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Sweden: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and the rest of the Nordic countries, invite Europe to the first Nordic Eurovision Party!

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After having won the contest a total of 14 times ( Sweden 7 times, Denmark 3 times, Norway 3 times and Finland 1 time) and giving the Eurofans hits after hits each year, the Nordic countries are ready to invite Europe to the first Nordic Eurovision Party. 

The aim of the Nordic Eurovision Party is to gather participants of the current Eurovision edition together with fans and press members like the other pre-events in Madrid, Barcelona, London, Tel Aviv or Amsterdam. As a difference to the other pre-events, the idea of the Nordic Eurovision Party  is to change its location and country every year, to make the event more accessible to all fans from the nordic countries. Participants of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest will be performing together with former participants of the ESC and contests of national pre selections.

The first edition will be celebrated on Sunday, the 14th of April 2024 in the well known and historical ballroom hall of the 4-star boutique hotel BERNS in Stockholm, Sweden. The event will open its doors at 7pm and start at 8pm.

Two different ticket types are offered to the fans:

  • Eurofans Tickets (early entry, standing, collectors lanyard included) limited available: 800SEK
  • General Entrance (standing): 600SEK

OGAE members can secure a limited amount of General Entrance tickets at a reduced price. After the show there will be an after party for press, fans and the artists, with an exclusive area for the Eurovision participants. 

Tickets are already on sale on the official website nordiceurovision.com.

More information about the participating delegations, the legends line up and more will be published on the official accounts of the event in Instagram (@nordiceurovision)  and X (@nordiceurovisio).

Source: nordiceurovision.com

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Finland: UMK 2024 kicks in!

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The search for Käärijä’s successor has begun!

Today the Finnish national final for Eurovision 2024, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) started.  Finnish  broadcaster Yle, has opened their call for artists to submit their entries for the 2024 national final.  Interested artists can apply for a spot at the UMK Final from August 21 at 8:00 EET to 24 August 2024 at 23:59 EET

The application form is available in the following link in English, Swedish and Finnish together with the rules of the contest.

UMK 2024

A panel of music professionals headed by Tapio Hakanen, Head of Music at YleX will review the submitted entries and filter them down to make the final list of competing candidates.

“UMK’s status proves that a large percentage of the biggest Finnish music phenomena and hits have come from none other than this open call for song entries. UMK is not just the preserve of big-name artists or recording companies – every year, we also see many incredible indie artists and artists from small recording companies. We’ll soon see who will be Finland’s next Erika Vikman, Blind Channel, BESS, KUUMAA or Käärijä. It’s all about the song – so now’s the time to apply!”

The Finnish national final UMK 2024 will take place in February 2024.  The dates, host city as well as the competing candidates will be revealed in the next couple of months.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6rS8Dv5g-8&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

Source: Yle

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Finland: The rules of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 | National final to take place in February!

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A few hours ago, the Finnish public Broadcaster, Yle, announced Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 as their national selection for yet another year.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will be held live next February, and the winner will represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

Yle announced the rules by which the competition will be conducted, just a few hours ago.

  1. Artists must submit a demo of their track from August 21 to 24, 2023. If their song is selected, they have until October 20, 2023, to submit the final version.
  2. Singers from a group can submit up to three songs, however only one will advance to the competition. Members of a band can participate in more than one song, while composers and lyricists can participate in several songs.
  3. Finally, at least one of the composers and one of the singers must have Finnish citizenship or permanent residence in Finland.

The previous edition of UMK was a huge success, with Käärijä being crowned the winner with the song “Cha Cha Cha” and bringing Finland Second place in the Final, the country’s best placing since its win in 2006:

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Source: YLE