The Estonian act and song was chosen on 14th February through the national final "Eesti Laul". Firstly an international jury and public televote selected a top 3 then a winner was selected solely by public voting. Returning to Eurovision - 21 years after their first appearance - is the group Vanilla Ninja with the song "Too epic to be true".
The three-piece band spread themselves around the large stage throughout the song. The lyrics go through someone describing their relationship and how lucky they feel to be with their partner. The outlook of the piece is upbeat and positive with bright lighting and all-white outfits. At the start, there is a lot of striped camera work so you can see all three of the band even when they are not stood near each other. About halfway through a large black plinth appears, along with a drummer, which then moves up off the stage accompanied by fireworks. Then just before the final chorus there is a 'kiss cam' segment involving the audience and those in the green room. The song has that modern nostalgic 80s feel with a strong driving synth beat and has a slick, video-esque, polished feel like something you would expect in Melodifestivalen.
They get a warm response from the audience but nothing overly active during the show. The girls' sound tight and should step things up during Eurovision itself. The song is a little route one and, in the current realm of Eurovision, rather non-descript. Not sure if the 'kiss cam' element was added because of St Valentine's Day or is an actual gimmick but felt slightly cringy. This will do fine because of who they are and due the commercial nature of the song might actually have better life outside of the contest.
ARTIST - Vanilla Ninja
SONG – Too epic to be true
WRITING/PRODUCTION CREDITS – Sven Lõhmus
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