# Eesti otsib superstaari season 4

The fourth season of Eesti otsib superstaari premiered on February 13, 2011, on TV3. The show was won by Liis Lemsalu.
On 9 December 2010, Mihkel Raud, one of the judges, said on his Twitter account, that the fourth season starts in the beginning of 2011. On December 13, it was confirmed by TV3.
There were no changes in the judges' panel. The judges were Mihkel Raud, Maarja-Liis Ilus and Rein Rannap. The hosts for the fourth season were two actresses, Hele Kõrve and Evelin Pang.
Liis Lemsalu, the winner of the show, was awarded with €10,000 and a record contract with the Universal Music. The show is followed by a tour "Eesti superstaar - Live tuur" around Estonia in June 2011.

## Auditions

Auditions for 2011 season were held in Pärnu (January 16), Tallinn (January 22–23), Tartu (January 29- 30) and Jõhvi (February 6, 2011). Only 60 singers were given the 'yellow cards' and qualified to the theatre rounds.

## Theatre rounds

As only 20 of the sixty participants were male, all boys automatically qualified to the second round. Twenty-two girls qualified to the second round.
In the second round, participants were divided into 21 duos. Duos performed either Ott Lepland and Lenna Kuurmaa's "Sinuni" or James Morrison and Nelly Furtado's "Broken Strings". After second round, all the participants were divided into three groups named "Yes", "Maybe" and "No". People in groups "Yes" and "Maybe" qualified to the third round.
In the third round, girls were given a choice to sing either Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" or Katy Perry's "Firework". Boys chose between Koit Toome's "Mälestused", Robbie Williams' "Let Me Entertain You" and Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody". Ten male and ten female participants advanced to the semi-finals aka studio rounds.

## Semi-finals aka Studio rounds

The studio rounds took place on March 27, April 3 and 10. In the first studio round 10 girls performed and in the second 10 boys performed. After nationwide televote, three participants from each semi-final qualified to the finals. The judges chose 10 participants from the first two rounds to the third round. Televoters voted three of them to the finals. Tenth finalist was chosen by the judges as a wildcard.

### First week

Girls' round took place on March 27, 2011.
* Marit Kesa – "Usu ometi" by Mahavok
* Triin Niitoja – "Whataya Want from Me" by Adam Lambert
* Katrin-Merili Poom – "Lost" by Anouk
* Raahel Pilpak – "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga
* Liis Lemsalu – "Vanaisa kiri" by Indigolapsed
* Marilyn Ollep – "Not as We" by Alanis Morissette
* Reilika Saks – "Howl" by Florence and the Machine
* Rosanna Lints – "The Voice Within" by Christina Aguilera
* Liis Reisner – "Pühendus" by Tõnis Mägi
* Teele Viira – "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon
Advanced to the final: Triin Niitoja, Rosanna Lints, Teele Viira
Advanced to the second chance semi-final (jury's choice): Katri-Merili Poom, Liis Lemsalu, Liis Reisner, Marilyn Ollep, Marit Kesa, Raahel Pilpak

### Second week

Boys' week took place on April 3, 2011.
* Indrek Rebane – "Eternity" by Robbie Williams
* Mikk Tivas – "You Found Me" by The Fray
* Taavi Kendra – "Love Me Or Not" by Dub FX
* Leemet Onno – "What Are Words" by Chris Medina
* Kevin Johannson – "Say You Don't Want It" by One Night Only
* Jaan Lehepuu – "Saatanlik naine" (Devil Woman) by Jaak Joala
* Lauri Antsov – "Neutron Star Collision" by Muse
* Artjom Savitski – "The Kill" by Thirty Seconds to Mars
* Imre Saarna – "Hello" by Lionel Richie
* Dario Hoffren – Withdrew
Advanced to the final: Leemet Onno, Jaan Lehepuu, Imre Saarna
Advanced to the second chance semi-final (jury's choice): Artjom Savitski, Kevin Johannson, Lauri Atsov, Mikk Tivas

