Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, has announced that the final of UMK 2021 will be broadcast with Russian commentary. The organisers explained that adding Russian commentary for the first time will significantly expand the audience for the show. Commentary has…
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No audience members will be present at the final of Finland’s Eurovision selection show due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. OGAE Finland reports that there will be no audience members attending the Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu final on February 20th. The…
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The date of artist reveal for UMK 2021 and the song releases have been changed to one week earlier than planned according to Yle schedules. Yle schedules indicate that the reveal of the artists competing in the final of UMK…
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Aksel Kankaaranta, the winner of UMK 2020, has confirmed that he did not submit an entry for UMK 2021, and therefore will not represent Finland at Eurovision 2021. In an interview with voice.fi, Aksel explained that he was working on…
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Ossi Runne who conducted for Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest twenty two times has died at the age of 93. Conductor, composer and producer Ossi Runne has died at the age of 93, he is best known for having…
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Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, will reveal the seven finalists of UMK 2021 on January 19. The seven finalists were selected from a total of 278 submissions. The songs were again selected by the UMK professional jury led by Tapio…
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Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster has revealed that the final of UMK 2021 will be held on February 20. UMK 2021 will take place in the Mediapolis Studios in Tampere for the second year in a row. According to Anssi…
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The Junior Eurovision 2020 selection season begins with the first televised selection show of the year. Germany kicks off the Junior Eurovision selection season this evening with the first show of Junior Eurovision Song Contest – das Casting. While song…
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Yle has confirmed that the final of UMK 2021 will be held in February, selecting the Finnish entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest. The Finnish public broadcaster Yle has today released the rules for UMK 2021. The rules for the…
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In Finland an average of 163,000 viewers watched Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light broadcast live from Hilversum. An average of 163,000 viewers were watching on Yle TV2 on Saturday evening as Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light was broadcast. The show…
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Daði og Gagnamagnið were named the act most likely to receive Finland’s 12 points at Eurovision 2020. Iceland’s Daði og Gagnamagnið with “Think About Things” were likely to have received the 12 points from Finland. The group won Viisukevät 2020…
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Finland’s Aksel is the winner of the fifth show of De Eurovisa, the Finnish Eurovision preview show. “Looking Back” by Aksel has been selected as the winner of the second show of De Eurovisa. Finland scored a total of 27…
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