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| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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| Country |  Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurolaul 1996 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 January 1996 | |||
| Selected entrant | Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna | |||
| Selected song | "Kaelakee hääl" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 94 points | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the third time that Estonia entered the Eurovision Song Contest, and was their first participation since their second-to-last place in the 1994 final. The entrant was again selected by a panel of expert judges, with thirteen entrants into the preselection final. The preselection would end up tied on points, with Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna's duet "Kaelakee hääl" winning on the basis of being awarded more maximum points than the runner-up Kadri Hunt. In the final, Ilus and Linna finished 5th.