Finland: The public broadcaster does not think Windows95man needs to change his name!
A few days ago, the national final of Finland took place, and the country has its representative for Eurovision 2024. The winner of UMK, was Windows95man with the song, “No Rules”.
Despite the Finnish people being happy with this choice, right after his win, many thought that the singer might needs to change his name and his clothing style for Eurovision, as product names and trademarks are not allowed on Eurovision stage. It is also strictly forbidden to mention an established brand name in your entry. In Finland’s case, the duo’s name is “Windows95Man” and their attire consists of a large “Windows” logo, Microsoft’s operating system.
However earlier today, Yle, the public broadcaster of the country, states in an article that there is a chance Windows95man, won’t need to change his name, and the explain why. In detail, Ansii Autio, one of UMK’s chief producers, states:
“Keister’s clothes don’t have the logo of Windows, but specifically the more than 28-year-old Windows 95 logo. Technical support for the operating system in question was discontinued in 2001.”
He also says that this was the reason he was accepted in UMK in the first place, because “Windows 95” has not been a protected trademark for a long time. In anh case, the EBU, may be more strict on this matter
The UMK team, new right from the start that the EBU, might not accept Windows95man, and they have already gone ahead and found many different ways to solve this problem, with the help of lawyers, so that they can be in accordance with the rules.
“There are so many alternatives that it is pointless to go through them at this point. We’re going to Eurovision as we are now, and if it’s not necessary, we will not change anything.”
One thing that’s for sure, is that in the coming month, we will know whether Windows95man will represent Finland in Eurovision 2024, or if it will be under a new name.
We reminf you that Finland, takes part in the second half, of the first semi-final of Eurovision 2024, in May 7:
https://youtu.be/Tf1NS1vEhSg
Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Finnish participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!
Source: yle.fi
Finland: UMK Journey Ends for Cyan Kicks!
On Saturday night, Finland’s national final for Eurovision 2024, UMK, came to a close, with Windows95Man emerging as the winner with the song “No Rules.”
Among the contenders was the band Cyan Kicks, who participated for the second time in UMK, having secured a second-place finish in the national final of 2022.
Just before the start of Saturday’s final, the leader of the band, Susanna Alexandra, stated in an interview with YLE that this would be their last participation in UMK if they did not win this time.
This year, they competed in UMK with the song “Dancing with Demons,” achieving the fourth position.
Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Finland’s participation in Eurovision 2024 in Malmo!
Source: e-festivalcom.com
Finland: 1.25 million viewers watched the UMK 2024 final!
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 has come to an end and Finland has chosen the artist who will represent Finland in the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The winner was Windows95Man with “No Rules” who scored a total of 313 points.
According to Finnpanel, the big night of the final was watched by an average of 1,244,000 viewers on Yle TV1. In addition, around 1.9 million viewers watched at least one minute of the show, while the Yle areena streams had gained 800,000 views.
This high ratings is also reflected in the large volume of votes collected according to Yle. In particular, a total of 224,577 votes were cast.
In detail, the number of votes cast for each number was as follows:
- Windows95man – “No Rules” – 72.651 votes
- Sara Siipola – “Paskana” – 51,743 votes
- Mikael Gabriel x nublu – “Vox populi” – 34,675 votes
- Cyan Kicks – “Dancing With Demons” – 20,392 votes
- Jesse Markin – “Glow” – 19,381 votes
- Sexmane – “Mania” -108 points – 18,864 votes
- Sini Sabotage – “Kuori mua” – 6,872 votes
Finland, has been drawn to compete in the second half, of the first semi-final of Eurovision 2024, on 7 May.
Do you think Finland will be able to claim a place in the Eurovision Grand Final?
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Finland: Windows95Man will change name for Eurovision!
Last night, the final of UMK, the Finnish national selection for Eurovision 2024, took place. Seven artists competed for the Finnish representation in Malmö and following the combination of the votes from six international juries along with the TV audience, Windows95Man with their entry “No rules!” emerged as winners.
Windows95Man’s victory in UMK 2024 was somehow unexpected, even for the artists themselves, as the big favorite of the night was Sara Siipola with her song “Paskana”.
Now, following their win there is another challenge to face. According to the rules of the competition, product names and trademarks are not allowed on Eurovision stage. It is also strictly forbidden to mention an established brand name in your entry. In Finland’s case, the duo’s name is “Windows95Man” and their attire consists of a large “Windows” logo, Microsoft’s operating system. Hence, last night’s act is not permitted to be presented to the Eurovision stage, as it violates the competition rules. Moreover, the duo’s name must change. One of the Finnish representatives says that:
Well, now the hard workshop begins. Now let’s start thinking about the name. But the character is here, no matter what it says on the shirt.
Windows95Man’s opinion on Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024
The artists were asked by an Yle’s journalist whether Israel’s participation will affect their participation in Eurovision 2024. At this point, we would like to remind you that prior to UMK 2024, two contestants, namely Sini Sabotage and Jesse Markin, stated that their Eurovision participation in uncertain due to Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision 2024’s participating countries’ list despite the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
On Israel’s participation, the duo stated that:
We would hope that Israel would not participate. This is a bad situation. There is still time until spring. We hope that the EBU will make the right decisions.
Finland with Windows95Man and “No Rules!” is set to perform on the second half of the first semi-final on May 7.
You can also check out EurovisionFun’s reaction on “No Rules!”, below:
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Source: Yle
Finland: Windows95man will represent the country in Malmö!
Finland’s national selection for Eurovision 2024, UMK, took place tonight at the Nokia Arena, in Tampere .The show was hosted by Pilvi Hämäläinen, Benjamin and Viivi Pumpanen. Seven artists competed to represent Finland in Malmö. The winner and therefore Finland’s representative, was Windows96man with the song “No Rules”.
The show was opened by Benjamin and Kuumma. They sang their UMK 2023 entries “Honda Mut” and “Ylivoimainen”.
The songs
1) Sini Sabotage – Kuori Mua
2) Cyan Kicks – Dancing with my Demons
3) Jesse Markin – “Glow“
4) Mikael Gabriel x nublu – “Vox populi”
5) Sara Siipola – “Paskana“
6) Sexmane – “Mania“
7) Windows95man – “No Rules“
Interval acts
Pilvi Hämäläinen – “ja hyllytetty kahdeksas kisaesitys”
Results
The winner was decided by both an international jury, which determined 25% of the final result, and a public vote, which determined the remaining 75%.
The following countries made up the international jury: Armenia, Spain, Ukraine, Luxembourg, Slovenia, United Kingdom, and Sweden
Jury voting
- Sara Siipola – “Paskana“ – 70 points
- Cyan Kicks – “Dancing with my demons” – 48 points
- Mikael Gabriel x nublu – “Vox Populi” – 42 points
- Sini Sabotage – “Kuori Mua” – 38 points
- Jesse Markin – “Glow” – 34 points
- SexMane – “Mania” – 34 points
- Windows95man – “No Rules!” – 28 points
Televoting
- Windows95man – “No Rules!” – 285 points
- Sara Siipola – “Paskana“ – 203 points
- Mikael Gabriel x nublu – “Vox Populi” – 136 points
- Cyan Kicks – “Dancing with my demons” – 80 points
- Jesse Markin – “Glow” – 76 points
- SexMane – “Mania” – 74 points
- Sini Sabotage – “Kuori Mua” – 27 points
Full results
- Windows95man – “No Rules!” – 313 points
- Sara Siipola – “Paskana“ – 273 points
- Mikael Gabriel x nublu – “Vox Populi” – 178 points
- Cyan Kicks – “Dancing with my demons” – 128 points
- Jesse Markin – “Glow” – 110 points
- SexMane – “Mania” – 108 points
- Sini Sabotage – “Kuori Mua” – 38 points
What is your opinion on Finland’s Eurovision 2024? Which was your favourite UMK 2024 act?
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Finland: Tonight is the grand final of UMK 2024!
The big winner of the televoting at Eurovision 2023, Finland, tonight chooses the artist who will represent them at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Malmö in May. Seven artists compete tonight in Tampere to win Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024, which will also mean the Nordic country’s representation at Eurovision 2024.
Final
The seven artists who will compete tonight in the UMK 2024 final are:
- Sini Sabotage – “Kuori Mua”
- Cyan Kicks – “Dancing withe demons”
- Jesse Markin – “Glow”
- Mikael Gabriel x nublu – “Vox Populi”
- Sara Siipola – “Paskana”
- SexMane – “Mania”
- Windows95man – “No Rules!”
Final Result
The final result and therefore the grand final winner of the Finnish national final and Finland’s representative at Eurovision 2024 will be determined through a combination of public and jury voting. The Finnish public will have the first and main say in the final results, which will form 75% of the final result, while the remaining 25% will be determined by the vote of an international jury.
The show
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 will take place at the Nokia Arena in Tampere. The hosts of the Finnish national final will be Pilvi Hämäläinen, Benjamin and Viivi Pumpanen.
