Saara Aalto, as some of you may remember, participated in the National Final for Finland in both 2011 and 2016 with the songs Blessed With Love and No Fear respectively. Previous to this, Saara had participated in Talent Suomi, finishing in the top 3, and later on, she participated in the Voice of Finland, where…
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Finnish broadcaster, yle have presented the 10 acts that will compete in the Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu final, which is the national format used to select the Finnish representative for Eurovision. This year, unlike in previous years, UMK will only feature one final, rather than featuring semi-finals. The show will be held on the 28th of…
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Finland has, in my opinion, one of the most entertaining national finals, and I always enjoy at least a couple of the songs enough to want to put them on my playlist. I personally thought 2014 was a relatively strong year, with Softengine, Mikko Pohjola, Hukka Ja Mama and Clarissa and Josh Standing. What wasn’t…
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UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu) has been a national final process that the Finnish public broadcaster has used for many years, and this year was no exception. After three exciting heats, a total of nine acts competed in the final to earn the right to represent Finland at this year’s edition of Eurovision.  The hosts of…
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Last night over in Helsinki, the final of Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu, or UMK to everyone else, was completed. Over the course of UMK, 18 acts were reduced to 9 for the final, who were: Shava – Ostarilla Satin Circus – Crossroads Solju – Hold Your Colours Järjestyshäiriö – Särkyneiden sydänten kulmilla Norlan El Misionario –…
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