winner, 2001
Dave Benton
Dave Benton represented Estonia at Eurovision 2001 in Copenhagen with “Everybody”, and won.
- who
- Aruban-Estonian musician
- born
- 31 January 1951, Oranjestad
- contest
- 2001
- win
- 2001
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1970
- sang for
- Estonia
Biography
Dave Benton is an Aruban-born Estonian pop musician. Benton won the 2001 contest in Copenhagen for Estonia with Tanel Padar and the group 2XL, singing “Everybody”. Benton was 50 at the time.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Dave Benton”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2001 Copenhagen
“Everybody”
Winner Won the contest with 198 points, ahead of 22 other songs.
- Billed as
- Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL
- With
- Tanel Padar, 2XL
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Maian-Anna Kärmas, Ivar Must
- Running order
- 20th of 23
- Age on the night
- 50
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Dave Benton, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2001 The result
The winning song was "Everybody", sung by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton with the group 2XL. It was the first victory for any of the countries of the former Eastern Bloc that had joined in the 1990s.
- 2001 The result
Benton, who was born and raised in Aruba, was the first black performer to win the contest. At fifty, he was also the oldest winner up to that time.
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