Maarja-Liis Ilus

Maarja-Liis Ilus represented Estonia at Eurovision twice, and she did it the first time at just fifteen, which is remarkable when you consider she was carrying a young, recently independent nation onto a vast international stage. I find that context genuinely moving: a small Baltic country announcing itself to the world through song, with this teenager at the front. Her résumé may look modest on paper, but a clear Nordic voice and the nerve to perform at that age, in that moment of national history, deserve real respect. She is the kind of artist whose significance is best understood through where she came from.

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Name (English)

Maarja-Liis Ilus

Name (Japanese)

マールヤ＝リース・イルス

Reading

まーるや＝りーす・いるす

Born

December 24, 1980 (age 45)

Origin

Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia

Occupation

singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

• Official sitehttp://www.maarja.ee/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maarja-Liis%20Ilus
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A4%20(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q387797

Tags

• Harju County
• singer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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