Gerli Padar

Gerli Padar
Gerli Padar represented Estonia in Eurovision Song Contest 2007 (semifinal)
Background information
Birth name	Gerli Padar
Born	November 6, 1979 Haljala, Estonia
Origin	Estonia
Genres	Pop
Years active	1994 – present

Gerli Padar (born 6 November 1979 in Haljala, Estonia) is a popular female performing artist in Estonia.

Gerli's television appearances include, most notably, her having represented Estonia at the ever-popular Eurovision trans-national talent contest as well as having performed in "Dancing with the Stars".

Gerli has also performed live—to critical acclaim—in several hit Estonian musicals including her starring roles as Sally in "Cabaret", as Florence in "Chess" and as Lotte in "Lotte, the Detective".

As of 2011, she has released one solo album.

Padar represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Partners in Crime". It failed to qualify for the final but was otherwise well received in the semi-final round.

She is the sister of Tanel Padar, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 for Estonia.

External links

• "Gerli Padar sweeps Eurolaul", The Baltic Times, February 7, 2007
• Gerli Padar at the Internet Movie Database