### Third week

The second chance semi-final took place on April 10, 2011. Four of them qualified.
* Lauri Antsov – "Rapunzel" by Lenna Kuurmaa
* Raahel Pilpak – "Sind otsides" by Mikronid
* Kevin Johannson – "Jäljed" by Tõnis Mägi
* Marit Kesa – "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" by Elton John
* Marilyn Ollep – "Vaiki kui võid" by Ruja
* Mikk Tivas – "Tule kui leebe tuul" by Henry Laks
* Liis Reisner – "In My Defence" by Freddie Mercury
* Katrin-Merili Poom – "Kaunilt kaua" by Tõnis Mägi
* Liis Lemsalu – "At Last" by Etta James
* Artjom Savitski – "Nii vaikseks kõik on jäänud" by Ruja
Advanced to the finals: Liis Lemsalu, Kevin Johannson, Artjom Savitski
Advanced to the finals (jury's choice): Katrin-Merili Poom

## Finals
### Week 1

The first final show took place on 17 April 2011. The theme of the show was "Big songs". Participants sang the biggest hits of all time.
Contestants' performances :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Rosanna Lints | 1 | "Listen" by Beyoncé | Safe |
| Jaan Lehepuu | 2 | "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson | Eliminated |
| Triin Niitoja | 3 | "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette | Safe |
| Imre Saarna | 4 | "The Show Must Go On" by Queen | Safe |
| Leemet Onno | 5 | "Every Breath You Take" by The Police | Bottom Three |
| Teele Viira | 6 | "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell | Safe |
| Artjom Savitski | 7 | "Koit" by Tõnis Mägi | Safe |
| Liis Lemsalu | 8 | "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Kevin Johannson | 9 | "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay | Bottom Two |
| Katrin-Merili Poom | 10 | "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith | Safe |

### Week 2

The second final show took place on 24 April 2011. Participants sang songs in Estonian.
Contestants' performances :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Artjom Savitski | 1 | "Kuu on päike" by Tanel Padar & The Sun | Safe |
| Katrin-Merili Poom | 2 | "Veel" by Anne Veski | Eliminated |
| Triin Niitoja | 3 | "Ainult unustamiseks" by Smilers | Bottom Three |
| Leemet Onno | 4 | "Michelangelo" by Ivo Linna | Bottom Two |
| Liis Lemsalu | 5 | "15 magamata ööd" by Ines | Safe |
| Kevin Johannson | 6 | "Vana klaver" by Kalmer Tennosaar | Safe |
| Rosanna Lints | 7 | "Oma laulu ei leia üles" by Heli Lääts | Safe |
| Teele Viira | 8 | "Armastan vaid sind" by Ivo Linna | Safe |
| Imre Saarna | 9 | "Veenus" by Tõnis Mägi | Safe |

### Week 3

The third final show takes place on May 1, 2011. The finalists are singing dance tracks from the 1970s and 1980s.
Contestants' performances :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Teele Viira | 1 | "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" by Dead or Alive | Safe |
| Imre Saarna | 2 | "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps | Eliminated |
| Rosanna Lints | 3 | "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan | Bottom Three |
| Kevin Johannson | 4 | "Faith" by George Michael | Bottom Two |
| Leemet Onno | 5 | "Rosanna" by Toto | Safe |
| Triin Niitoja | 6 | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara | Safe |
| Artjom Savitski | 7 | "Take On Me" by A-ha | Safe |
| Liis Lemsalu | 8 | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston | Safe |

### Week 4

The fourth final show took place on May 8, 2011. The finalists sang songs from world's biggest superstars of all time.
Contestants' performances :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Liis Lemsalu | 1 | "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner | Bottom Three |
| Leemet Onno | 2 | "Metsaneid" by Tõnis Mägi | Eliminated |
| Teele Viira | 3 | "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna | Safe |
| Artjom Savitski | 4 | "Sailing" by Rod Stewart | Safe |
| Rosanna Lints | 5 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown | Safe |
| Kevin Johannson | 6 | "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan | Safe |
| Triin Niitoja | 7 | "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins | Bottom Two |

