Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have announced the hosts of UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Yle have announced that Sami Sykkö, Jorma Uotinen and Jasmin Beloued will host UMK 2026. Sami Sykkö is a working life professor at LUT […]
#BIRTHDAY: 28 Jan – Aksel from Finland is 28 Remember 2020? Yep, that crazy time when the world ground to a halt, no-one could go out, and our favourite TV show was cancelled. Yes, cancelled. How would we survive? Well, we did, and we’re all looking forward to […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, has revealed the artists for UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. The seven artists in UMK 2026 were revealed this evening, during a live broadcast on Yle TV 1 and YLE Areena. The seven entries […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sebastian Rejman from Finland is 48 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Virpi Kätkä from Finland is 56 today There have been many occasions when a Eurovision act has been a family affair. Maybe some people only trust parents/partners/siblings/children to help them out, thinking anyone non-related is out to get them. Obviously, there are very successful collaborations where the […]
#CHRISTMAS2025: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 12 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Krista Siegfrids from Finland is 40 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: Kari from Finland is 65 today The free language rule. It’s part and parcel of the typical Eurovision experience. But in the 1980s it was a different story. Countries could only sing in languages of their own country. It perhaps gave an advantage to those more commonly-spoke […]
It’s fair to assume that if you win a Eurovision semi-final, the chances are that you will do very well in the Grand Final. You could even win. So it’s always a thing when a high flier in the semi-final doesn’t fulfil its potential in the Saturday night […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sonja Lumme from Finland is 64 today I like writing this column, as it sometimes allows me to pick my favourite songs from time to time. Today’s one of those days. But please be assured there were contests before 2001. But which is this legendary song? It […]
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