"Runaway" was the Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002

Eurovision Song Contest 2002

The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....

, which took place in Tallinn

Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

, Estonia. It was performed in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 by Sahlene

Sahlene

Anna Cecilia Sahlin, commonly known as Sahlene, Anna Sahlin or Anna Sahlene, is a singer from Sweden. She was born in the Swedish town of Söderhamn on 11 May 1976. She began her career at the young age of eleven when she had a role in the TV-series The Children of Noisy Village, based on a story by...

. It was composed by Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar and Alar Kotkas and the lyrics were written by Jana Hallas - the same group of authors who wrote "Once In A Lifetime" and "Through My Window

Through My Window

"Through My Window" was the Estonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Sandra Oxenryd.As Estonia had not qualified for the final in their previous appearance, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed twenty-first...

" for the 2000 and 2006 contests respectively.

The song was performed eighth on the night, following Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

's Prime Minister

Premier Ministr

Premyer-Ministr is a Russian musical group. The idea behind the band was to form a boy band, though not especially for teenagers. Four men came together to form Premier Ministr in 1997. Their first real success came in 2000 with the remake of a very popular Russian tune, "Oriental Song"...

 with "Northern Girl

Northern Girl

"Northern Girl" is a song by the band Prime Minister. It represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The singers all wore identical white suits...

" and preceding the FYR Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

's Karolina

Karolina

-People named Karolina:*Karolina Bock, Swedish dancer, actress and singer*Karolina Gočeva, Macedonian singer*Karolina Jovanović, Serbian tennis player*Karolina Kosińska, Polish tennis player*Karolina Kuek,the most popular Ukrainian singer...

 with "Od nas zavisi

Od nas zavisi

"Od nas zavisi" was the Macedonian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in the Macedonian language by Karolina....

". At the close of voting, it had received 111 points, placing it 3rd in a field of 24.

The song is a love song, with the singer telling her lover that he needs to open his mind to other possibilities and not just live his life the way he has been doing.

While the authors of the song were Estonians, Sahlene was from Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. It would not be the only occasion on which a foreign singer would represent the country, with Sandra Oxenryd

Sandra Oxenryd

Sandra Oxenryd is a Swedish singer who won Fame Factory in 2005.Oxenryd is a former economics student and floorball player. Aged eleven, she started her singing career by performing on national television. At 18, she placed second in a look-alike competition, where she mirrored Swedish superstar...

 (also a Swede) performing in 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

.

Behind the back of Sahlene, there were two Estonians, Jüri Mazuchak on drums, and Jelena Juzvik with backing vocals.

It was succeeded as Estonian representative

Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Estonia first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. Its first appearance would have taken place in 1993 with Janika Sillamaa and "Muretut meelt ja südametuld", however a...

 at the 2003 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2003

The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renārs Kaupers. Sertab Erener, the Turkish entrant, won the contest with "Everyway That I Can", scoring 167 points. The winning...

 by Ruffus

Ruffus

Ruffus was a britpop band from Estonia that was originally known as Claire's Birthday. They represented their country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.-Members:...

 with "Eighties Coming Back

Eighties Coming Back

"Eighties Coming Back" was the Estonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, performed in English by Ruffus.The song was performed twenty-third on the night...

".

The song became a major hit in Sweden, where the single peaked at #20, that year