BIRTHDAY: Carita from Finland is 66 today If you were a performer on the Eurovision stage, would you want to open a contest. Someone has to, and there’s debate on whether opening a contest is a good thing. It might have been easier in former times to do […]
BIRTHDAY: Markko Aro from Finland is 70 today We like to celebrate songs from all years, even those from the time before many of us were alive. Did you know, for example, that there were contests before 2001? Well, nearly 50 years ago, Eurovision started anew. Previews for […]
This year, there will be a delayed broadcast of Melodifestivalen 2020 on YLE TV1 – with all four Semi Finals broadcast at 22:15 local. Other broadcasts can be seen & heard live on YLE Arena, while a Sunday repeat can be seen on YLE Teema Five at 10:30 […]
This morning, the six artists and the songs they will be performing were announced by YLE. The first song will be released this Friday, followed by the other five everyday between Monday and Friday next week. The six artists and songs are: Tika – ‘I Let My Heart […]
This week see’s the thid weekend of the week-in, week-out National Final marathon season! This week has two shows, as well as song and artist announcements… Monday 20th January Czech Republic – Song Announcement Tuesday 21st January Finland – Artist Announcement Saturday 25th January Lithuania – Pabandom is […]
BIRTHDAY: Sebastian Rejman is 42 today It’s always fun when a big name gets through to represent their country in our favourite TV show. They’ve conquered the proper music scene, but this is a chance for legend status. Of course, it’s a high-risk strategy for that big name. […]
BIRTHDAY: Krista Siegfrids from Finland is 35 today It’s another contender for Mr/Mrs/Ms/Mx Eurovision today. You know the sort – one of those who crops up at every Eurovision-related opportunity to open something, or present something, or drink something. These people should be cherished. Luckily, they become the […]
BIRTHDAY: Viktor Klimenko from Finland is 77 today We often mention false flags here, and it can be a little misleading at times. Many people don’t participate for their country of birth because their country of birth isn’t participating Such a thing happens with today’s birthday boy Viktor […]
BIRTHDAY: Laila Kinnunen from Finland would have been 80 today That first entry. Always daunting for a broadcaster. What will Europe think of us? How will we do? Will we have the money to take part every year? Back in the 1960s, participation was easier. Eurovision was a […]
BIRTHDAY: Geir Rönning is 57 today False flag time again. It’s a close thing, with the Nordics. They’re very close culturally, so someone moving between them isn’t that noteworthy. So perhaps there’s no false flag after all. Finland is an interesting case. Nordic, but not quite that Nordic. […]
UMK will be a one-show National Selection again next year and will take place on Saturday 7th March. While the Final will takes place in Tampere, there will be no public tickets available to buy. Song submissions can be sent in from today until Friday 8th November. Song […]
BIRTHDAY: Kaija from Finland is 57 today OK, so I’ve gone for the same vintage year as yesterday. But 1991 was an interesting year when lots of songs got decent scores. And of course the EBU’s St Frank Naef had to employ a tie-break to pick a winner. […]
BIRTHDAY: Jari Sillanpää from Finland is 54 today Our favourite song contest isn’t always all about the singing. Yes, an actual song won this year, but sometimes the medium of dance tries to get in on the act. There have been many songs about this medium, and includes […]
BIRTHDAY: Ann-Christine from Finland is 75 today What’s this you ask? We had 1966 yesterday, so why 1966 again today? Well, why ever not. We get swamped with songs from the last decade, but it’s good to revisit where the past times. In Luxembourg in 1966, we had […]
BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 71 today Do you like the contests that were in black & white? Or are you definitely a fan of colour? If you delve into the archives, there are some monochrome gems in the early days of the contest. Well, today we’re […]
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