In 1999 Padar won Kaks takti ette a televised competition for young Estonian singers.

In 2000, Padar was one of the backing vocalists for Ines – who at the time was also his girlfriend – at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.

In 2001, he, along with the boyband 2XL and Aruba-born Dave Benton claimed the spotlight by winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Everybody".

In 2003 Padar started a rock band called Tanel Padar & The Sun, which is one of the most popular bands in Estonia.

In 2006, Tanel Padar & The Sun had the following positions in the Estonian 2006 chart (top 40): #1, #4, #12, #23, #29, #31. One of their songs also claimed the R2 Hit of the Year prize. The song "Hopelessness You" made it to the MTV World Chart Express.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, 25.08. Tanel Padar & The Sun gives farewell concert in Kihnu island.

In 2017, Padar starts as a solo artist.

Tanel Padar's older sister is singer Gerli Padar, who represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.

He was married to Katarina Kalda from 2003 until 2007.^[1]

He became engaged to Lauren Villmann in 2018. They have two daughters, Linda (2019) and Luna (2022).

Albums edit

• The Greatest Hits (2005)
• Veidi valjem kui vaikus (A bit louder than silence) (2005)
• 100% Rock'n'roll (2006)
• The Sun Live 2006 (2006)
• Veidi valjem kui vaikus II (A bit louder than silence II) (2007)
• Here Comes The Sun (2008)
• Unisex (2008)
• RING (2010)
• Veidi valjem kui vaikus III (A bit louder than silence III) (2015)
• Sinu aeg (Your time) (2020)

^[2]

• Tanel Padar discography at MusicBrainz
• Tanel Padar at IMDb