Last night, Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja won Eesti Laul with their song 'Too Epic to be True' and will go on to represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May.
Vanilla Ninja originally formed in 2002 as a four-piece girl band with members Lenna Kuurmaa, Piret Järvis, Katrin Siska and Maarja Kivi. The band has released five albums and had a string of hit songs, most popular in Estonia, Germany and Austria. Band members have changed over the years with Vanilla Ninja now a trio, consisting of Lenna Kuurmaa, Piret Järvis and Kerli Kivilaan.
2026 will be the first time Vanilla Ninja will represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2005 they did take part in the competition, representing Switzerland with their song 'Cool Vibes'. They came 8th place in the competition.
