Estonia made their third Eurovision Song Contest appearance in 1997 . The preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 final would follow the same format of previous years , with a judging panel selecting the song and artist that would represent Estonia in the final . The judges would eventually choose Maarja-Liis Ilus again , making her the first ( and thus far only ) Estonian entrant to have made back-to-back appearances in the Eurovision Song Contest . In the final , Ilus finished 8th
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997