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Finland: Listen to the first song of UMK 2022!

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The first song of UMK, the finnish national final for Eurovision 2022, has just been released.

The song is called Hurricane by alt-rock sensation Cyan Kicks and you can listen to it here:

Cyan Kicks is an alt-rock band with electronic elements based in Helsinki. Their first single Feathers was released in 2017 and, after six more singles which managed to already make them well-known, they released their first album I Don’t Love You in 2019, while their second album Not Your Kind was released in 2021.

We remind you that the artists competing for the finnish representation are the following seven:

  • Cyan Kicks
  • BESS
  • The Rasmus
  • Younghearted
  • Olivera
  • Tommi Läntinen
  • Isaac Sene

The UMK grand final will take place on Saturday, 26 February, 20:00 CET and will be broadcast on Yle TV1, Yle Areena and Yle radio channels.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding UMK and the finnish representative for Eurovision 2022!

Finland: Information about the UMK 2022 songs!

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Right after the announcement about the participating artists in Finland‘s national final for Eurovision 2022, UMK, the finnish broadcaster YLE brought some information about the songs to light!

  • Cyan Kicks – Hurricane

Cyan Kicks’ song overwhelms the listener irresistibly like a hurricane. The song has an immense drive, is interspersed with pop hooks and constitutes a truly massive production. Hurricane is the band’s best song to date. Amaranthes Elize Ryd participated in the songwriting, which gives the song elements that really stick.

  • BESS – Ram pam pam

A dance bomb at the after ski party in the spring of 2022 and a potential streaming hit. A wonderfully relaxed song that puts you in a good mood. The song has several pop hooks where Bess’ raspy voice comes into its own. A song with impressions from Lady Gaga and Nylon Beat that fits perfectly into the UMK party spirit with its distorted bass and pop beat.

  • The Rasmus – Jezebel

1980s rock trends float together with The Rasmus and Lauri Ylönens identifiable, modern sound.

  • Younghearted – Sun numero

A dynamic song. A touching and personal ballad wich flows together with a story that you can identify with and a production that grows towards the end and is reminiscent of epic indie greats like M83.

  • Olivera – Thank God I’m An Atheist

A ballad. Thank God I’m an Atheist is a beautiful and moving ballad that already captivates with its name and the first beats. Olivera’s expressive voice comes into its own, and the song, which is made up of small elements, lands in a very impressive whole. The song is very current and still sounds completely unique.

  • Tommi Läntinen – Elämä kantaa mua

Finish rock tradition mixed with a Coldplay-like big, internationel pop rock sound. Läntinen’s charismatic and sensual voice, his life experience and the captivating chorus are interspersed in an uplifting pop rock song.

  • Isaac Sene – Kuuma jäbä

A dance groovy song with 80’s influences. Sexy sound.

The releases

Just like last year, each song will be released on a different date, along with a lyric video:

  • Cyan Kicks – Hurricane: January 13th
  • BESS – Ram pam pam: January 14th
  • The Rasmus – Jezebel: January 17th
  • Younghearted – Sun numero: January 18th
  • Olivera – Thank God I’m An Atheist: January 19th
  • Tommi Läntinen – Elämä kantaa mua: January 20th
  • Isaac Sene – Kuuma jäbä: January 21st

The final will take place on February 26th.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding UMK 2022 and the finnish entry for Eurovision 2022!

Finland: The artists for UMK 2022!

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Finnish public television, YLE, has announced the seven candidates to compete in UMK 2022, the country’s selection for Eurovision 2022.

312 songs were submitted to claim Finland’s representation in Turin. In total, more than 1,000 people participated in the creation of the songs that were sent to the YLE’s offices. Led by Tapio Hakanen, the music director of YleX, the UMK-Raad, made up of music professionals, had the demanding job of selecting seven songs and artists for the 2022 competition.

The candidates of UMK2022

The seven candidates are:

  • Cyan Kicks – Hurricane
  • Bess – Ram pam pam
  • The Rasmus – Jezebel
  • Younghearted – Sun numero
  • Olivera – Thank God I’m an Atheist
  • Tommi Läntinen – Elämä kantaa mua
  • Isaac Sene – Kuuma jäbä

 

Like last year, every day from January 13, one of the seven songs of the National Final with Lyric Video will be released.

In detail, the dates for the publication of this year’s entries are as follows:

  • January 13 (Cyan Kicks – Hurricane)
  • January 14 (Bess – Ram pam pam)
  • January 17 (The Rasmus – Jezebel)
  • January 18 (Younghearted – Sun numero)
  • January 19 (Olivera – Thank God I’m an Atheist)
  • January 20 (Tommi Läntinen – Elämä kantaa mua)
  • January 21 (Isaac Sene – Kuuma jäbä)

UMK 2022 will take place on February 26 at Logomo in Turku.

Finland last year with the Blind Channel and the song Dark Side returned to the top ten 15 years after their first and only victory in the contest.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Finland’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: YLE

Finland: Here are the clues for the sixth artist!

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The Finnish national broadcaster has published more clues about the contestants for the national final UMK.  Now it is time to start guessing who will be the sixth contestant in the Finnish national final for Eurovision. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu’s official Instagram gave us the following clues:

  • You know him!
  • Known from reality-show
  • He has published his biography

 

Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram.

 

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη UMK22 (@uudenmusiikinkilpailu)

The first estimates speak of the Finnish pop singer Kaija Koo. We will mention for the second time the singer of Sunrise Avenue, Samu Haber since they both seem to meet the conditions!

Yle will announce all the contestants for UMK 2022 on January 12.  After that we will get to know each competing song every day starting from January 13.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more updates regarding Finland’s participation in Eurovision.

Finland: Robin is considering Eurovision participation

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He is one of the biggest teen pop superstars in Finland.  For years fans have hoped to see him representing his home country in Eurovision.  And they may finally see their wish come true.  Born in Turku, Finland Robin Packalen started his music career when he was only 10.  After several successful pop albums in Finnish, he is trying to enter the international music industry singing in English.

Robin is currently promoting his new EP Rest In Beat PM.

In an interview for public broadcaster Yle, Robin talked about his recent career.  He talked about how the last few months have been difficult for him because of the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic.  Robin was preparing to enter the international market.  He released his first English track I’ll be with you in 2019.  However, his first studio album and tour planned for 2020 were suspended until very recently.  Currently he and his team have tried to enter the Asian music market.  They focused their efforts in particular in China and South Korea.  He already collaborated with K-pop singer Saay.  A collaboration with Swedish pop singer Darin (a potential Melodifestivalen 2022 hopeful) is on the table.

Moreover, Robin told that he has started seriously considering a Eurovision participation.

For the last ten years, I’ve been saying no to Eurovision. However, it is starting to look like a credible option. It’s under consideration

 

It is very likely that if Finnish public broadcaster wants Robin to wave the Finnish flag in Turin, they will have to internally select him.  That was Yle’s preferred option in 2018 and 2019 when Finland internally select Finnish superstars Saara Aalto and Darude.

You can watch Robin’s latest single Rest In Beat in the link embedded below

Would you like to see Robin representing Finland in Eurovision?  Stay tuned for more news about UMK 2022

Source: Yle