winner, 2001
Soul Militia
Soul Militia represented Estonia at Eurovision 2001 in Copenhagen with “Everybody”, and won.
- what
- Estonian musical group
- formed
- 1997, Estonia
- contest
- 2001
- win
- 2001
- music
- street dance, hip-hop, breakdance
- active
- since 1997
- sang for
- Estonia
Biography
Soul Militia is an Estonian hip-hop act, known until 2002 as 2XL. Under that name the group won the 2001 contest in Copenhagen as backing singers for Tanel Padar and Dave Benton on “Everybody”.
2XL was founded in 1997 by Sergei Morgun and Indrek Soom. Soom left in 2004, leaving Morgun, Lauri Pihlap and Kaido Põldma. The group entered Estonia’s selection again in 2007 with “My Place”.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Soul Militia”.
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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.
- With
- Tanel Padar, Dave Benton
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Maian-Anna Kärmas, Ivar Must
- Running order
- 20th of 23
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Soul Militia, 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.
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