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A compass rose with east highlighted

East is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. East is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of west and is perpendicular to north and south.

By convention, the right hand side of a map is east.

To go east using a compass for navigation, set a bearing or azimuth of 90°.

East is the direction toward which the Earth rotates about its axis, and therefore the general direction from which the Sun appears to rise.

During the Cold War, "The East" was sometimes used to refer to the Warsaw Pact and Communist China, along with other Communist nations.

Throughout history, the East has also been used by Europeans in reference to the Orient and Asian societies.

Etymology[link]

The word east is derived from the Proto-Germanic *aus-to- or *austra- "east, toward the sunrise" , from PIE *aus- "to shine," or "dawn".^[1] Ēostre, a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a personification of both dawn and the cardinal points.

References[link]

Look up east in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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Koit Toome

Koit Toome (born 3 January 1979) is an Estonian singer and musical actor.

Career[link]

In late 1994 the highly successful pop duo Code One consisting of Koit Toome and Sirli Hiius was formed by the producer Mikk Targo. A great run of hits in Estonian music charts wwas to follow until 1998, when the duo split.

In 1998, Koit Toome represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Birmingham that year, and went on to record his debut solo album of mostly self-penned material. Toome has released five albums all together, both as a solo artist and with Code One.

2007 saw him, with his partner-on-floor, Kertu Tänav, winning in a TV show Tantsud tähtedega (Dancing with the Stars).

In 2010 March released Koit Toome first studio album, named "Kaugele siit" ("Far from here")

Koit Toome has also embarked on a voice acting career, dubbing animated films. He provided the Estonian voice for Lightning McQueen in the Disney movie Cars.

Musical Theatre[link]

Koit Toome's debut in a musical was in the role of Alfred in Tanz der Vampire, shortly followed by that Marius in Les Misérables, Chris in Miss Saigon, and Tony in West Side Story. Several other a lead role in Chess, Rent and Hair were all to follow both in Estonia and Germany.

Personal[link]

The huge tabloid media interest Koit Toome was single and looking for long after a split from his partner in life and on stage, Maarja-Liis Ilus. In 2009, after a long period of denial, he admitted having fathered a daughter to Kaia Triisa, a make-up artist, also well-known Estonia. The couple is back together and happy, according to the Estonian tabloid press.

Toome comes from a prominent family, with his uncle Indrek Toome the Prime Minister of Estonia (1988–1990), his brother a well-known DJ, and his nephew a successful athlete.

Koit Toome lives in Tallinn.

External links[link]

• Koit Toome at the Internet Movie Database

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Tanel Padar
Tanel Padar (performing live, ca. 2007)
Background information
Birth name	Tanel Padar
Born	(1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 (age 31) Haljala, Estonia
Genres	Rock
Years active	1999–present
Associated acts	The Sun, Speed Free
Website	http://www.thesun.ee

Tanel Padar (born 27 October 1980) is an Estonian singer. He is best known 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. In 2000, he was one of the backing vocalists for Ines – who at the time was also his girlfriend – at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.

In 2001, Padar along with the boyband 2XL and Aruba born Dave Benton claimed the spotlight by winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Everybody".

Padar performs in a band called Tanel Padar & The Sun, one of the most popular bands in Estonia. In 2006, Tanel Padar & The Sun had the following positions in the Estonian 2006 chart (top 40): #1, #4, #12, #23, #29, #31. One of their songs also claimed the R2 Hit of the Year prize. The song "Hopelessness You" made it to the MTV World Chart Express.

Personal life[link]

Tanel Padar was married to Katarina Kalda, a former model. He dated Evely Ventsli until August 2007.^[1] Tanel's sister Gerli Padar is also a famous singer in Estonia, who became well-known years before Tanel did.

Discography[link]

Tanel Padar in front of The Sun in 2006

Albums[link]

• The Greatest Hits (2005)
• Veidi valjem kui vaikus (A bit louder than silence) (2005)
• 100% Rock'n'roll (2006)
• The Sun Live 2006 (2007)
• Veidi valjem kui vaikus II (A bit louder than silence II) (2007)
• Here Comes The Sun (2008)
• Unisex (2008)
• RING (2010)

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References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tanel Padar

• Tanel Padar discography at MusicBrainz
• Tanel Padar at the Internet Movie Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Olsen Brothers with "Fly on the Wings of Love"	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (with Dave Benton and 2XL) 2001	Succeeded by Marie N with "I Wanna"
Preceded by Ines with "Once in a Lifetime"	Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Dave Benton and 2XL) 2001	Succeeded by Sahlene with "Runaway"