Yle has released three hints the seventh participant in UMK 2022, the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
The Finnish broadcaster has released three hints for the sixth participant competing in the nation’s Eurovision 2022 selection. The hints released on social media this morning are:
- Ambiguous pop
- Plenty of stage charisma
- From musical family
The seven acts that will compete to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will be announced in one week’s time. The seven participants will be announced in a press conference at 13:00 local time. The final of UMK 2022 is set to take place on February 26.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) will take place in the Logomo arena and conference centre in Turku, Finland’s sixth-largest city. For the past two editions, UMK had been hosted in the Mediapolis Studios in Tampere. Logomo previously hosted UMK in 2019, when Finland decided upon the song Look Away for Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman.
Image source: YLE | Source: YLE
Finland first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, they debuted alongside Spain and Yugoslavia. Finland has finished last in the contest on 10 occasions and has received ‘nul points’ three times. It wasn’t until 2006 that Finland won the Eurovision Song Contest. Lordi represented the country in Athens with the song “Hard Rock Hallelujah” scoring 292 points, a record total at the time.
