Kerli BiographyKerli Kõiv (born February 7, 1987), known by her stage name Kerli, is an Estonian pop singer who is best known for her appearance in the 2004 Eurolaul competition. In the event, she performed the song "Beautiful Inside" and accumulated 3,638 points overall in the judging and televoting processes. Her total points would only allow her to finish in 2nd place, however, with Neiokõsõ winning the event. Kerli also competed in the 2003 Swedish Melodifestivalen, finishing 7th in the second semi-final.A former classmate of Kerli at Elva High once described her as "the only one who dared to be different."Even when the media in Estonia labeled failure as "Kerli Syndrome" Kerli felt no resentment towards her home country. She told Neon Limelight in a 2008 interview:
