Tanel Padar
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| Tanel Padar | |
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 Tanel Padar in front of The Sun in 2006
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| Birth name | Tanel Padar |
| Born | October 27, 1980  Estonia |
| Genre(s) | rock |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Website | http://www.thesun.ee |
Tanel Padar (born October 27, 1980) is an Estonian singer. He is best known 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. In 2000 he was one of the backing vocalists for Ines - who at the time was also his girlfriend - at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.
In 2001, Padar claimed the spotlight for himself along with the boyband 2XL and the Aruban born Dave Benton, a novice at the Eurovision, but with extensive performance experience. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with their song Everybody.
Padar performs with a band known as The Sun and is currently very popular in Estonia. In 2006 Tanel & The Sun places in Estonian 2006 chart (top 40) was 1. 4. 12. 23. 29. 31(R2- yearly hit). The song "Hopelessness you" was in MTV World Chart Express (WCE). Tanel Padar was married to Katarina Kalda, a former model. He is currently dating Evely Ventsli. Tanel's sister Gerli Padar is also a famous singer in Estonia, who became well-known years before Tanel did.
[edit] Discography
- The Greatest Hits () (2005)
- Veidi valjem kui vaikus (A bit louder than silence) (2005)
- Tüdrukune (2006)
- Milles On Asi? (2006)
- 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)
| Preceded by The Olsen Brothers |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with Dave Benton and 2XL |
Succeeded by Marie N |
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