Eesti otsib superstaari (season 5)
| Broadcast from | September 2 – December 23, 2012 |
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| Judges |
Mihkel Raud Maarja-Liis Ilus Mart Sander |
| Host(s) | Karl-Andreas Kalmet Henrik Kalmet |
| Broadcaster | TV3 |
| Finals venue | Nokia Concert Hall, Tallinn |
| Rasmus Rändvee | |
| Origin | Pärnu, Estonia |
| Elina Born | |
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Eesti otsib superstaari Finalists (with dates of elimination) |
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| Season 5 (2012) | |
 Rasmus Rändvee
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Winner |
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Elina Born
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Runner-up |
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Toomas Kolk |
16 December |
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Karl-Erik Taukar |
9 December |
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Fredi Pärs |
2 December |
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Janek Valgepea |
25 November |
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Liis Reisner |
18 November |
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Anisa Vänikver |
11 November |
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Carl-Philip Madis |
4 November |
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Katrin Ruuse |
28 October |
The fifth season of Eesti otsib superstaari premiered on September 2, 2012, on TV3.
On May 30, 2011 TV3 announced that fifth season for Eesti otsib superstaari will start in autumn 2012. Two of three judges from the fourth season, Mihkel Raud and Maarja-Liis Ilus continued their job in the fifth season.Rein Rannap, one of the judges from the first series, was replaced by Mart Sander, Estonian singer, actor, director, author and television host.
As for all the previous seasons, new hosts were introduced. Brothers Karl-Andreas Kalmet and Mihkel Kalmet, two new Estonian actors, took the role.
The winner of the fifth season was Rasmus Rändvee.
Auditions for the fifth season will take place in Narva (August 11, 2012), Viljandi (August 18), Tallinn (August 25–26) and Tartu (September 1–2).
Theatre rounds took place at club Rock Café in Tallinn. Total of 88 auditionees had qualified to the theatre round. Theatre round was divided into three rounds. First round all 88 contestants had to sing one more time a capella to the judges. Half of the contestants were sent home after the first round.
In the second round, contestants were divided into trios and duos by gender. Girl groups could sing either Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper" or Lauri Saatpalu's "Tagareas". Boys had to choose between Koit Toome's "Allikas" and James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)". Based on the performances, the contestants were divided into three groups. First group qualified automatically to the studio rounds, skipping the third theatre round. Second group qualified to the third round and third group was eliminated.
In the third round, girls had to sing either Lenna Kuurmaa's "Mina jään", Loreen's "Euphoria" or Mahavok's "Mägede hääl". Boys had to choose between Ott Lepland's "Kuula", Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and 2 Quick Start's "Ühega miljoneist".
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