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Finland: Miryam Bryant to participate in UMK25?

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According to Iltalehti, Miriam Bryant is one of the artiststo compete in next year’s UMK.

Bryant performed for Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Gothenburg in the spring during his first state visit. Following this visit Miriam Bryant was invited to the Finnish Independence Day Gala (Linnan juhlat), one of the biggest celebrations of the country.   Around 2000 people are invited every year during Independence Day by the president as honored guests.

During the Independence Gala Iltalehti asked Miriam Bryant if she is planning to participate in UMK. 

What is UMK? Bryant answered the question.

It was then explained to Bryant that UMK is Finland’s equivalent to Melodifestivalen.

Oh no. I’m not. No, no, I don’t dare, Bryant said.

Miriam Bryant, is a Swedish-Finnish musician born in Gothenburg and currently living in Stockholm. Her mother is from Finland and her father is English.

Miriam Bryant is a very popular artist in Sweden. Her debut album was released in 2013, and her bigger breakthrough came in 2015 when she participated in the show Så mycket bättre.

Bryant has previously sung her songs in Swedish, but this year she released music in Finnish.  On Independence Day, she released the song Tää on slut, which is a Finnish version of the previously released hit Regnblöta skor.

We will get to know the participating artists for UMK on January 8, 2025. Until then, Yle expects that the artists will not reveal that they are participating in the competition.

According to Iltalehti, even if Miriam Bryant said that she will not participate, it is still possible that the rumors are true.  For instance, they remind us that when pop singer Robin Packalen participated in UMK, he denied the rumors when Iltalehti asked them about his participation in November 2022.  He ended up participating in UMK 2023.

Source: Iltalehti

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Finland: SANNI and Jasmin Beloued will host UMK25

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SANNI and Yle Youth News journalist Jasmin Beloued will host the Finnish national final for Eurovision, UMK.

The participating artists for UMK25 will be announced on Wednesday 8 January 2025 in a live broadcast. You can follow the announcement with English commentary via Yle Areena streaming service.

Next year, UMK will be hosted by SANNI, one of the biggest artists in Finland, together with Jasmin Beloued.  The hosts will appear together on January 8 to announce the participating artists live at Yle Studios in Helsinki.

SANNI has earned widespread respect, winning three Emma Awards (Finland’s equivalent of the Grammys) and the Music Publishers’ Song of the Year award. Her hit single “2080-luvulla” became the most-played radio song in Finland over the past decade. With a career spanning five albums and one EP, SANNI’s music has garnered over 300 million streams, solidifying her place as a powerhouse in Finnish pop music.

“Hosting is really different from singing and I think this experience will bring me new ideas for performing. I’m sure that this will strengthen me as a performer in general,” SANNI

Jasmin Beloued began her career hosting Yle’s youth program Yle Galaxi in 2017 and gained further recognition in the spring of 2020 as the host of Yle’s special COVID-19 program for children. Since 2020, she has been a journalist for Yle’s children’s news service, Yle Mix, and since 2021, she has also reported from Finland’s prestigious Independence Day Reception.

“Being part of UMK has been my dream for a long time, and I have had the opportunity to collaborate with the UMK production team in my role as a journalist. That was how I made myself visible to the UMK team, and eventually I received a request for test shoots and got to join the team. This production is full of top professionals, so even though the role is very nerve-racking, I feel very confident. I am also a Eurovision fangirl, so it feels like a great privilege to be in this role and hit the stage in front of the audience in Tampere.”

The Final of UMK will take place on Saturday 8 February 2025 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland.

Source: STT Info | Yle

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