" Nagu merelaine " ( Like a seawave ) was the Estonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 . It was the first time Estonia participated in the contest , after Janika Sillamaa had failed to qualify from the East European final in 1993 . The lyrics were written by Leelo Tungal , a well-known Estonian poet and writer of children 's books . The composer was Ivar Must , the same man who composed " Everybody " , Estonia 's winning entry in 2001 . Alongside with Silvi Vrait , there were five backing vocalists , Karl Madis , Meelis Punder , Aarne Saluveer , Jaan Karp and Agu Tammeorg on stage during the performance
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Nagu merelaine