Eesti otsib superstaari (season 4)


The fourth season of Eesti otsib superstaari premiered on February 13, 2011, on TV3. The show was won by Liis Lemsalu.
On 9 December 2010, Mihkel Raud, one of the judges, said on his Twitter account, that the fourth season starts in the beginning of 2011.
On December 13, it was confirmed by TV3.
There were no changes in the judges' panel. The judges were Mihkel Raud, Maarja-Liis Ilus and Rein Rannap. The hosts for the fourth season were two actresses, Hele Kõrve and Evelin Pang.
Liis Lemsalu, the winner of the show, was awarded with €10,000 and a record contract with the Universal Music. The show is followed by a tour "Eesti superstaar - Live tuur" around Estonia in June 2011.

Auditions

Auditions for 2011 season were held in Pärnu, Tallinn, Tartu and Jõhvi. Only 60 singers were given the 'yellow cards' and qualified to the theatre rounds.

Theatre rounds

As only 20 of the sixty participants were male, all boys automatically qualified to the second round. Twenty-two girls qualified to the second round.
In the second round, participants were divided into 21 duos. Duos performed either Ott Lepland and Lenna Kuurmaa's "Sinuni" or James Morrison and Nelly Furtado's "Broken Strings". After second round, all the participants were divided into three groups named "Yes", "Maybe" and "No". People in groups "Yes" and "Maybe" qualified to the third round.
In the third round, girls were given a choice to sing either Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" or Katy Perry's "Firework". Boys chose between Koit Toome's "Mälestused", Robbie Williams' "Let Me Entertain You" and Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody". Ten male and ten female participants advanced to the semi-finals aka studio rounds.

Semi-finals aka Studio rounds

The studio rounds took place on March 27, April 3 and 10. In the first studio round 10 girls performed and in the second 10 boys performed. After nationwide televote, three participants from each semi-final qualified to the finals. The judges chose 10 participants from the first two rounds to the third round. Televoters voted three of them to the finals. Tenth finalist was chosen by the judges as a wildcard.

First week

Girls' round took place on March 27, 2011.
Advanced to the final: Triin Niitoja, Rosanna Lints, Teele Viira
Advanced to the second chance semi-final : Katri-Merili Poom, Liis Lemsalu, Liis Reisner, Marilyn Ollep, Marit Kesa, Raahel Pilpak

Second week

Boys' week took place on April 3, 2011.
Advanced to the final: Leemet Onno, Jaan Lehepuu, Imre Saarna
Advanced to the second chance semi-final : Artjom Savitski, Kevin Johannson, Lauri Atsov, Mikk Tivas

Third week

The second chance semi-final took place on April 10, 2011. Four of them qualified.
Advanced to the finals: Liis Lemsalu, Kevin Johannson, Artjom Savitski
Advanced to the finals : Katrin-Merili Poom

Finals

Week 1

The first final show took place on 17 April 2011. The theme of the show was "Big songs". Participants sang the biggest hits of all time.
ActOrderSongResult
Rosanna Lints1"Listen" by BeyoncéSafe
Jaan Lehepuu2"Billie Jean" by Michael JacksonEliminated
Triin Niitoja3"Ironic" by Alanis MorissetteSafe
Imre Saarna4"The Show Must Go On" by QueenSafe
Leemet Onno5"Every Breath You Take" by The PoliceBottom Three
Teele Viira6"Tainted Love" by Soft CellSafe
Artjom Savitski7"Koit" by Tõnis MägiSafe
Liis Lemsalu8"I Have Nothing" by Whitney HoustonSafe
Kevin Johannson9"Viva la Vida" by ColdplayBottom Two
Katrin-Merili Poom10"I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" by AerosmithSafe

Week 2

The second final show took place on 24 April 2011. Participants sang songs in Estonian.
ActOrderSongResult
Artjom Savitski1"Kuu on päike" by Tanel Padar & The SunSafe
Katrin-Merili Poom2"Veel" by Anne VeskiEliminated
Triin Niitoja3"Ainult unustamiseks" by SmilersBottom Three
Leemet Onno4"Michelangelo" by Ivo LinnaBottom Two
Liis Lemsalu5"15 magamata ööd" by InesSafe
Kevin Johannson6"Vana klaver" by Kalmer TennosaarSafe
Rosanna Lints7"Oma laulu ei leia üles" by Heli LäätsSafe
Teele Viira8"Armastan vaid sind" by Ivo LinnaSafe
Imre Saarna9"Veenus" by Tõnis MägiSafe