Of course, apart from the competition part, UMK will have several other surprises. Two of last year’s UMK nominees, KUUMAA and Benjamin, are going to open the show.
At the same time, as part of the interval act, last year’s winner Käärijä and the legendary Erika Vikman will appear together on stage performing a subversive duet.
The grand final of UMK 2024 starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it on the Finnish public television website by clicking HERE.
Last year’s UMK winner and therefore the country’s representative in Liverpool was Käärijä with “Cha Cha Cha“, who finished in second place, the country’s best result since winning the contest in 2006 in Athens.
Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!
Finland: A sneak peak of UMK 2024 finalists rehearsals!
UMK will serve as the Finnish national selection format for Eurovision 2024. While, the final of the selection is scheduled to take place this Saturday, the seven finalists are already in Nokia Arena in Tampere, rehearsing for their performances.
Yle, just shared some short clips of the seven finalists’ rehearsals, giving us a small taste of what to expect from their performances on Saturday.
@uudenmusiikinkilpailu Jjjjaiks tässä ensimmäiset sneak peakit UMK-esityksistä torstain treeneistä! Tampereen Nokia Areenalla hiotaan & harjoitellaan esityksiä täyttä häkää. It’s a work in progress.🤩 First sneak peak from the UMK rehearsals! Excited much? UMK-show nyt lauantaina klo 21! TV1 ja Yle Areena! Tune in on Saturday evribadi! #UMK24 #UMK #yle ♬ alkuperäinen ääni – yle_umk
UMK 2024
Seven artists will participate in UMK, claiming the Finnish representation in Malmö and those are the following (in the official running order):
- Sini Sabotage – “Kuori Mua”
- Cyan Kicks – “Dancing withe demons”
- Jesse Markin – “Glow”
- Mikael Gabriel x nublu – “Vox Populi”
- Sara Siipola – “Paskana”
- SexMane – “Mania”
- Windows95man – “No Rules!”
The winner will be decided on 25% by an international jury and on 75% by the public vote. Pilvi Hämäläinen, Benjamin and Viivi Pumpanen will serve as the hosts of this year’s UMK.
Last year’s UMK winner and hence the Finnish representative in Liverpool was Käärijä with his song “Cha Cha Cha“, who finished in second place, the country’s best result since winning the contest in 2006.
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Source: Yle
Finland: Harsh criticism from Mr. Lordi for the entries of UMK 2024!
Tomi Putaansuu, also known as Mr. Lordi gave a revealing interview to local Finnish media, harshly criticizing the UMK 2024 entries.
Finland’s only winner of the Eurovision song contest, revealed his favorite entry in this year’s UMK, while describing the other entries with indecent characterizations.
Tomi characterized as Satan, rap music, as well as the corresponding entries in this year’s UMK, while he considers that there is no worthy entry among the candidate songs.
“It’s Satan. Otherwise, probably great music, but it sounds like shit. I can not stand it. They miss the tune. There are no favorites for me among rappers. Probably nice boys, possibly girls too. There’s Cyan Kicks, but there’s also quite a bit of rap. It’s anti-music to me. You can not do anything”.
Mr. Lordi however has a favorite among the current UMK contestants, and that is Cyan Kicks.
Lordi were the big winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 which took place in Athens and gave Finland their first and only victory so far.
https://youtu.be/gAh9NRGNhUU
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source: is.fi
Finland: The guests of UMK 2024!
Finland’s broadcaster, Yle, has announced the guests who will appear in the UMK 2024 final.The final will be opened by two last year’s UMK candidates, KUUMAA and Benjamin.
In between the show, last year’s winner Käärijä and the legendary Erika Vikman will appear together on stage.
We remind you that the finalists of UMK 2024 are:
- Sini Sabotage – “Kuori Mua”
- Cyan Kicks – “Dancing withe demons”
- Jesse Markin – “Glow”
- Mikael Gabriel x nublu – “Vox Populi”
- Sara Siipola – “Paskana”
- SexMane – “Mania”
- Windows95man – “No Rules!”
The Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 will take place this Saturday 10 February at the Nokia Arena in Tampere. UMK 2024 will be hosted by Pilvi Hämäläinen, Benjamin and Viivi Pumpanen.
Finland took second place in last year’s competition with Käärijä and Cha Cha Cha, as he was voted the audience winner. This makes it the country’s best result since Lordi’s victory in Athens in 2006:
https://youtu.be/l6rS8Dv5g-8
Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all developments regarding Finland’s participation in Eurovision 2024!
Source: Yle