### Week 5

The fifth final show took place on May 15, 2011. Contestants sang Big band songs with Bel-Etage Orchestra.
Contestants' performances :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Kevin Johannson | 1 | "A Hard Day's Night" | Eliminated |
| Rosanna Lints | 2 | "All the Things You Are" | Safe |
| Triin Niitoja | 3 | "What a Wonderful World" | Bottom Two |
| Artjom Savitski | 4 | "Sunny" | Safe |
| Liis Lemsalu | 5 | "L-O-V-E" | Bottom Three |
| Teele Viira | 6 | "Close to You" | Safe |

### Week 6

The sixth final show took place on May 22, 2011. Contestants sang a hit from their year of birth and a song which is composed or has been performed by one of the judges.
Contestants' performances :
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| Teele Viira | 1 | "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses | 6 | "Tango" by Ruja (Rein Rannap) | Eliminated |
| Artjom Savitski | 2 | "Under The Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers | 7 | "Üksinduse aeg" by Maarja-Liis Ilus (Comp. Rein Rannap) | Safe |
| Triin Niitoja | 3 | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" by Michael Jackson | 8 | "Annabel" by Mr. Lawrence (Mihkel Raud) | Bottom Two |
| Liis Lemsalu | 4 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana | 9 | "Sajab lund" by Maarja-Liis Ilus | Safe |
| Rosanna Lints | 5 | "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette | 10 | "Must lind" by Ruja (Rein Rannap) | Safe |

### Week 7

The seventh final show took place on May 29, 2011. Contestants sang a song composed by Hendrik Sal-Saller and a song in foreign language (other than Estonian and English).
Contestants' performances :
| Act | Order | Sal-Saller's song | Order | Song in foreign language | Result |
| Triin Niitoja | 1 | "Nii sind ootan" | 5 | "Manos al Aire" by Nelly Furtado | Eliminated |
| Rosanna Lints | 2 | "Olen Kuul" | 6 | "En Cambio No" by Laura Pausini | Safe |
| Artjom Savitski | 3 | "Keelatud viljade turg" | 7 | "María" by Ricky Martin | Safe |
| Liis Lemsalu | 4 | "Üle tumeda vee" | 8 | "Den fyrste song eg høyra fekk" | Safe |

### Week 8

The eight final show took place on June 5, 2011. Contestants sang a song about love and a celebrity duet.
Celebrity duets:
* Liis Lemsalu with Oliver Kuusik
* Artjom Savitski with Hele Kõre
* Rosanna Lints with Tõnis Mägi
Contestants' performances :
| Act | Order | Celebrity duets | Order | Love song | Result |
| Liis Lemsalu | 1 | "Messiah" by George Frideric Handel | 4 | Someone Like You" by Adele | Safe |
| Artjom Savitski | 2 | "Siis kui maailm magab veel" by Kristjan Kasearu & Hele Kõrve | 5 | "Shot" by The Rasmus | Safe |
| Rosanna Lints | 3 | "Aeg on lahkuda" by Tõnis Mägi | 6 | "Can't Stop Lovin' You" by Van Halen | Eliminated |

### Super-final

The super-final show took place on June 12, 2011. Contestants sang their favourite song they had performed before in the show, a patriotic song and a "winner" song.
Contestants' performances :
| Act | Order | Favourite song | Order | Patriotic song | Order | Winner song | Result |
| Artjom Savitski | 1 | "Sailing" by Rod Stewart | 3 | "Sind surmani" by Alo Mattiisen | 5 | "Closer to the Edge" by Thirty Seconds to Mars | Runner-up |
| Liis Lemsalu | 2 | "At Last" by Etta James | 4 | "Mis maa see on?" by Siiri Sisask | 6 | "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé | Winner |

