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Raul-Stig Rästa, known professionally as Stig Rästa, is an Estonian singer-songwriter. Between 2002 and 2006 he formed a band Slobodan River with Ithaka Maria and Tomi Rahula. Since 2006 he has played in the band Traffic and since 2010 in Outloudz. In 2011 he was a contestant in the fifth season of Let's Dance, the local version of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. He was partnered with Karina Vesman and they finished in fourth place. In 2012, Stig played Moritz in the Estonian original production of the musical Spring Awakening.

He has been writing and producing songs for Elina Born since before their Eurovision appearance, having discovered her via YouTube and first contacting her via Facebook. The two of them represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna with the song Goodbye To Yesterday, finishing in 7th place in the grand final. He also wrote the song Play for his Estonian successor, Jüri Pootsmann.

In 2018 he attempted to represent Estonia for the second time, this time as a soloist with his song "Home". He made the superfinal, but finished a distant second in the public vote to Elina Nechayeva. A year later, he co-wrote the song Storm for Victor Crone, who represented the country at the 2019 contest.

He was one of the five jurors for Estonia in the 2021 contest in Rotterdam. The following year, he participated in Eesti Laul 2022 with the song "Interstellar", finishing in 9th place in the final.

Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Participants
Semi Final 1
Flag of MoldovaEduard RomanyutaFlag of ArmeniaGenealogyFlag of BelgiumLoïc NottetFlag of The NetherlandsTrijntje OosterhuisFlag of FinlandPKNFlag of GreeceMaria-Elena KyriakouFlag of Estonia eLINA & StigFlag of MacedoniaDaniel KajmakoskiFlag of SerbiaBojana StamenovFlag of HungaryBoggieFlag of BelarusUzari & MaimunaFlag of RussiaPolina GagarinaFlag of DenmarkAnti Social MediaFlag of AlbaniaElhaida DaniFlag of RomaniaVoltajFlag of GeorgiaNina Sublatti
Semi Final 2
Flag of LithuaniaMonika & VaidasFlag of IrelandMolly SterlingFlag of San MarinoMichele & AnitaFlag of MontenegroKnezFlag of MaltaAmberFlag of NorwayMørland & DebrahFlag of Portugal Leonor AndradeFlag of Czech Republic Marta & VáclavFlag of IsraelNadav GuedjFlag of LatviaAminataFlag of AzerbaijanElnur HüseynovFlag of IcelandMaría ÓlafsFlag of SwedenMåns ZelmerlöwFlag of SwitzerlandMélanie RenéFlag of CyprusGiannis KaragiannisFlag of SloveniaMaraayaFlag of PolandMonika Kuszyńska
Final
Flag of AustriaThe MakemakesFlag of AustraliaGuy SebastianFlag of FranceLisa AngellFlag of Germany Ann SophieFlag of ItalyIl VoloFlag of SpainEdurneFlag of United KingdomElectro Velvet
Songs
Semi Final 1
Flag of MoldovaI Want Your LoveFlag of ArmeniaFace The ShadowFlag of BelgiumRhythm InsideFlag of The NetherlandsWalk AlongFlag of FinlandAina mun pitääFlag of GreeceOne Last BreathFlag of EstoniaGoodbye To YesterdayFlag of MacedoniaAutumn LeavesFlag of SerbiaBeauty Never LiesFlag of HungaryWars For NothingFlag of BelarusTimeFlag of Russia A Million VoicesFlag of DenmarkThe Way You AreFlag of AlbaniaI'm AliveFlag of RomaniaDe la capătFlag of GeorgiaWarrior
Semi Final 2
Flag of LithuaniaThis TimeFlag of IrelandPlaying With NumbersFlag of San MarinoChain of LightsFlag of MontenegroAdioFlag of MaltaWarriorFlag of NorwayA Monster Like MeFlag of PortugalHá um mar que nos separaFlag of Czech RepublicHope Never DiesFlag of Israel Golden BoyFlag of LatviaLove InjectedFlag of AzerbaijanHour of the WolfFlag of IcelandUnbrokenFlag of SwedenHeroesFlag of SwitzerlandTime to ShineFlag of CyprusOne Thing I Should Have DoneFlag of SloveniaHere For YouFlag of PolandIn The Name Of Love
Final
Flag of AustriaI Am YoursFlag of AustraliaTonight AgainFlag of FranceN'oubliez pasFlag of GermanyBlack SmokeFlag of ItalyGrande AmoreFlag of SpainAmanecerFlag of United KingdomStill In Love With You
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