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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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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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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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 third song, ‘Looking Back’ by Aksel Kankaanranta has been released. Listen to the entry below: After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist, the nation has…
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