Stig Rästa
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 represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. He competed by himself in Eesti Laul 2018 with the song Home.[2]
Stig Rästa | |
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 Rästa in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 24 February 1980 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Genres | Alternative |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Associated acts | Elina Born, Traffic, Outloudz, Slobodan River |
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
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| EST [3] |
AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
BEL (FL) [6] |
BEL (WA) [7] |
NL [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] | ||||||||||||
| "Goodbye to Yesterday" (with Elina Born) |
2015 | 1 | 8 | 71 | 32 | 42 | 73 | 56 | 68 | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Home" | 2018 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Melbler, Patrick (21 February 2015). "ESTONIA: ELINA BORN & STIG RÄSTA WINS EESTI LAUL WITH "GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY"". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- "Räppi, poppi ja klassikat: Eesti Laul 2018 poolfinalistid on selgunud!". menu.err.ee. Eesti Laul. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- Peak positions for singles on the Estonian Airplay chart:
- For "Goodbye to Yesterday": "Uuno Top 20 (nädal 8)". Uuno.ee/. Raadio Uuno.
- For "Home": "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: läks tarvis "La Forzat", et seljatada "Kiki Miki"". Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian). March 12, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- 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 | ||
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| Preceded by Tanja Mihhailova with "Amazing" |
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Elina Born) 2015 |
Succeeded by Jüri Pootsmann with "Play" |
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