Robin Juhkental

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Robin Juhkental
Background information
Born (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 35)
Tallinn, Estonia[1]
GenresElectropop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsUniversal Music, Mortimer Snerd (previously)
Websitemyspace.com/malcolmlincoln

Robin Juhkental (born 20 May 1988 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian singer.[1][2] He is the frontman of Malcolm Lincoln.

Juhkental has studied in Kivimäe põhikool and Tallinna Nõmme Gümnaasium. He has also studied road engineering in Tallinn University of Applied Sciences.[2][3]

Juhkental has never taken any singing lessons.[3] He has participated in the Kaks takti ette (2007) and Eesti otsib superstaari (2009) television shows as a contestant.[2] Malcolm Lincoln, together with a group of backing vocalists called Manpower 4, won the competition Eesti Laul 2010 with the song "Siren" and represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[4][5] Malcolm Lincoln then returned in Eesti Laul 2012 with the song "Bye", placing 7th in the semifinal. Juhkental also participated in Eesti Laul 2015 with the song "Troubles", which went to the finals. In 2023, he participated in Eesti Laul again with the song "Kurbuse matused" but finished in last place in the second semi-final and wasn't selected in the second chance round, therefore not qualifying for the final.[6]

Juhkental uses a surrealist way of writing song lyrics: first he just babbles, records the nonsense and then starts thinking what words these sounds resemble.[7] His lyrics are mostly in English. He believes that he is not a good enough poet to write lyrics in Estonian, but considers English to be so messy that lyrics written in it will seem less bad than they would in Estonian.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Saame kokku Tomi juures (Adobe Flash video) (Television production) (in Estonian). Tallinn, Estonia: Eesti Televisioon. 11 May 2010. Event occurs at 3:00. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Niineste, Mart (13 February 2010). "Tassike teed Robin Juhkentaliga". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b Allkivi, Kais (23 January 2010). ""Eesti laulu" finalist Robin Juhkental: laulmist pole ma kunagi õppinud". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  4. ^ Grillhofer, Florian (1 March 2010). "Estonia sends Malcolm Lincoln to the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  5. ^ Webb, Glen (1 March 2010). "Malcolm Lincoln & Manpower 4 to Oslo for Estonia". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Alika oli võidukas kõikides Eesti Laulu hääletusvoorudes". menu.err.ee (in Estonian). menu.err.ee. 13 February 2023.
  7. ^ Juur, Maria (12 March 2010). "Entering the Malcolm Lincoln Centre". DiveDiveDive.org.
  8. ^ Saame kokku Tomi juures (Adobe Flash video) (Television production) (in Estonian). Tallinn, Estonia: Eesti Televisioon. 11 May 2010. Event occurs at 9:30. Retrieved 9 June 2010.

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