Estonia: Finland wins the first show of Eurovisiooni laulud 2023!

The Estonian Public Broadcaster ERR, has started yesterday the TV preview show for this year’s Eurovision. Which is called Eurovisiooni laulud 2023.

Every Thursday for the next six weeks, Estonian TV viewers can watch some of the songs that won the ticket for Liverpool.

The first episode was aired last night with a four-person panel consisted of the two presenters of the show (Grete Kuld and Tõnis Niinemets), but also Elina Born (Estonia 2015) and Robin Jukental (Estonia 2010), who are guest judges.

The panel heard and rated the first six songs which are:

  • “Heart of Steel” – Tvorchi – Ukraine
  • “Promise” – Voyager – Australia
  • “Évidemment” – La Zarra – France
  • “Dance (Our Own Party)” – The Busker – Malta
  • “My Sister’s Crown” – Vesna – Czechia
  • “Cha Cha Cha” – Käärijä – Finland

The winner of the night was Käärijä with “Cha Cha Cha” and it was named as the best entry among the six entries evaluated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJHe-iZ5HSI

The next episode of Eurovisiooni laulud 2023 wil be broadcast next Thursday 30/03 on ERR’s Estonian channel ETV.

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Finland: Mr. Lordi discusses Käärijä’s chances at Eurovision 2023!

Hard rock band Lordi are the only Finnish Eurovision winners so far.  Moreover, their winning song and costumes make them one of the most iconic Eurovision acts from Finland.  Hence, there is no doubt why Finnish press appreciates what the band has to say about their Eurovision representative.

Lead singer Mr. Lordi talked to Helsingin Uutiset about the band and of course there was time to talk about Käärijä and his song Cha cha cha.  Mr. Lordi expressed mixed feelings about the Finnish song for Liverpool:

I can’t stand rap. Hip hop is from Satan. I’ve never liked that music, I don’t understand it. However, there is a very heavy background and a melodic chorus, which I really enjoy.

In the end, Mr. Lordi thinks the overall result is positive and he thinks Käärijä can give Finland a good result.  According to Mr. Lordi, what makes Käärijä stands out is the “heavy sound” of the song because Finland gets the best results when it goes in this musical direction:

It’s always good when a heavier song from Finland is entered in such a competition, because we have expertise in such music. Finnish people know how to make heavy music, it works better than softer songs. Lordi, Blind Channel and Käärijä: stuff from the heavier department.

However, Mr. Lordi does not want to anticipate a victory for Finland.  According to him, Käärijä can win the Eurovision Song Contest.  Nevertheless, he adds that making predictions is pointless because there are many variables in the competition.

Lordi represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens with the song Hard Rock Hallelujah.  They won the song contest in a landslide

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more news about Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023!

Source: Helsingin Uutiset

Eurovision 2023: The running order of the semifinals has been revealed!

With a month and a half left for the first semifinal of Eurovision 2023 on May 9, the EBU today announced the order of appearance of the songs in the semifinals.

The running order was determined by the EBU in collaboration with the British organizers, taking into account where each country was drawn to appear (first or second half), but also in such a way that the show is more interesting.

So, through the official Eurovision channel on YouTube, the official running order of the songs in the semifinals of this year’s contest was announced a few minutes ago.

Running Order

First Semifinal – May 9

  1. Norway
  2. Malta
  3. Serbia
  4. Latvia
  5. Portugal
  6. Ireland
  7. Croatia
  8. Switzerland
  9. Israel
  10. Moldova
  11. Sweden
  12. Azerbaijan
  13. Czechia
  14. Netherlands
  15. Finland

Second Semifinal – May 11

  1. Denmark
  2. Armenia
  3. Romania
  4. Estonia
  5. Belgium
  6. Cyprus
  7. Iceland
  8. Greece
  9. Poland
  10. Slovenia
  11. Georgia
  12. San Marino
  13. Austria
  14. Albania
  15. Lithuania
  16. Australia

The analyzes of the fans and not only for a few minutes have been on fire, since the theories based on the prehistory of the countries in the contest, are a first picture of how passable is the qualification to the final or not. In other words, it’s time to make our predictions about who will advance to the final and who are the favorites to say goodbye to Liverpool early…

Turin will host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest from May 9th to 13th at the Liverpool Arena. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organizers is “The Sound of Beauty”.

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Poland: Blanka visiting Finland & meeting with Käärijä!

Blanka, the Polish representative for Eurovision 2023, visited the Finnish capital of Helsinki and spent time with this year representative of Finland, Käärijä!

The Polish entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was in Finland after being selected to represent Poland at Eurovision 2023. During her time in Helsinki, Blanka went to the Warner Music studios in the Finnish capital, and was in the recording studio with the publisher behind her Eurovision entry “Solo”. While at the Warner Music studios, Blanka met the Finnish representative in this year’s contest Käärijä.

 

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Enjoy our Reaction videos about Poland and Finland in Eurovision 2023:

What do you think about Poland’s and Finland’s entry? Tell us in the comments!

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Eurovision 2023: Sweden comfortably at the top!

The favorite column of many of you is back as the betting breakdowns for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest are here again.

With the puzzle of 37 songs taking part in Eurovision 2023 complete, we take a look at the bookmakers’ odds of each country winning this year’s contest.

In any case, these odds reflect trends and are based on what we know so far about each country’s participation.

Top 5

“Hurricane” Loreen seems to have come to “sweep” everything for the second time in the Eurovision Song Contest. Eleven years after her triumph in Baku, the experienced performer is seen as the big favorite to win Eurovision 2023. It is therefore no coincidence that the bookies are offering the – historic – seventh Swedish victory at odds below 2. In fact, Sweden’s victory is played at odds between 1.80 and 1.86.

Finland has “climbed” to second place after our last analysis. The huge success of Käärijä and “Cha Cha Cha” has piqued the interest of bookmakers who believe that the Scandinavian country has enough chances for an excellent result at Eurovision 2023. A Finnish win is being played at odds between 4 and 6, following Sweden.

Ukraine has fallen to third place. Ukraine‘s back-to-back victory is no longer considered as likely as it was a few weeks ago, with the odds constantly rising. It is characteristic that at the given time the victory of the Eastern European country can “return” up to 7.5 times the money of the one who will bet on it.

Norway remains in fourth place, but the difference from the Top 3 has grown considerably compared to a few weeks earlier. Alessandra and the ‘Queen of Kings‘ have been fan favourites, with bookies tipping the Norwegian as fourth favorite to win in Liverpool. Norwegian victory is played between 12 and 19.

Israel completes the top five. The explosive Noa Kirel and “Unicorn” have moved up to fifth place after the release of the Israeli entry, but still a long way from fourth place. Israel’s victory is played between 13 and 34.

Top 10

Very close to Israel are the sixth Spain and the seventh Czechia. As for Spain, the atmospheric “Eaea” has been gradually rising in recent weeks, with some companies already offering it in the Top 5. Nevertheless, the odds for the Spanish victory have “raised” and now a Blanca Paloma victory is played in odds between 20 and 34.

Seventh is Czechia. Vesna maintains positive momentum after its selection, but nevertheless has gradually lost ground over the past few weeks. The highest return that can be played the Czech Republic win returns 36 times the stake.

The UK are in eighth place, with Mae Muller‘s participation unimpressive with bookies who have discounted the UK’s chances of a home win. The British win can be played at odds that return up to 40 times the stake.

In ninth place we find another country from the Big-5, France. “Évidemment” and La Zarra return to the top ten after a few weeks, taking advantage of the fact that several of the last songs released did not impress. Possible victory of France is played at odds between 26 and 51.

Finally, the Top 10 is completed by Austria, which is the “pleasant surprise” of the last few weeks. The Central European country has seen the biggest rise in recent weeks, moving from 26th place a few weeks ago to 10th place. Teya & Salina with the wacky “Who the hell is Edgar?” are played at odds between 26 and 55.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3vJfR81xO0

Do you think Loreen can make history in May in Liverpool, giving Sweden victory for the second time while equaling the all-time record of Ireland of 7 wins?

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Finland: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2023 Entry “Cha Cha Cha” !

Finland has completed the search for its representative and entry for Eurovision 2023 with “UMK 2023” taking place for another year with big winner Käärijä, with “Cha Cha Cha”!

The Eurovisionfun team once again watched and reacted to the live performance of the country’s participation in the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Filippos , Aps and Apostolis in a Reaction video with detailed commentary on the participation of Finland, for 2023!

(Video Editing: @filipposgaitis )

Enjoy the live Performance of “Cha Cha Cha”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJHe-iZ5HSI&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Feurovisionfun.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

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Finland: YLE in talks to move UMK 2024 to a bigger stadium!

The Finnish national final for the selection of the country’s participation in Eurovision, UMK, was undoubtedly one of the most successful and talked about national finals this year, both within Finland (where 2.1 million viewers tuned in) and among fans of the contest.

UMK’s success in recent years has led Finnish broadcaster YLE to decide to move the show to a bigger stadium from 2024 onwards. As Ville Vilén, Head of Creative Content at Yle, explained:

“The popularity has grown to such proportions that moving it [the final] to a larger space has become topical.”

YLE is in talks to find a stadium, the capacity of which will allow it to sell four to six times more tickets than Logomo, its current venue, which has a capacity of just 1500 spectators. YLE is therefore looking for a suitable stadium in the Turku, Tampere and Helsinki areas.

Finland will be represented in the contest this year by Käärijä, the artist who brought the country to the 3rd place in the betting odds and who has been met with huge support from fans of the contest, with the song Cha Cha Cha. You can enjoy it below:

https://youtu.be/rJHe-iZ5HSI

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Source: Eurovoix

Finland: 2,1 Million Viewers for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023!

The final of UMK 2023 took yesterday evening in Logomo in Turku and was hosted by Samu Haber. This was the second year in a row and the third time overall that Logomo played host to the contest. At the end of the show Käärijä with “Cha Cha Cha” declared the winner and will fly to Liverpool as the representative of Finland in Eurovision 2023!

A record-breaking number of viewers watched the final of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023 last night in Finland. Finnish broadcaster YLE has revealed that approximately 2.1 million people have watched the final of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023. Last year, the final of UMK with The Rasmus was watched by 1,9 million viewers!

A total of 231,968 votes were cast this year: 138,644 votes in the app and 93,324 votes by phone and SMS.

Käärijä has won Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu 2023 with the song “Cha Cha Cha” and below you can enjoy his live performance:

Käärijä and Finland are going to participate in the second half of the first semi-final which is scheduled on 9th of May. Do you think that Finland will  achieve a better placement than last year’s 21st place? Let us know in the comments below!

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Finland: With Käärijä and “Cha Cha Cha” in Liverpool!

The 12th edition of the Finnish national selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), took place tonight in the cultural centre Logomo of the city of Turku. 7 entries competed against each other in order to win the nomination of representing Finland in the upcoming Eurovision which is going to be held in May, in Liverpool, the United Kingdom.

The host of the show was one of the most famous Finnish musicians in the world, Samu Haber, the lead vocalist and frontman of pop-rock band Sunrise Avenue.

The participants

The 7 candidates of the show were as follows:

  1. Robin Packalen – “Girls Like You“
  2. KUUMMA – “Ylivoimainen” (Overpowered)
  3. Käärijä  – “Cha Cha Cha“
  4. Keira – “No Business on the Dancefloor“
  5. Benjamin – “Hoida mut” (Take care of me)
  6. Lxandra – “Something to Lose“
  7. Portion Boys – “Samaa taivasta katsotaan” (We look at the same sky)

The final result was determined by 75% televote and by 25% international juries. The international juries of UMK 2023 conisted of the following countries:

  • Australia
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • Ukraine

With the combination of the votes from the jury and the televoting, the representative of Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is :

Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha

Käärijä and Finland are going to participate in the second half of the first semi-final which is scheduled on 9th of May. Do you think that Finland will  achieve a better placement than last year’s 21st place? Let us know in the comments below!

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Finland: Tonight the final of UMK 2023!

The greatest moment is now for Finland. Tonight will be the grand final of UMK 2023, one of this year’s strongest national finals ahead of Eurovision 2023.

Seven songs will compete tonight, with the big UMK winner representing the Nordic country in May in Liverpool.

Participants

The participants of the Finnish national final, in order of appearance, are:

  1. Robin Packalen – “Girls Like You“
  2. KUUMMA – “Ylivoimainen” (Overpowered)
  3. Käärijä  – “Cha Cha Cha“
  4. Keira – “No Business on the Dancefloor“
  5. Benjamin – “Hoida mut” (Take care of me)
  6. Lxandra – “Something to Lose“
  7. Portion Boys – “Samaa taivasta katsotaan” (We look at the same sky)

Format

The grand winner of UMK 2023 will be determined 25% by the preference of an international jury and 75% by the will of the Finnish viewers.

The Finnish national final is hosted by Samu Haber, singer of the famous rock band, Sunrise Avenue.

The grand final of UMK 2023 starts at 21:00 and will last for two hours. You can watch it through the YLE website with an English broadcast, by clicking HERE.

Until we find out who will represent Finland at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. Previous UMK winners and Finland’s representatives at Eurovision 2022 were The Rasmus with the song “Jezebel” and they finished in 21st place in the Grand Final:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all developments regarding Finland’s participation in Eurovision 2023!