20 Facts About Uku Suviste

Uku Suviste was born on 6 June 1982 and is an Estonian singer-songwriter, pianist and music producer.

Uku Suviste was scheduled to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, before cancellation of the competition that year.

At the age of six, Suviste began his education in specialised music class at Tallinn School No 21.

Uku Suviste was his solfeggio teacher and prepared him well for the time when he entered the Tallinn Music School.

In 2005, Uku Suviste participated in the well-known Estonian singing contest "Kaks Takti Ette" and came in 3rd place.

Uku Suviste was the second vocal soloist and played the keyboard.

Uku Suviste arranged all the tracks on the album, and sang in a few songs in duet with Birgit.

In 2010, Uku Suviste took part in Russia's largest song contest "New Wave", finishing in 3rd place.

In 2012, Uku Suviste produced the music video "Voitmatu", with the support and cooperation of the Estonian Defence Forces and the Estonian Ministry of Defence.

Uku Suviste competed in the 7th season of the Russian version of The Voice in 2018, where he was coached by Ani Lorak.

Uku Suviste was eliminated from the competition in the semi-final.

Uku Suviste has competed in the Eesti Laul music competition several times.

Uku Suviste participated in Eesti Laul 2019, with the song "Pretty Little Liar".

Uku Suviste made it through the second semi-final, and placed second in the final.

Uku Suviste competed again in Eesti Laul 2020 with his song "What Love Is" and won the national final, becoming the Estonian entry at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest.

When Eurovision was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Uku Suviste was not named the Estonian artist for Eurovision 2021, as happened in some other countries.

Uku Suviste was offered a spot in the semi-finals for Eesti Laul 2021, which he accepted.

Uku Suviste won Eesti Laul 2021 and represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with his song "The Lucky One".

Uku Suviste participated in the second semi-final of the contest, but failed to qualify for the grand final, finishing 13th.

Dana Uku Suviste graduated the Tallinn State Conservatory under the guidance of Hendrik Krumm, specialising in classical singing.