Tanel Padar (born 27 October 1980) is an Estonian singer and songwriter.

Padar became famous by winning the Kaks takti ette, a biennial televised competition for young Estonian singers, in 1999.

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 2006, Tanel Padar & The Sun had the following positions in the Estonian 2006 chart (top 40): #1, #4, #12, #23, #29, #31.