Stig Rästa

Stig Rästa
Rästa in 2015
Background information
Born	(1980-02-24) 24 February 1980 Tallinn, Estonia
Genres	Alternative
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2002–present
Associated acts	Elina Born, Traffic

Raul-Stig Rästa (born 24 February 1980) is an Estonian singer and songwriter who, along with singer Elina Born, represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Goodbye to Yesterday".^[1]

He co-wrote the song "Play" by Jüri Pootsmann, which will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Career

Between 2002 and 2006 he formed a band Slobodan River with Ithaka Maria and Tomi Rahula. Since 2006 he has played in Traffic and also in Outloudz since 2010. In 2011 he was a contestant in the fifth season of Let`s Dance. He was partnered with Karina Vesman and they finished in fourth place. In 2012, Stig played Moritz in the Estonian original production of the musical Spring Awakening.

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions								Album
Year	Title	EST Airplay ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	GER ^[4]	BEL (FL) ^[5]	BEL (WA) ^[6]	NL ^[7]	SWE ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	Album
2015	"Goodbye to Yesterday" (with Elina Born)	1	8	71	32	42	73	56	68	N/A
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

↑ Melbler, Patrick (21 February 2015). "ESTONIA: ELINA BORN & STIG RÄSTA WINS EESTI LAUL WITH "GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY"". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
↑
Peak positions for singles on the Estonian Airplay chart:
- For "Goodbye to Yesterday": "Uuno Top 20 (nädal 8)". Uuno.ee/. Raadio Uuno.
↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Stig Rästa". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
↑ Hung, Steffen. "Stig Rästa". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Stig Rästa". Flanders Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Stig Rästa". Wallonia Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Stig Rästa". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Stig Rästa". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Stig Rästa". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tanja Mihhailova with "Amazing"	Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Elina Born) 2015	Succeeded by Incumbent

Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

~~1993~~ 1994 ~~1995~~ 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1990s	~~Janika Sillamaa~~ Silvi Vrait ~~1995~~ Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna Maarja Liis-Ilus Koit Toome Evelin Samuel & Camille

2000s	Ines Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL Sahlene Ruffus Neiokõsõ Suntribe Sandra Oxenryd Gerli Padar Kreisiraadio Urban Symphony

2010s	Malcolm Lincoln & Manpower 4 Getter Jaani Ott Lepland Birgit Õigemeel Tanja Elina Born & Stig Rästa Jüri Pootsmann

Songs

1990s	~~"Muretut meelt ja südametuld"~~ "Nagu merelaine" ~~1995~~ "Kaelakee hääl" "Keelatud maa" "Mere lapsed" "Diamond of Night"

2000s	"Once in a Lifetime" "Everybody" "Runaway" "Eighties Coming Back" "Tii" "Let's Get Loud" "Through My Window" "Partners in Crime" "Leto svet" "Rändajad"

2010s	"Siren" "Rockefeller Street" "Kuula" "Et uus saaks alguse" "Amazing" "Goodbye to Yesterday" "Play"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Estonia did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Countries

Final (by final results)	Sweden (winner) Russia Italy Belgium Australia Latvia Estonia Norway Israel Serbia Georgia Azerbaijan Montenegro Slovenia Romania Armenia Albania Lithuania Greece Hungary Spain Cyprus Poland United Kingdom France Austria Germany

Semi-final 1 (alphabetical order)	Belarus Denmark Finland Macedonia Moldova Netherlands

Semi-final 2 (alphabetical order)	Czech Republic Iceland Ireland Malta Portugal San Marino Switzerland

Artists

Final (by final results)	Måns Zelmerlöw Polina Gagarina Il Volo Loïc Nottet Guy Sebastian Aminata Elina Born & Stig Rästa Mørland & Debrah Scarlett Nadav Guedj Bojana Stamenov Nina Sublatti Elnur Hüseynov Knez Maraaya Voltaj Genealogy Elhaida Dani Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila Maria Elena Kyriakou Boggie Edurne John Karagiannis Monika Kuszyńska Electro Velvet Lisa Angell The Makemakes Ann Sophie

Semi-final 1 (alphabetical order)	Anti Social Media Daniel Kajmakoski Eduard Romanyuta Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät Trijntje Oosterhuis Uzari & Maimuna

Semi-final 2 (alphabetical order)	Amber Leonor Andrade Marta Jandová & Václav Noid Bárta María Ólafsdóttir Mélanie René Michele Perniola & Anita Simoncini Molly Sterling

Withdrawn	Andreas Kümmert

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Heroes" "A Million Voices" "Grande amore" "Rhythm Inside" "Tonight Again" "Love Injected" "Goodbye to Yesterday" "A Monster Like Me" "Golden Boy" "Beauty Never Lies" "Warrior" (Georgia) "Hour of the Wolf" "Adio" "Here for You" "De la capăt" "Face the Shadow" "I'm Alive" "This Time" "One Last Breath" "Wars for Nothing" "Amanecer" "One Thing I Should Have Done" "In the Name of Love" "Still in Love with You" "N'oubliez pas" "I Am Yours" "Black Smoke"

Semi-final 1 (alphabetical order)	"Aina mun pitää" "Autumn Leaves" "I Want Your Love" "The Way You Are" "Time" "Walk Along"

Semi-final 2 (alphabetical order)	"Chain of Lights" "Hope Never Dies" "Há um mar que nos separa" "Playing with Numbers" "Time to Shine" "Unbroken" "Warrior" (Malta)

Withdrawn	"Diell" "Heart of Stone"

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