Tanel Padar is probably the most prominent figure in the Estonian popular music scene, known as an extremely versatile and powerful singer and guitar player, but also as a notorious stalked-by-tabloids ladies man, rebel and party animal.
Tanel has won all possible awards and has participated in almost every noteworthy musical event in Estonia over the last ten years.
Tanel hosts popular TV-shows and acts in feature films and television series.
In 2001 Tanel Padar won the Eurovision Song Contest together with Dave Benton.
Although mostly known as a rock musician Tanel's relations with the blues reach his early youth. His public career began in 1999 with a blues band called Speed Free and continued for four years in the Estonia's oldest and most famous blues band Compromise Blue.
In 2004 Tanel formed a rock band The Sun, which quickly became the most popular band in Estonia and their succsess does not show any signs of decline.
Despite of his busiest schedule Tanel has still continuously participated in various blues projects, often headlining the biggest blues and jazz festivals of the country.
Tanel Padar Blues Band was also born in 2012 as a special project, but due to warmest reception from the audience and the band's excellent "click", it was decided to continue in the form of a permanent band.
The band's members are exclusively the best blues players of Estonia. The members can vary in different situations, but it is most often five-piece band of:
Tanel Padar - vocals, guitar
Raul Ukareda - guitar
Argo Toomel - bass
Ülo Krigul - keyboards
Kristjan Kallas - drums
In some occasions on drums Michael Miley from Rival Sons.