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Laura Põldvere (formerly Remmel; born 30 August 1988)[2][3] sometimes known professionally as simply Laura, is an Estonian singer. She is said to be the most played Estonian artist on Estonian radio in the past decade.[4] She is internationally known for representing Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of the girl group Suntribe and did so again in 2017 in a duet with Koit Toome, singing "Verona."

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Laura Põldvere
Laura at Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv
Born	(1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 34) Tartu, Estonia
Other names	Laura Laura Remmel
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Joel-Rasmus Remmel ​ ​ (m. 2013; div. 2016)​
Musical career
Genres	Pop dance-pop jazz blues
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Moonwalk[1]
Musical artist
Website	www.lauraofficial.com

Career

Laura started her career in 2005, when she participated in Eurolaul 2005 with the song "Moonwalk".[5] "Moonwalk" came second, but Laura won the contest as the member of the girl group Suntribe.[6] Suntribe represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005,[7] but failed to advance to the final.

Laura also took part at "Eurolaul 2007" for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, her entry "Sunflowers" came third.[8]

In September 2007, Laura released her debut album "Muusa"[9] and started studies in Berklee College, Boston, putting her music career on hold.

In 2009, she returned to Eesti Laul as a solo singer in hopes of representing Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Her entry "Destiny" came third.[10] The same year, she released her album "Ultra".[11]

In November, 2011, Laura released her first compilation album "Sädemeid taevast", which consisted of all her singles since 2005 to 2011 as well as a track from her second studio album "Ultra".

Laura once again competed to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, entering Eesti Laul with the song "Supersonic". It placed second in the Superfinal. In Eesti Laul 2017 she competed in a duet with Koit Toome with the song "Verona" and won. They thereafter represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine.[12] Despite being fan favourites, the duo failed to advance to the Grand Final after placing 14th in their semi-final, a blended result of 6th place from the Televoting and 17th from the Juries voting. They had been predicted as likely qualifiers beforehand, ranked 5th[13] in the second Semi-Final by betting odds and 5th by OGAE voting overall.[14]

Laura again competed to represent Estonia at Eurovision in Eesti Laul 2020 with her song "Break Me".[15] Reaching the final, she finished 11th out of 12 entries.[16]

In January 2021, it was revealed that Laura would attempt to represent Finland at Eurovision in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021 with her song "Play". She finished last in the selection with 13 points out of 7 competing artists.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Laura was married to pianist Joel-Rasmus Remmel in 2013. They divorced in 2016.

Her younger brother Gregor died in 2016.

Põldvere moved to Finland in 2019, and she works in Espoo.[17]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Muusa	Released: 1 September 2007 Format: Digital download Label: Moonwalk
Ultra	Released: 8 December 2009 Format: Digital download Label: Moonwalk
Crazy enough (with Villu Veski, as Laura & W)	Released: 31 March 2018 Format: Digital download
9 Elu	Released: 3 December 2019 Format: Digital download Label: Oh! Joy productions

Compilation albums

Title	Details
Sädemeid taevast[18]	Released: November 2011 Format: Digital download Label: Moonwalk
Greatest Hits	Released: 12 May 2017 Format: Digital download Label: Moonwalk

Singles

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Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		EST
"Moonwalk"	2005	1	Muusa
"Sunflowers"	2007	1
"Muusa"		—
"581C"	2008	—
"Lihtsad asjad" (feat. Raivo Tafenau)		—
"Destiny"	2009	—	Ultra
"Pühakud"		—
"Ultra"		—
"Südasuve Rohtunud Teed"	2010	—
"Võid Kindel Olla"		—	Sädemeid taevast
"Kustuta Kuuvalgus"	2011	—	Ultra
"2020"		—	Sädemeid Taevast
"Sädemeid Taevast"	2012	—
"Supersonic"	2016	1	Greatest Hits
"94-95"		1
"Verona" (with Koit Toome)[19]	2017	2
"Verona (Italian version)" (with Koit Toome)[20]		—
"Waterfall"[21]		—	Non-album singles
"Tõusulained"[22]	2018	—
"Lennujaamas"[23]	2019	—
"Keerleme"[24]		—	9 Elu
"Don't Shut Me Out"[25]		—
"Segamini Maailm" (with Koit Toome)[26]		—
"Break Me"[15]		—
"On Meie Aeg"[27]		—
"Play"[28]	2021	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

External links

• Laura Põldvere at IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Neiokõsõ with "Tii"	Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest (as part of Suntribe) 2005	Succeeded by Sandra Oxenryd with "Through My Window"
Preceded by Jüri Pootsmann with "Play"	Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Koit Toome) 2017	Succeeded by Elina Nechayeva with "La forza"

На других языках

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- [en] Laura Põldvere

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[es] Laura Põldvere

Laura Põldvere, también conocida como Laura es una cantante estonia nacida el 30 de agosto de 1988. Es conocida por haber representado a Estonia en el Festival de la canción de Eurovision en dos ocasiones; en 2005 con el grupo Suntribe y en 2017 junto al artista Koit Toome. Es célebre por haber participado en numerosas ocasiones en los concursos organizados por las televisiones de Estonia y Finlandia para elegir a sus representantes en el festival de música europeo.

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[ru] Пыльдвере, Лаура

Ла́ура Пы́льдвере (эст. Laura Põldvere, род. 30 августа 1988, Тарту) — эстонская поп-певица, представлявшая Эстонию на конкурсе песни «Евровидение» в составе группы Suntribe в 2005 году и в 2017 году в дуэте с Койт Тооме.

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