After reading the ERR news story about Uku Suviste discovering he has some cousins who are also singers, it prompted me to do a search on Geni.com and I found that I am related to Uku too. We are 6th cousins. My grandmother, whose family comes from Võru, is related to Uku's mother Heli. Now I realise why I liked his Eurovision entry so much, great lyrics, writing must be in the genes!
Ilus Eesti, beautiful Estonia. My family's homeland. Estonia's countryside and people have an endearing gentleness about them which you fall in love with slowly and imperceptibly. I have nothing but respect and admiration for Estonians' courage and determination to survive despite centuries of repression, tyranny and foreign occupation. This blog aims to promote Estonian news, history and culture and seeks to enlighten readers about everything this unique country has to offer.