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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