Tonight: UMK final in Finland
Some 400 demos were submitted to Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015. 18 of these were chosen to take part in live shows. Today, three semi-finals later, half of them are still […]
Some 400 demos were submitted to Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015. 18 of these were chosen to take part in live shows. Today, three semi-finals later, half of them are still […]
All 18 Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu participants have been officially presented in today’s press conference. Although the names leaked already last week, the songs and music videos were still unheard and unseen till […]
All eight Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu finalists are now clear as the last six qualified from the semi-final. The other two won their pre-qualification heats and thus passed the semi-final straight […]
UMK is nearing its final and tonight it’s time for the semi-final or ‘second chance’ as it is also called. Eight acts have qualified from the two pre-qualification rounds to […]
Another six get on stage in Helsinki tonight to compete for four tickets to the semi-final and for one ticket straight to the final. One has to join Lili Lambert […]
Yle has uploaded the first three programs of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu on its website. On these first shows, the 12 competitors will perform in front of the jury for the […]
Yle has kept the Eurovision fans in suspense over the last weeks as the broadcaster has published some detail pictures of the 12 UMK finalists. Now Yle put an end to […]
The third edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) will take place soon. Yle has now confirmed that the same hosts and jurors will continue also this time. This means that […]
Immediately after the grand final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, the Finnish broadcaster Yle opened its submission period for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) 2014. This format is being used […]
Last Saturday, Krista Siegfrids won UMK and received the Finnish ticket to Malmö. Her cheerful song, ‘Marry Me’, can be seen as a humorous song or, as some feminists, as […]
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu culminates this Saturday in Espoo where the final will take place. Out of nearly 500 demos, Yle picked 12 for the televised pre-qualification heats and now the […]
The first elimination round in the Finnish Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu was competed tonight in Helsinki. Six acts were on stage at The Circus and the four-member jury together with the […]
Yesterday, ESC Webs reported about Finland choosing its representative again using Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, a format which was introduced last year. Today the Finnish national broadcasting company YLE revealed some rules of […]
The Finnish national broadcasting company YLE have confirmed that they will participate next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Finnish representative will be once again chosen trough Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu -format, which […]