Finnish broadcaster YLE has confirmed that the national final selection UMK will be returning for Eurovision 2021. The final will take place on February 20th. The show is set to take place in the Mediapolis Studios in Tampere for the second year in a row, but whether there will be an audience or not will…
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We may not get to see our 2020 favourites take to the stage, but that doesn’t mean we can’t reminisce on our Eurovision favourites. This series is aimed to discover the team’s favourite entries from the 21st century, from 2001 to 2019. In collaboration with ESCDaily, we will be reviewing some of their 21st Century…
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It would be fair to say that Finland are hit or miss at Eurovision, and that has been consistent through their lengthy history. The nation has only won the contest once, back in 2006 with Lordi, but have since not managed to take the top spot again. This year, Aksel Kankaanranta was set to represent…
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Another Eurovision national final season has concluded, and we have all 41 competing entries for this year’s contest. That means it’s poll time! Who do you think should win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest? Vote in our poll below! You can vote for one act, or multiple, and once you’ve voted, make sure to share…
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The Finnish Eurovision selection, UMK has now concluded. A total of six acts competed in the selection, with the winner decided with a mix of jury and televote. Here are the competing acts: Catharina Zühlke – Eternity Erika Vikman – Cicciolina Aksel Kankaanranta – Looking back F3M – Bananas Sansa – Lover View Tika –…
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With less than a week to go until Finland decides on their next Eurovision act, we talked to one of the participants, and returning UMK artist Catharina Zühlke. She will be performing the song ‘Eternity’ on the UMK stage, three years after finishing runner-up in the same competition. Here’s what she had to say! It…
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Finland return to a national selection and already a fan-favourite is generating a lot of buzz in the Eurovision community. Erika Vikman’s “Cicciolina” is far more than a Scandinavian, schlager song. In this the first of a two-part series we delve further in the singer and inspiration behind the song to understand better what messages…
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Finnish broadcaster YLE recently revealed the six artists taking part in the Finnish Eurovision selection this year, with the plans to reveal the songs one by one. The final song, ‘Eternity’ by Catharina Zühlke has been released. Listen to the entry below: After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist, the nation has returned…
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Finnish broadcaster YLE recently revealed the six artists taking part in the Finnish Eurovision selection this year, with the plans to reveal the songs one by one. The fifth song, ‘Lover View’ by Sansa has been released. Listen to the entry below: After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist, the nation has returned…
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Finnish broadcaster YLE recently revealed the six artists taking part in the Finnish Eurovision selection this year, with the plans to reveal the songs one by one. The fourth song, ‘Bananas by F3M has been released. Listen to the entry below: After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist, the nation has returned back…
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