
Finnish song “Cicciolina” is far more than an Ode to a Porn-star
This year sees the Finns return to a national selection with multiple artists and entries competing however one entry has already garnered international acclaim and popularity. I will analyse Erika Vikman’s “Cicciolina” musically and lyrically to delve into its messages of female empowerment and sexual [read more…]

Talent show participants form the field of UMK in Finland
The 6 artists that will take part at UMK 2020 in Finland have been announced by broadcaster YLE. There are no former Eurovision participants on the list, but a lot of former talent show participants take the stage on March 7th.

Finland returns to previous UMK format in 2020
Finnish broadcaster YLE has released information on the selection process for the 2020 Eurovision season. Unlike the previous two years, the selection UMK will return to an open format, previously used between 2012 and 2017.

DJ Darude and Sebastian Rejman perform ‘Look Away’ in Tel Aviv
DJ Darude and singer Sebastian Rejman will sing the song ‘Look Away’ for Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The duo was internally selected by the Finnish national public broadcaster YLE to perform three songs in a special final of UMK, in which ‘Look [read more…]

Darude and Sebastian Rejman present three Eurovision songs
Darude has released his songs, that Sebastian Rejman will sing at UMK 2019. UMK is the preselection show that Finland will air to find their song for the Eurovision Song Contest. The song titles are “Release Me” and “Superman”, and you can listen to them [read more…]