Gerli Padar

Gerli started to sing in early childhood; victories in the song contests of the Estonian Television, "Laulukarussell ‘94" ("The Roundabout of Song ‘94") and "Kaks takti ette ‘97" ("Two Times Forward ‘97"), brought along recognition. Gerli has studied in Jazz Gymnasium in Sweden.

Gerli has sung twice (1999 and 2002) in the Estonian national final of the Eurovision Song Contest. She has played the leading roles in the musicals Cabaret and Chess. She has participated in many a gala performance: A. L. WEBBER's gala, Memory, the Opera Gala, performed together with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. She has hosted many TV shows and danced to the final of the popular TV show, "Dancing With The Stars".

Backing vocals will be sung by the pupils of the singing studio of the Estonian Television, Mirjam MESAK and Johanna MÜNTER, having participated several times in the song contests of the ETV.

Together with Gerli, also the best Estonian competitive dancers, Martin PARMAS, Aleksandr MAKAROV and Marko KIIGAJAAN, having won a number of medals in World Championships, European Championships and World Cups, will be performing.

Source: http://www.gerlipadar.com/wd/pages/en/biography.php