Tanel Padar

Tanel Padar
Tanel Padar (performing live, ca. 2007)
Background information
Birth name	Tanel Padar
Born	(1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 Haljala, Estonia
Genres	Rock
Years active	1999–present
Associated acts	The Sun, Speed Free
Website	http://www.thesun.ee

Tanel Padar (born 27 October 1980) is an Estonian singer. He is best known internationally for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. Padar became famous by winning the Kaks takti ette, a biennial televised competition for young Estonian singers, in 1999.

Career

In 2000, Padar was one of the backing vocalists for Ines – who at the time was also his girlfriend – at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. In 2001, he, along with the boyband 2XL and Aruba born Dave Benton claimed the spotlight by winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Everybody".

Padar performs in a band called Tanel Padar & The Sun, one of the most popular bands in Estonia. In 2006, Tanel Padar & The Sun had the following positions in the Estonian 2006 chart (top 40): #1, #4, #12, #23, #29, #31. One of their songs also claimed the R2 Hit of the Year prize. The song "Hopelessness You" made it to the MTV World Chart Express.

Personal life

Tanel Padar was married to Katarina Kalda, a former model.

Discography

Tanel Padar in front of The Sun in 2006

Albums

• The Greatest Hits (2005)
• Veidi valjem kui vaikus (A bit louder than silence) (2005)
• 100% Rock'n'roll (2006)
• The Sun Live 2006 (2007)
• Veidi valjem kui vaikus II (A bit louder than silence II) (2007)
• Here Comes The Sun (2008)
• Unisex (2008)
• RING (2010)

External links

• Tanel Padar discography at MusicBrainz
• Tanel Padar at the Internet Movie Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Olsen Brothers with "Fly on the Wings of Love"	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (with Dave Benton and 2XL) 2001	Succeeded by Marie N with "I Wanna"
Preceded by Ines with "Once in a Lifetime"	Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Dave Benton and 2XL) 2001	Succeeded by Sahlene with "Runaway"