Koit Toome
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| Birth name | Koit Toome |
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January 3, 1979 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 1995—present |
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Koit Toome (born 3 January 1979, Tallinn), is an Estonian singer and musical actor. In 2017, Koit Toome took part and won in Eesti Laul in a duet with Laura Põldvere with the song "Verona", and therefore they will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev.
Koit Toome was discovered in the music school in 1994 by the music producer Mikk Targo who was initially planning to launch a solo carrier for Koit. It later turned out that Koit`s schoolmate and initial bacing vocalist Sirli Hiius harmonized perfectly with Koit. Due to this, Koit`s solo turned into a pop duo Code One which enjoyed a successful run of top hits that over the years have become evergreens. Toome and Hiius sometimes neverthless perform together, despite having called the active years as a singing duo to an end years ago.
In 1998, Koit Toome represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Birmingham. He finished 12th with 36 points with the song "Mere lapsed". The same year he recorded his debut solo album of mostly self-penned material on it. Toome has released five albums all together, both as a solo artist, and with Code One. His latest studio album, "Kaugele siit" ("Far from here") was released in March 2010.
In 2007, Koit Toome was declared as the winner of Tantsud tähtedega (Dancing with the Stars) with his partner on floor, Kertu Tänav.
Koit Toome has also embarked on a voice acting career, dubbing animated films. He provided the Estonian voice for Lightning McQueen in the Disney movie Cars among others.
In 2017, Koit Toome took part and won in Eesti Laul in a duet with Laura Põldvere with the song "Verona", and therefore they will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev.
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