Kuula (song)

"Kuula" ("Listen") is a song by Estonian singer Ott Lepland. It represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012[1] which took place in Baku. Alongside Lepland, Marvi Vallaste appeared on stage in Baku to provide backing vocals. The song was performed in Estonian. Ott Lepland has also released Spanish ("Escucha"), English ("Hear me") and Russian ("Слушай") versions of the song.[2]

"Kuula"
Single by Ott Lepland
from the album Laulan ma sind
Released	25 January 2012
Genre	Pop
Length	4:23 (album version) 2:50 (Eurovision version)
Label	Crunch Industry
Songwriter(s)	Ott Lepland, Aapo Ilves
Producer(s)	Danel Pandre
Ott Lepland singles chronology
"'"Tunnen elus end"'" (2011) "Kuula" (2012)
Music video
"Kuula" (Official) on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry
Country	Estonia
Artist(s)	Ott Lepland
Language	Estonian
Composer(s)	Ott Lepland
Lyricist(s)	Aapo Ilves
Finals performance
Semi-final result	4
Semi-final points	100
Final result	6th
Final points	120
Entry chronology
◄ "Rockefeller Street" (2011)
"Et uus saaks alguse" (2013) ►

In the second semi-final, "Kuula" had gained 100 points, ranking 4th, whereas in the grand final Ott Lepland finished in 6th place with a total of 120 points at close of the voting.

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3]	70
Estonia (Top 40)[4]	1

References

1. "Ott Lepland to represent Estonia in Baku". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
2. "KUULA: Oti eurolaulu saab kuulata neljas erinevas keeles!". Õhtuleht. 13 May 2012.
3. "Ultratop.be – Ott Lepland – Kuula" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
4. http://www.uuno.ee/index.php?pid=194&lang=1&page=3