Alika has won Estonia's national selection contest for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
The 20-year-old, who originally hails from Russia, is a familiar face to Estonian viewers, having competed in multiple talent shows in recent years.
On Saturday night she beat 11 other contenders in the final of the selection contest with her song 'Bridges', which earned 42% of viewer votes among the final three.
Posting on Instagram after her victory, she wrote: "The journey begins.. Actually I have no words to describe it but I will try.
"Every year I have watched Eurovision and imagined how I will stand there, on that big and beautiful stage someday.
"And on the 11th of February it happened. I've only now started to realise that my dream has actually come true. It is really important to dream about big things and work hard. From now on work is getting harder and my dreams bigger. But I feel blessed."
Estonia have been drawn to perform in the second semi-final in Liverpool on May 11.
Watch Alika perform 'Bridges' below:
Neil Wilkes
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