## Elimination chart

| Safe | Bottom Three | Bottom Two | Eliminated | Wild Card Choice | Did Not Perform |
| Stage: | Stage: | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Wild Card | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 3/27 | 4/03 | 4/10 | 4/17 | 4/24 | 5/01 | 5/08 | 5/15 | 5/22 | 5/29 | 6/05 | 6/12 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Liis Lemsalu | Saved | | Viewers | | | | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | | | | Winner |
| 2 | Artjom Savitski | | Saved | Viewers | | | | | | | | | Runner-up |
| 3 | Rosanna Lints | Top 10 | | | | | Bottom 3 | | | | | Elim | |
| 4 | Triin Niitoja | Top 10 | | | | Bottom 3 | | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Elim | | |
| 5 | Teele Viira | Top 10 | | | | | | | | Elim | | | |
| 6 | Kevin Johannson | | Saved | Viewers | Bottom 2 | | Bottom 2 | | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Leemet Onno | | Top 10 | | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Imre Saarna | | Top 10 | | | | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9 | Katrin-Merili Poom | Saved | | Judges | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Jaan Lehepuu | | Top 10 | | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Lauri Antsov | | Saved | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Marit Kesa | Saved | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Marilyn Ollep | Saved | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Raahel Pilpak | Saved | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Liis Reisner | Saved | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Mikk Tivas | | Saved | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Indrek Rebane | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Taavi Kendra | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Reilika Saks | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dario Hoffren | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |

## Ratings

| Episode | Date | Official rating (thousands) | Weekly rank |
| Auditions 1 | 13 February | 180.00 | 4 |
| Auditions 2 | 20 February | Unknown (Did not reach top 10 of the week) | Unknown (Did not reach top 10 of the week) |
| Auditions 3 | 27 February | Unknown (Did not reach top 10 of the week) | Unknown (Did not reach top 10 of the week) |
| Auditions 4 | 6 March | Unknown | 19 |
| Theatre rounds 1 | 13 March | 164.00 | 10 |
| Theatre rounds 2 | 20 March | 166.00 | 9 |
| Semi-final 1 | 27 March | 168.00 | 9 |
| Semi-final 1 (Results) | 27 March | 185.00 | 5 |
| Semi-final 2 | 3 April | 174.00 | 5 |
| Semi-final 2 (Results) | 3 April | Unknown (Did not reach top 10 of the week) | Unknown (Did not reach top 10 of the week) |
| Semi-final 3 | 10 April | Unknown | 13 |
| Semi-final 3 (Results) | 10 April | Unknown (Did not reach top 10 of the week) | Unknown (Did not reach top 10 of the week) |
| Final 1 | 17 April | 163.00 | 7 |
| Final 1 (Results) | 17 April | Unknown | 11 |
| Final 2 | 24 April | 161.00 | 7 |
| Final 2 (Results) | 24 April | 172.00 | 4 |
| Final 3 | 1 May | 159.00 | 8 |
| Final 3 (Results) | 1 May | 165.00 | 6 |
| Final 4 | 8 May | Unknown | 14 |
| Final 4 (Results) | 8 May | Unknown | 13 |
| Final 5 | 15 May | 190.00 | 6 |
| Final 5 (Results) | 15 May | 187.00 | 7 |
| Final 6 | 22 May | 143.00 | 9 |
| Final 6 (Results) | 22 May | 189.00 | 3 |
| Final 7 | 29 May | 184.00 | 4 |
| Final 7 (Results) | 29 May | 184.00 | 3 |
| Final 8 | 5 June | 157.00 | 2 |
| Final 8 (Results) | 5 June | 182.00 | 1 |
| Superfinal | 12 June | 203.00 | 2 |
| Superfinal (Results) | 12 June | 221.00 | 1 |