Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue. You asked us to take a look at the Scandinavian countries, so the next stop […]
FINLAND: Hyvää syntymäpäivää Suomeen!! One of our more erstwhile countries who love Eurovision has today celebrated a big milestone. In 1917, Finland became an independent nation and has never looked back. Over the years, they’ve excelled in athletics, motor sport and ice hockey. Eurovision has had a somewhat […]
It is with great pleasure that we at Eurovision Ireland wish our good friends in Finland a very happy Independence Day today. If they celebrate this anything like they do Vappu/Första Maj/May Day, it’s bound to be a heap of fun. Especially if Saara Aalto has anything to […]
Hi my name is Garrett and I am a Hardcore Softengine fan! That is what this groupie says every time my Finnish Eurovision men release a new song. I am addicted to them! Bring on the ‘Bromance’ Ring out the alarms, the bells and ‘The Sirens’ as the band’s […]
To be said in your best Chandler voice from Friends but “COULD Softengine get any hotter?”. As we continue our “Bromance” with the Finnish men we are very excited to announce that they have now given their upcoming début album a title and there will be another single […]
We have good and bad news for you. Softengine were our favourite band at this year’s Eurovision song contest. We just couldn’t find ‘Something Better’ than them when it came to groups at the contest this year. The band has announced three pieces of news for their fans. […]
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu or UMK (to you and me) returns as YLE (Finnish National Broadcaster) are now accepting entries for their Eurovision 2015 national selection. Artists have from now until noon (Finnish local time) Monday September 8th, to submit their entries for consideration. You must upload your entry on-line […]
Finland’s 2014 Eurovision stars Softengine recently held a singing competition where the lucky winners would get to feature on the band’s new album. All you had to do was post a video of you singing the group’s new song ‘Yellow House’. Well there wasn’t just one lucky winner […]
Finland’s 2014 Eurovision representatives ‘Softengine’ have today been given an official release in America. You know that we here are Eurovision Ireland have a “Soft Spot” for ‘Softengine’ so this is exciting news. The band brought Finland to 11th place at Eurovision this year with their song ‘Something […]
It is no secret that we have a serious case of ‘Man Crush’ on the guys from Softengine following their adventures at Eurovision 2014. The ‘difficult second song’ well isn’t so difficult for our Finnish group, as ‘Yellow House’ has rocketed into the charts. The band came to […]
FINLAND – It was no secret that we were big fans of Softengine at Eurovision 2014 and we felt the need to take them under our wing in Copenhagen, a tough job but someone had to do it! But they are growing up so fast! Yesterday was […]
Eurovision Ireland had the chance to catch up with Finland’s entrants to Eurovision 2014, Softengine. We had taken their “virginity” but you will have to look at the video to see why. The band tell us how it felt to take to the giant Eurovision stage in […]