The fifth of the seven songs competing in Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu 2023 will be released this evening at 23:00 CET.
Käärijä’s song “Cha Cha Cha” will be released on YouTube by YLE. The competing songs will be released on separate days, starting from January 12 through to January 20. The release order for the remaining songs is as follows:
- January 18 – Käärijä
- January 19 – KUUMAA
- January 20 – Portion Boys
The full line-up of UMK 2023 is:
- Robin Packalen – “Girls Like You”
- Portion Boys – “Samaa taivasta katsotaan” (We look at the same sky)
- KUUMAA – “Ylivoimainen” (Overpowered)
- Käärijä – “Cha Cha Cha”
- Keira – “No Business On The Dancefloor”
- Lxandra – “Something to Lose”
- Benjamin – “Hoida mut” (Take care of me)
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%).
Image Source: Yle/ Nelli Kenttä