Getter Jaani

Getter Jaani
Jaani at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.
Jaani at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.
Background information
Birth nameGetter Roomet
Born (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31)
Tallinn, Estonia
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active2009–present
LabelsMoonwalk
Websitewww.getterjaani.ee[dead link‍]

Getter Jaani (born 3 February 1993)[1] is an Estonian singer and actress. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Rockefeller Street".[2]

Early life

Getter was born and raised in Tallinn. In 2015, she graduated night school and was awarded a high school diploma.[3]

Besides Estonian, she also has Russian ancestry.[4]

Career

Jaani performing in May 2012.

Jaani first became publicly known in Estonia in 2009 as a participant in the third season of Eesti otsib superstaari, the Estonian version of Pop Idol. She finished fourth and her performance gained her role of Sharpay Evans in the Estonian version of High School Musical.

Jaani represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, with her entry "Rockefeller Street" coming in 24th place in the final.[5] That same year, she participated as a celebrity contestant on Tantsud tähtedega, the Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars.

In 2012, Jaani presented the scores on behalf of Estonia for the grand-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.[6]

In 2013, Jaani landed the role of Sandy in the musical Grease.

Jaani's Eurovision song "Rockefeller Street" later became an internet meme after a video of two Chinese men playing a "Nightcore" version of the song using the rhythm game osu! following them dancing to the song became popular on social media.[7] Their dance moves also became popular, spreading to apps and sites such as TikTok and YouTube in 2018. The original song is in E♭ minor while the meme nightcore version is in G minor, having been sped up by 1.25x with the pitch also increased. Jaani spoke out about this in 2019 on "etv", "When I heard the new version which is a lot faster, the original Rockefeller Street seems like a great lullaby next to it."

Songs performed on Eesti otsib superstaari

Week Title Original artist Result
Semi-finals
1 "Ma tõde tean" Nele-Liis Vaiksoo Safe
2 "Cruella de Vil" Bill Lee Safe
Finals
1 "Iseendale" Eda-Ines Etti Bottom two
2 "Laul Põhjamaast" Ülo Vinter Safe
3 "See maailm uus" ("A Whole New World") Brad Kane & Lea Salonga Safe
4 "I'm a Believer" The Monkees Safe
5 "The Climb" Miley Cyrus Bottom two
6 "Stop it (I Like It)" Rick Guard Safe
"Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" Miley Cyrus
7 "Taas punab pihlakaid" Ivo Linna Eliminated
"Happy" Leona Lewis

Discography

Albums

Album Title Album details Chart positions
EST
Rockefeller Street 3[8]
DNA —

Extended plays

  • 2010: Parim Päev EP (Moonwalk)
  • 2011: Jõuluvalgus

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
EST
[9] 		IRE
[10]
"Vaid Suve"
(featuring Chapter One) 		2010 — —
"Parim päev" — — Parim Päev EP
"Grammofon" — —
"Rockefeller Street" 2011 3 44 Rockefeller Street
"Valged ööd"
(featuring Koit Toome) 		1 —
"Me kõik jääme vanaks" 3 —
"Talveöö"
(featuring Koit Toome and Karl Madis) 		— — Jõuluvalgus
"NYC Taxi"[11] 2012 30 — DNA
"Jõuluvalgus" — — Jõuluvalgus
"Kes on süüdi" 2013 — — Eesti Laul (Joke)
"Meelelahutajad"
(featuring Maia Vahtramäe) 		6 — DNA
"Rannamaja"
(featuring Koit Toome) 		2014 1 —
"DNA" 2015 20 —
"Lootuste tänaval" — — DNA
"Kullaväljade tuul" 2016 — —

Music videos

  • "Rockefeller Street" (2011, live)
  • "Talveöö"[12] (2011, live)
  • "NYC Taxi"[13] (2012)
  • "Sulle, kes sa kaugel"[14] (2012, live with Koit Toome)
  • "Kes on süüdi" [15](Feb, 2013)
  • "Meelelahutajad" [16] (Nov, 2013)

References

  1. ^ Delfi – Getter Jaani
  2. ^ Veel üks staar-lõpetaja! Getter Jaani saab juunis kooliga ühele poole: hirm on küll suur (in Estonian)
  3. ^ Eesti Laul 2011 finaali võitis Getter Jaani looga Rockefeller Street Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Estonian)
  4. ^ "Эстонская певица Геттер Яани рассказала о любви русских мужчин и родственниках в Москве". Limon (in Russian). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Grand Final 2011 Scoreboard". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Running order for the voting tonight". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  7. ^ Chan Ylyl (25 July 2015). Chinese Weaboo plays Osu! dance [ylyl]. Retrieved 29 May 2024 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "R2 Eesti müügitabel . Raadio 2". R2.err.ee. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Raadio Uuno". Uuno.ee. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Discography Getter Jaani". irishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Raadio Uuno". Uuno.ee. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Getter Jaani, Koit Toome, Karl Madis ja Bel Fiore - Talveöö". YouTube. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Getter Jaani - NYC Taxi 2012 Official Video". YouTube. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Sulle, kes sa kaugel - Getter Jaani, Koit Toome". YouTube. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Getter "Kes on süüdi"". YouTube. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Getter Jaani ja Maia Vahtramäe "Meelelahutajad"". YouTube. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2011 		Succeeded by