Week 3

The third final show takes place on May 1, 2011. The finalists are singing dance tracks from the 1970s and 1980s.
ActOrderSongResult
Teele Viira1"You Spin Me Round " by Dead or AliveSafe
Imre Saarna2"Disco Inferno" by The TrammpsEliminated
Rosanna Lints3"I'm Every Woman" by Chaka KhanBottom Three
Kevin Johannson4"Faith" by George MichaelBottom Two
Leemet Onno5"Rosanna" by TotoSafe
Triin Niitoja6"Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene CaraSafe
Artjom Savitski7"Take On Me" by A-haSafe
Liis Lemsalu8"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney HoustonSafe

Week 4

The fourth final show took place on May 8, 2011. The finalists sang songs from world's biggest superstars of all time.
ActOrderSongResult
Liis Lemsalu1"Proud Mary" by Tina TurnerBottom Three
Leemet Onno2"Metsaneid" by Tõnis MägiEliminated
Teele Viira3"Papa Don't Preach" by MadonnaSafe
Artjom Savitski4"Sailing" by Rod StewartSafe
Rosanna Lints5"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James BrownSafe
Kevin Johannson6"Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob DylanSafe
Triin Niitoja7"Another Day in Paradise" by Phil CollinsBottom Two

Week 5

The fifth final show took place on May 15, 2011. Contestants sang Big band songs with Bel-Etage Orchestra.
ActOrderSongResult
Kevin Johannson1"A Hard Day's Night"Eliminated
Rosanna Lints2"All the Things You Are"Safe
Triin Niitoja3"What a Wonderful World"Bottom Two
Artjom Savitski4"Sunny"Safe
Liis Lemsalu5"L-O-V-E"Bottom Three
Teele Viira6"Close to You"Safe

Week 6

The sixth final show took place on May 22, 2011. Contestants sang a hit from their year of birth and a song which is composed or has been performed by one of the judges.
ActOrderFirst songOrderSecond songResult
Teele Viira1"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses6"Tango" by Ruja Eliminated
Artjom Savitski2"Under The Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers7"Üksinduse aeg" by Maarja-Liis Ilus Safe
Triin Niitoja3"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" by Michael Jackson8"Annabel" by Mr. Lawrence Bottom Two
Liis Lemsalu4"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana9"Sajab lund" by Maarja-Liis IlusSafe
Rosanna Lints5"You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette10"Must lind" by Ruja Safe

Week 7

The seventh final show took place on May 29, 2011. Contestants sang a song composed by Hendrik Sal-Saller and a song in foreign language.
ActOrderSal-Saller's songOrderSong in foreign languageResult
Triin Niitoja1"Nii sind ootan"5"Manos al Aire" by Nelly FurtadoEliminated
Rosanna Lints2"Olen Kuul"6"En Cambio No" by Laura PausiniSafe
Artjom Savitski3"Keelatud viljade turg"7"María" by Ricky MartinSafe
Liis Lemsalu4"Üle tumeda vee"8"Den fyrste song eg høyra fekk"Safe

Week 8

The eight final show took place on June 5, 2011. Contestants sang a song about love and a celebrity duet.
Celebrity duets:
ActOrderCelebrity duetsOrderLove songResult
Liis Lemsalu1"Messiah" by George Frideric Handel4Someone Like You" by AdeleSafe
Artjom Savitski2"Siis kui maailm magab veel" by Kristjan Kasearu & Hele Kõrve5"Shot" by The RasmusSafe
Rosanna Lints3"Aeg on lahkuda" by Tõnis Mägi6"Can't Stop Lovin' You" by Van HalenEliminated

Super-final

The super-final show took place on June 12, 2011. Contestants sang their favourite song they had performed before in the show, a patriotic song and a "winner" song.
ActOrderFavourite songOrderPatriotic songOrderWinner songResult
Artjom Savitski1"Sailing" by Rod Stewart3"Sind surmani" by Alo Mattiisen5"Closer to the Edge" by Thirty Seconds to MarsRunner-up
Liis Lemsalu2"At Last" by Etta James4"Mis maa see on?" by Siiri Sisask6"Crazy in Love" by BeyoncéWinner

Elimination chart


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