Among the competing artists were previous Eurovision Song Contest entrants Laura, who represented Estonia in 2005 as part of the group Suntribe, and Mick Pedaja, who represented Estonia as member of Manpower 4 in 2010 together with Malcolm Lincoln.
The second semi-final took place on 20 February 2016, hosted by Henry Kõrvits and Maris Kõrvits [REF].