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  Img Tanel Padar 2006jpg
  Img Capt Tanel Padar in front of The Sun in 2006
  Background solo_singer
  Birth Name Tanel Padar
  Born <br> Estonia
  Genre Rock
  Years Active 1999 – present
  URL http://wwwthesunee


Tanel Padar (born October 27 , 1980 ) is an Estonia n singer. He is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 . Padar became famous by winning the '' Kaks Takti Ette '', a biennial televised competition for young Estonian singers, in 1999 . In 2000 he was one of the backing vocalists for Ines - who at the time was also his girlfriend - at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 .

In 2001, Padar claimed the spotlight for himself along with the boyband 2XL and the Aruba n born Dave Benton , a novice at the Eurovision, but with extensive performance experience. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with their song ''Everybody''.

Padar performs with a band known as The Sun and is currently very popular in Estonia. In 2006 Tanel & The Sun places in Estonian 2006 chart (top 40) was 1. 4. 12. 23. 29. 31(R2- yearly hit). The song "Hopelessness you" was in MTV World Chart Express (WCE).
Tanel Padar was married to Katarina Kalda, a former model. He is currently dating Evely Ventsli. Tanel's sister Gerli Padar is also a famous singer in Estonia, who became well-known years before Tanel did.


DISCOGRAPHY

  • The Greatest Hits () ( 2005 )

  • Veidi valjem kui vaikus (A bit louder than silence) ( 2005 )

  • Tüdrukune ( 2006 )

  • Milles On Asi? ( 2006 )

  • 100% Rock'n'roll ( 2006 )

  • The Sun Live 2006 ( 2007 )