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Watch the performances of Sweden, Malta and Finland’s representatives in “A Little Bit More”!

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Just like last year, some time before the first rehearsals of the countries, the show called “A Little Bit More” airs on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

So, for all this time before the rehearsals, Eurovision TV will upload various performances of the artists, like different versions of their songs, or covers of songs from other artists.

Below you can listen to the “Spa Mix” of Finland’s entry for this year’s contest, “No Rules” by Windows95man:

You can also listen to the an acoustic version of Marcus & Martinus’ Melodifestivalen 2023 entry, “Air” as well as Sarah Bonnici, covering “Hold Me Closer” by Cornelia Jakobs (Sweden 2022):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMTRQohm74A

Did you like today’s performances of “A Little Bit More”? Write us in the comments below!

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Finland: The public broadcaster does not think Windows95man needs to change his name!

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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:

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Source: yle.fi

Finland: The details of the seventh artist of UMK 2024!

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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu‘s official Instagram account has released the next details about the sixth artist to participate in the Finnish national final, UMK 2024!

  1. So Long and thanks for all the fish!
  2. Breaking Boundaries
  3. 2313 days

 

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First estimations talk about Mikael Gabriel and Nublu who seem to meet these conditions.

Markus Pulk, is a 27-year-old Estonian rapper and is most commonly known by his stage name, Nublu. He has released two albums and several singles.

Mikael Kristian Gabriel Sohlman, is a 33-year-old rapper from Finland, better known by his stage name, Mikael Gabriel. He has released six albums and he has performed with many artists like Cheek, Lord Est, Robin and Uniikki. He took part in the fifth version of the show Vain Elämää and he was one of the judges in the finnish version of X Factor 2018.

The complete list of competing artists in UMK 2024 will be revealed tomorrow, 10/1 at 19:00 CET.

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Finland: The details of the fourth artist of UMK 2024!

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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu‘s official Instagram account has released the next details about the fourth artist to participate in the Finnish national final, UMK 2024!

  • 34°03’01.4″N 118°05’07.7″W (Coordinates in Los Angeles)
  • litterateur
  • Very International

 

 

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The first estimates speak for Alma and it seems that it meets the conditions. Alma-Sofia Miettinen is a 28-year-old Finnish singer and songwriter who went by the stage name Alma. Starting her career in 2013, she placed fifth in the seventh season of Finnish Idol. Her first effort started in 2015 when she released the single “Muuta ku mä” by Sini Sabotage and then signed with Universal Music Group.

The following year he released the singles “Karma” and “Dye My Hair”, both of which became big hits in Finland. In 2017, the release of “Chasing Highs” repeated this success and also reached the top twenty in Germany and the UK. He has collaborated with big names such as Charli XCX, Tove Lo, MØ and Miley Cyrus.

Finland: More details for “UMK 2024″‘s third artist!

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The official account of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu on Instagram brought into the light some new details regarding the third artist that is going to participate at UMK 2024, Finland’s national final. These details are the following:

  1. Diamonds Are Forever
  2. 💩
  3. Rattling!

The very first odds are talking about Mikael Gabriel, Apulanta and Sanni, although the most favourite to win and to fullfil these expectations is probably Mikael Gabriel. Mikael Kristian Gabriel Sohlman, known professionally as Mikael Gabriel, is a Finnish 33 years old rapper who has already released six solo albums and has worked with a number of artists, including Cheek, Lord Est, Robin and Uniikki. He is also a famous television personality in Finland since he participated at the fifth season of the musical TV reality show “Vain Elämää” and he has also been a judge at the second season of Finland’s “X Factor” in 2018. Take a look at his single “Ruotsinlaiva“:

Let’s keep in mind that UMK’s songs for 2024 are set to be released from the 11th up to the 19th of January one by one each day while the artists will be revealed on January the 10th!

Thus, a few days are separating us from finding out who are going to be Käärijä’s succesors for Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and whether they will manage to keep Finland at the Final’s top3 or not, as Käärijä did with his hit song “Cha Cha Cha” in 2023 ending up at the second place. Take a look:

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

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Finland: Hints for UMK’s second act!

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Before the official announcement of UMK’s 2024 participants, the show’s official social media accounts have been teasing us with hints regarding the artists’ identities.

Today, UMK gave us hints on who the second act of this year’s edition might be. The hints given today on the second artist is the following:

  1. I came, I saw, I won (veni vidi vici)
  2. A visionary
  3. It takes 230 minutes to come and pick you up

 

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Who might be the artist ?

The initial estimation speaks for Sexmane because as he appears to meet the aforementioned objectives. Edward Maximilian Sene, 24, is a Finnish singer who performs under the stage name Sexmane. “Sextape”, his debut album, was released in 2019. The album went gold after spending eighty weeks on Finland’s official album chart. “Mama”, the opening track, has over 7 million Spotify streams. Sony released Sexmane’s second album, Väärinymärretty, in October 2021.

The detailed schedule of the artists’ reveal

The candidates of UMK 2024 will be revealed on Wednesday, January 10 at 19:00 CET during a broadcast on Yle TV1, Yle Areena and UMK’s YouTube channel. Also, the broadcast will include commentary in Finnish, Swedish as well as in English, for the international audience.

