Keira has released “No Business on the Dancefloor”, her entry for Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu 2023.
Keira Lundström comes from Kirkkonummi in southern Finland. At almost 18 years old, she is the youngest participant in UMK this year. She first rose to fame after finishing second on the eleventh season of The Voice of Finland in 2022. Her UMK entry “No Business on the Dancefloor” is also her debut single. The song was written by Teemu Brunila and Axel Ehnström, Jason Ok and Keira herself. Axel previously represented Finland at Eurovision under his stage name Paradise Oskar.
The release order for the remaining songs is as follows:
- January 13 – Benjamin
- January 16 – Robin Packalen
- January 17 – Lxandra
- January 18 – Käärijä
- January 19 – KUUMAA
- January 20 – Portion Boys
The final of UMK 2023 will take place on February 25 in Logomo in Turku. The show will be hosted by Samu Haber. Logomo will play host to UMK for the second year in a row and the third time overall. As with the last two contests, the Finnish entry for Eurovision 2023 will be chosen by international juries (25%) and public voting (75%).
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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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.