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"Runaway" - Sahlene
The Estonian Final was held on January 26th at the Linnahall in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and Karmel Eikner. The winning song was chosen by an international panel of 8 judges which included Nicki French (UK 2000), Nusa Derenda (Slovenia 2001), Bo Halldorsson (Iceland 1995), Marlain (Cyprus 1999), Moshe Datz (Israel 1991) plus jurors from Sweden, Germany and Ireland.
| 1 | I'm falling | Jaanika | 49 | 5th |
| 2 | Computer-love | Ivetta Kadakas, Ivo Linna & Veikko Lattu | 14 | 10th |
| 3 | A dream | Maarja Kivi | 38 | 7th |
| 4 | What if I fell | Lea Liitmaa & Jaagup Kreem | 31 | 9th |
| 5 | Need a little nothing | Gerli Padar | 60 | 3rd |
| 6 | This is | Hatuna & Riina Riistop | 32 | 8th |
| 7 | I'll never forget | Maarja Tõkke | 51 | 4th |
| 8 | Another country song | Nightlight Duo & Cowboys | 65 | 2nd |
| 9 | Runaway | Sahlene | 85 | 1st |
| 10 | U can't | Julia Hillens | 39 | 6th |
Nightlight Duo & Cowboys was the favourite in the televote of the Estonian TV and radio audience. Ivo Linna had represented Estonia in the 1996 ESC. Sahlene was previously a backing singer for Sweden in the 1999 ESC and Malta in 2000. Amongst her backing singers were Kaire Vilgats and Pearu Paulus who had both participated in previous Estonian Finals as well as being backing singers for Ines in the 2000 ESC. At the Eurovision, Sahlene came 3rd equal.