | |
| Annabelle Ats |
| Year | Channel(s) | Commentator | Spokesperson | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETV | |||||
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| ETV2, ETV+ | Marko Reikop (ETV2) Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda (ETV+) | Iris Ashton | [10] [11] [12] | ||