Following the reveal of the candidates, the seven nominee’s songs will be released gradually, starting on January 11 and ending on January 19. The release will be conducted in the following order:

  • Thursday 11/1 – First nominated song
  • Friday 12/1 – Second nominated song
  • Monday 15/1 – Third nominated song
  • Tuesday 16/1 – Fourth nominated song
  • Wednesday 17/1 – Fifth nominated song
  • Thursday 18/1 – Sixth nominated song
  • Friday 19/1 – Seventh nominated song

UMK 2024 will consist of a final which will be held on Saturday, February 10 at 20:00 CET.

Last year’s UMK winner and hence the country’s representative in Liverpool was Käärijä with his song “Cha Cha Cha“. Käärijä ended up in the second place, giving his country its best result since Lordi’s win in 2006.

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Finland: The rumored artists for UMK 2024!

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It is true that a single photo is able to bring chaos to the Eurovision community. In fact, a leaked photo has sparked interest this weekend, just a week before the artists’ reveal for UMK 2024.

The photo, which has since gone viral, depicts a schedule for the UMK final. The document is in English, but that’s not what’s strange about it. The UMK production team has expanded to include non-Finns in recent years, putting documents in English to make them more comprehensive and accessible to non-Finnish speakers.

According to this document, Käärijä and Erika Vikman(UMK 2020) will serve as the show-openers, but the rest of the list is what has caught the attention of everyone.

Are these the competing artists in UMK 2024?

The following seven artists are mentioned in this leaked photo, along with their song titles:

  1. Mikael Gabriel & Nublu – “Serenaad”
  2. Sini Saboage – “Taivaan Valo”
  3. Sexmane – “TULTA”
  4. Windows95man & Henri Piispanen – “I Remember”
  5. Jesse Markin – “Anthem”
  6. Cyan Kicks – “Whisper”
  7. Sara Siipola – “Tupre Tunt”

 

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What’s even more suspicious is that five of the seven nominees were mentioned in a tweet posted back in November by a journalist named Mari Pudas.

The detailed schedule of the artists’ reveal

The candidates of UMK 2024 will be revealed on Wednesday, January 10 at 19:00 CET during a broadcast on Yle TV1, Yle Areena and UMK’s YouTube channel. Also, the broadcast will include commentary in Finnish, Swedish as well as in English, for the international audience.

Following the reveal of the candidates, the seven nominee’s songs will be released gradually, starting on January 11 and ending on January 19. The release will be conducted in the following order:

  • Thursday 11/1 – First nominated song
  • Friday 12/1 – Second nominated song
  • Monday 15/1 – Third nominated song
  • Tuesday 16/1 – Fourth nominated song
  • Wednesday 17/1 – Fifth nominated song
  • Thursday 18/1 – Sixth nominated song
  • Friday 19/1 – Seventh nominated song

UMK 2024 will consist of a final which will be held on Saturday, February 10 at 20:00 CET.

Last year’s UMK winner and hence the country’s representative in Liverpool was Käärijä with his song “Cha Cha Cha“. Käärijä ended up in the second place, giving his country its best result since Lordi’s win in 2006.

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Estonia: “Cha Cha Cha” voted as the Best International Hit for 2023!

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Raadio 2, of ERR, the Estonian public broadcaster, announced the most successful songs of the, now, previous year, according to public voting.

Among the most successful songs in the Baltic country, there is “Cha Cha Cha” by Käärijä, which was voted as the best International Hit of 2023!

Of course, in the list,there are more songs that took part bith in Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and Eesti Laul 2023.

The most successful Eesti Laul 2023 songs:

  • 7. Ollie – “Venom”
  • 13. Alika – “Bridges”
  • 17. Bedwetters – “Monsters”
  • 19. Meelik – “Tuju”
  • 25. M Els – “So Good (At What You Do)”

It’s also worth mentioning that Ollie and “Venom” (runner-up of Eesti Laul 2023), ended up in a higher place, compared to the winner and Estonia’s representative in Eurovision 2023, Alika and “Bridges”.

As for the most successful Eurovision 2023 songs, there were three entries, that standed out:

  •  1. Käärijä – “Cha Cha Cha”
  • 10. Loreen –“Tattoo”
  • 35. Joker Out – “Carpe Diem”

The winner of Eesti Laul and Estonia’s representative in Eurovision 2023, was Alika with the song “Bridges”, that ended up in eighth place of the Grand Final, getting the country’s best placement since 2018:

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Finland: Participation in Eurovision 2024 in doubt?

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For a while now, fans of the contest have been anxiously staring at social media, as an Instagram post from the official account of Finland’s national final, came out of nowhere, and created many rumors about a possible withdrawal of the country from Eurovision 2024!

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Finland: These are the hosts of UMK 2024!

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Just a while ago, Yle, the public broadcaster of Finland, revealed the hosts of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 (UMK), the country’s national final for Eurovision Song Contest 2024!

This year UMK will have three different hosts and as it seems it will be bigger than ever, after Käärijä’s thriumph this year in Liverpool.

The three hosts were partially revealed through an Instagram post from UMK. Their names will be revealed  in Monday, howver UMK asks us to try to guessn who are they.

The post in question, is about a photo of the three hosts but with a twist. Their faces have been distorted with the help of AI, in a way that it’s difficult to guess their real identity.

 

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Who do you think are going to be the hosts of UMK 2024?

The previous winner of UMK and Finland’s representative in Eurovision 2023 was Käärijä with his song “Cha Cha Cha” who ended up in second place of the Grand Final, after winning the televote:

https://youtu.be/l6rS8Dv5g-8

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