Finland and Australia were the most voted in the semi-finals of Eurovision 2023

Finland and Australia were the most voted in the semi-finals of Eurovision 2023

The full results of the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2023 are already known, being revealed shortly after this Saturday’s grand final. This year, only the public voted in the semi-finals. In the first semi-final, Finland gathered the preferences with 177 points awarded to Käärijä and the song Cha Cha Cha. Second was Sweden with 135 points, while […]

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 Finland leads the press poll about the first semi-final of Eurovision 2023

Finland leads the press poll about the first semi-final of Eurovision 2023

Finland was the favorite of the accredited press in the dress rehearsal for the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2023, which took place yesterday. Accredited media participated in the poll promoted by the website escxtra.com and Finland stood out: Käärijä, with the song Cha Cha Cha, received 18.24 percent of the votes. In second place was […]

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 UMK may move to a larger arena in 2024

UMK may move to a larger arena in 2024

The UMK 2023 took place less than a week ago, but next year’s edition of Finland’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is already been discussed. Ville Vilén, director of creative content at broadcaster Yle, revealed to Turun Sanomat that the move from Logomo to a larger arena is being considered: “The popularity has grown to such proportions […]

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 Members of the international jury for Finland’s selection for Eurovision 2023 announced

Members of the international jury for Finland’s selection for Eurovision 2023 announced

There are seven countries represented in the UMK 2023 international jury. Finland’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) will take place tomorrow in Logomo, in Turku. The broadcaster Yle revealed the members of the international jury: Australia, Germany, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, Sweden and Ukraine – whose spokeperson will be the TV host Timur Miroshnychenko. The international jury is worth 25 percent of […]

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 Running order and more details about UMK 2023 revealed

Running order and more details about UMK 2023 revealed

More details were revealed about the UMK 2023, which on February 25th will elect the representative of Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The broadcaster Yle announced the running order, with Robin Packalen taking the stage first. Portion Boys will be the last of the seven participants to perform. The show will be commentated in eight languages, […]

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 VIDEOS: Last two songs of the UMK 2023 released

VIDEOS: Last two songs of the UMK 2023 released

All of the competing songs at the UMK 2023 are already known. This is Finland’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). Last Wednesday, KUMMAA’s song was released: Ylivoimainen. The music and the lyrics are by Johannes Brotherus, Jonttu Luhtavaara, Aarni Soivio and Jonas Olsson. Next day, Samaa taivasta katsotaan, the song by Portion Boys, was released. The music and […]

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 VIDEO: Käärijä competes at UMK 2023 with the song ‘Cha Cha Cha’

VIDEO: Käärijä competes at UMK 2023 with the song ‘Cha Cha Cha’

This Tuesday one more song of the UMK 2023 was released. This is Finland’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). This time, Käärijä’s entry was revealed: Cha Cha Cha. This is only the second song so far featuring the Finnish language. The music and lyrics are by Jere Pöyhönen, Johannes Naukkarinen, Aleksi Nurmi and Jukka Sorsa. There are only two […]

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