| Liis Lemsalu | |
| Birth Date: | 20 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Pärnu, Estonia |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
| Label: | Warner music |
Liis Lemsalu (born October 20, 1992,[1] in Pärnu, Estonia) is an Estonian singer.
Lemsalu rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of Eesti otsib superstaari, the Estonian version of Idol series. After winning, Liis went on tour with other participants of Eesti otsib superstaari and released a single "Kõnnime seda teed" together with the runner-up of the show, Artjom Savitski.[2] She was then signed to Universal Music Group.
| Week | Title | Original Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | |||
| "Vanaisa kiri" | Indigolapsed | Jury Wildcard | |
| "At Last" | Qualified to the Finals | ||
| Finals | |||
| "I Have Nothing" | Safe | ||
| "15 magamata ööd" | Safe | ||
| "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Safe | ||
| "Proud Mary" | Bottom three | ||
| "L-O-V-E" | Bottom three | ||
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Safe | ||
| "Sajab lund" | |||
| "Üle tumeda vee" | Smilers | Safe | |
| "Den fyrste song eg høyra fekk" | Per Sivle | ||
| "Messiah" | George Frideric Handel | Safe | |
| "Someone Like You" | Adele | ||
| "At Last" | Etta James | Victory | |
| "Mis maa see on?" | Siiri Sisask | ||
| "Crazy in Love" | Beyoncé | ||
After the success of her first singles such as "Shining Star" or "Wanna Get Down", Liis Lemsalu released her first album : Liis Lemsalu. One of the songs was sent to Eesti Laul, Estonia's selection for the Eurovision Song Contest four times. "Made Up My Mind" was chosen among the 20 semi-finalist of Eesti Laul 2012 and reached the final finishing second of her semi-final with a first place in the jury ranking and a second place with the televote. In the final, she finished 5th with 12 points. After this success she tried again a year later, with "Uhuu" but was eliminated in the second semi-final of Eesti Laul 2013, finishing 9th with 10 points.
She came back two years later for Eesti Laul 2015 with Egert Milder and the song "Hold On", but once again failed to qualify. She finished 7th in the semi-final with 9 points. After Eesti Laul, she released her first EP RULES with containing only songs in English like her Eesti Laul song, "Got To Be" (English version of "Rohkem Värve") or the successful single "Breaking the rules".
After 2015, Lemsalu gained a lot of popularity after her biggest hit "Sinu Ees" ("In Front Of You" in English) was released in May 2016. The song was awarded Song of the Year by Radio Elmar after spending 14 weeks consecutively at the top of their rankings.[3]
In late 2016, she was announced as part of the line up of Eesti Laul 2017 with the song "Keep Running". She qualified for the final at the end of the first round, finishing fourth, and finished 7th in the final with 10 points. Lemsalu also made an Estonian version of the song "Aeg on Käes". Then, she released her second album "+1" which contained all her single since from 2016 and 2017 and five new songs, most of the singles became or were already big radio hits.
Since "+1", she released "Tähed Me Jalge All", "Kehakeel", "Halb või hea" and "Doomino" with the singer Stefan. In 2021, she signed with Warner Music and released the song "Magusvalus".
Lemsalu studied at the Tallinn Nõmme Gymnasium. She is a daughter of a former professional football player Marek Lemsalu.