WEvald Aav was an Estonian composer born in Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire. He studied music composition there with Artur Kapp and wrote primarily vocal music to words in the Estonian language. In 1928 he composed the first national Estonian opera, Vikerlased. The opera premiered in Tallinn on 8 September 1928. He modelled his style of composition after Tchaikovsky.
WJuhan Aavik was an Estonian composer.
WJaan Arder was an Estonian singer. He was a member of the rock band Apelsin and the early music ensemble Hortus Musicus.
WAile Asszonyi is an Estonian soprano.
WRené Eespere is an Estonian composer. Eespere's music is noted for its spiritual dimension; he has also incorporated elements from pop music. His best-regarded works are Glorificatio (1990) and Two Jubilations (1995), both written for mixed chorus.
WHeino Eller was an Estonian composer and composition teacher.
WOlari Elts is an Estonian conductor. He was the principal conductor of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra from 2001 to 2006. He is the founder and director of the contemporary music ensemble NYYD Ensemble.
WGustav Ernesaks was an Estonian composer and a choir conductor.
WPiret Järvis-Milder is an Estonian television host and a former singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the popular girl group Vanilla Ninja.
WArtur Kapp was an Estonian composer.
WVillem Kapp was an Estonian composer, organist and music teacher.
WJarek Kasar is an Estonian singer. He started his music career as a rapper.
WEri Klas was an Estonian conductor. He was born in Tallinn.
WCyrillus Kreek was an Estonian composer.
WIvo Linna is an Estonian singer.
WAlo Mattiisen was an Estonian musician and composer.
WMati Nuude was an Estonian weightlifter and singer.
WDagmar Oja is an Estonian singer.
WEduard Oja was an Estonian composer, conductor, music teacher and critic. His father was a forest warden. Between 1919 and 1925 he studied at Tartu Teacher's College at Tartu University, where he met Eduard Tubin, and he also worked for some time as a school teacher. He was not a particularly prolific composer, composing mainly orchestral and ensemble works and choral music. He was however much appreciated during his lifetime, and received awards and acclaim for several of his works. He also worked as a conductor, leading the Tartu Women's Singing Society's Women's Choir between 1930 and 1934, as well as a teacher of music theory at Tartu Higher School of Music. In addition, he was himself a practising violinist. A number of his works such as the opera Oath Redeemed and the choral work The Return Home have been lost, although the majority of his work has survived, and is valued in museums in Estonia today. The Eduard Tubin Museum of Alatskivi Castle contains exhibits related to him and his fellow students under Heino Eller, known as the "Tartu school", such as Eduard Tubin, Alfred Karindi, Olav Roots and Karl Leichter.
WGerli Padar is an Estonian singer and actress. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
WTanel Padar is an Estonian singer and songwriter. He is best known internationally 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.
WJaan Pehk is an Estonian writer, singer and guitarist.
WMihkel Poll is an Estonian pianist trained at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre under Ivari Ilja.
WIvo Posti is an Estonian countertenor and historian. Director of Narva Museum.
WTuuli Rand is an Estonian singer.
WKalle Randalu is an Estonian pianist.
WRein Rannap is an Estonian composer and pianist.
WMart Saar was an Estonian composer, organist and collector of folk songs.
WRiho Sibul is an Estonian singer and guitarist of rock band Ultima Thule.
WUrmas Sisask is an Estonian composer.
WKatrin Siska is an Estonian celebrity, vlogger, musician and member of the Estonian pop-rock band Vanilla Ninja.
WKalmer Tennosaar was an Estonian singer and Eesti Televisioon journalist.
WPeeter Vähi is a classical Estonian composer. Vähi's work Relaxatio, written in 1992 and inspired by Asian intonal elements of Tibetan canticles, is considered a noted electronic work of psychotherapeutic music.
WArbo Valdma is an Estonian pianist and music pedagogue. He is a professor of piano at the University of Music in Cologne (Germany). He received his musical education at the Music Academy in Tallinn (Estonia) under Bruno Lukk and later with Nina Emelyanova at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.
WPrince Peeter Volkonski is an Estonian rock-musician, composer, actor, and theatre director.
WHardi Volmer is an Estonian film director, puppet theatre set decorator and musician. Volmer is the singer in the Estonian punk rock band Singer Vinger.