Born: November 23rd, 1957, Tallinn, Estonia (Soviet Union)
Nationality: Estonian
In due course, the short impression below will be replaced with a more extensive career overview
BIOGRAPHY
Heiki Vahar studied the violin at the Tallinn Music School and the Estonian Music Academy. He found employment at ER, the Estonian broadcaster, first as a concertmaster, later as a conductor, specializing in variety music. He worked on the Estonian version of the musical Chess and conducted one the country’s first rock operas, Soul And Passion.
Having played in several rock bands before, Vahar became the violinist in the folk ensemble Kukerpillid in 2001; with the band, he performed at the Viljandi Festival on several occasions.
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
Heiki Vahar was involved in conducting the studio versions of the 1996 Estonian Eurovision entry ‘Kaelakee hääl’. The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest was his only appearance as a conductor in the live broadcast, leading the orchestra for the Estonian effort ‘Mere lapsed’, a gentle piano ballad performed by Koit Toome.
EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR
Country – Estonia
Song title – “Kaelakee hääl”
Rendition – Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna
Lyrics – Kaari Sillamaa
Composition – Priit Pajusaar
Studio arrangement – Tõnu Kõrvits / Priit Pajusaar
(Orchestra of the Estonian Broadcasting Company conducted by Heiki Vahar)
Live orchestration – Tõnu Kõrvits
Conductor – Tarmo Leinatamm
Score audio semi-final – 5th place (106 votes)
Score – 5th place (94 votes)
Country – Estonia
Song title – “Mere lapsed”
Rendition – Koit Toome
Lyrics – Peeter Pruuli
Composition – Maria Rahula / Tomi Rahula
Studio arrangement – Alar Kotkas / Tõnu Kõrvits / Ilmar Laisaar / Mikk Targo / Koit Toome
(Orchestra of the Estonian Broadcasting Company conducted by Heiki Vahar)
Live orchestration – Tõnu Kõrvits
Conductor – Heiki Vahar
Score – 12th place (36 votes)
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