Oliver Mazurtšak (born 26 August 1993),[1] known professionally as Ollie (stylised in all caps), is an Estonian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. His father is Jüri Mazurtšak, the drummer from the Estonian bands 2 Quick Start and Night Star, who participated in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1998 and 2002 together with the Estonian act on stage.

Ollie
Birth nameOliver Mazurtšak
Born (1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 30)
Tallinn, Estonia
GenresRock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
  • record producer
Years active2015–present

On 2 November 2022, it was announced that he would participate in Eesti Laul 2023 with the song "Venom".[2] He participated in the first semi-final, and qualified for the final.[3] In the final, he qualified for the superfinal and eventually came in second place after Alika.[4]

On 6 November 2023, he was announced as one of the semi-finalists of Eesti Laul 2024, with the song "My Friend".[5] He qualified for the final during the first round of the semi-final.[6] In the final, he qualified for the superfinal and eventually came in second place after 5miinust and Puuluup.

Discography edit

Singles edit

  • 2015 – Bonfire (featuring Uku Suviste)
  • 2016 – Like This (featuring Mariliis Jõgeva)
  • 2020 - Paradise feat. Mariliis Jõgeva
  • 2021 – Let It Burn
  • 2022 - Someone Else
  • 2022 – Fake
  • 2022 – Venom
  • 2023 – Get High[7]
  • 2023 – My Friend

References edit

  1. ^ "Almost Natural". Allstarz (in Estonian). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ Farren, Neil (2 November 2022). "Estonia: Eesti Laul 2023 Semi-Final Line-Up Complete". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ^ Davies, Megan (12 January 2023). "Estonia: Eesti Laul 2023 Semi-Final One Results". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ Waarden, Francisca van (11 February 2023). "Estonia: Alika to Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Selgusid Eesti Laul 2024 poolfinalistid" [The semi-finalists of Eesti Laul 2024 have been announced]. err.ee (in Estonian). ERR. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ Carabaña Menéndez, Hugo (20 January 2024). "Eesti Laul 2024: Ewert And The Two Dragons, OLLIE y 5MIINUST x Puuluup, Peter Põder y Anet Vaikmaa clasificados para la gran final de la preselección estonia" [Eesti Laul 2024: Ewert And The Two Dragons, OLLIE and 5MIINUST x Puuluup, Peter Põder and Anet Vaikmaa qualified for the grand final of the Estonian preselection]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4rcTNGMgCA&ab_channel=OLLIE