Robin Juhkental is an Estonian singer. He is the frontman of Malcolm Lincoln

Malcolm Lincoln

Malcolm Lincoln are an Estonian band that formed in October 2009. The members are Robin Juhkental, Jakob Juhkam, Siim Raidma, Ott Adamson, Johan Alexander Petti and Hans Kurvits. The original lineup consisted of Robin Juhkental and Madis Kubu . Juhkental has described their style as "electronic...

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Juhkental has studied in Kivimäe põhikool, Tallinna Nõmme Gümnaasium and is currently studying road engineering in Tallinn University of Applied Sciences

Tallinn University of Applied Sciences

Tallinn University of Applied Sciences is a vocational university in Tallinn, Estonia, founded in 1992. It provides higher education in the field of engineering....

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Juhkental has never taken any singing lessons. He has participated in the Kaks Takti Ette (2007) and Eesti otsib superstaari

Eesti otsib superstaari

Eesti otsib superstaari is an Estonian reality-competition gameshow airing on TV3. It debuted on 11 March 2007 and it has since become one of the most popular shows in Estonia...

(2009) television shows as a contestant. Malcolm Lincoln, together with a group of backing vocalists called Manpower 4

Manpower 4

Manpower 4 was a vocal quartet from Estonia, which took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway. Manpower 4 consisted of Jaanus Saago, Andrei Ozdoba, Mick Pedaja and Kristjan Knight. They performed "...

, won the competition Eesti Laul 2010

Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Eesti Rahvusringhääling have confirmed that Estonia will participate at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held in Oslo, Norway in May. Estonia will be represented by Malcolm Lincoln and Manpower 4 with the song "Siren", the winner of Eesti Laul 2010...

 with the song "Siren

Siren (Malcolm Lincoln song)

"Siren" is a song written and composed by Robin Juhkental, and represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 as a result of winning the national contest Eesti Laul 2010. It was co-produced by Vaiko Eplik, who has worked with such people as ex-Eurovision contestants Jack Lucien and Ruffus...

" and represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...

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Juhkental uses a surrealist way of writing song lyrics: first he just babbles, records the nonsense and then starts thinking what words these sounds resemble. His lyrics are mostly in English. He believes that he is not a good enough poet to write lyrics in Estonian

Estonian language

Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...

, but considers English to be so messy that lyrics written in it will seem less bad than they would in Estonian.

External links

• "Robin Juhkental Eurovisioni ei karda ja võistlust üle ei hinda" – interview with Eesti Päevaleht, 30 April 2010