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A Finnish woman with a huge passion for Eurovision. My favourite ESC-memory is when the victory was FINALLY brought to Finland by Lordi and ”Hard rock hallelujah” in 2006. However, my all-time favourite Eurovision song is ”Waterloo” by Abba. I love Eurovision because it brings whole Europe (and some other countries as well) together with music.

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Finnish Eurovision legend Matti “Fredi” Siitonen has died at the age of 78

Nina Poutanen Apr 24, 2021

Finnish music legend and three-time Eurovision representative Matti ”Fredi” Siitonen has passed away. The sad news were confirmed to the Finnish media by the relatives of Siitonen. Siitonen was 78-year-old at the time of his death. …

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Erika Vikman releases a new song!

Nina Poutanen Apr 9, 2021

UMK 2020 runner-up and public favorite Erika Vikman has released a new single. You can watch the music video of the song Häpeä (Shame), directed by Viivi Huuska, here: https://youtu.be/SPDpUaa3qmw Erika Vikman became familiar to…

Eurovision 2021

It’s The Black Mamba for Portugal!

Nina Poutanen Mar 7, 2021

Tonight it was time for Portugal to choose their entry to Rotterdam, when the final of Festival Da Cancao 2021 took place. There were 10 contestants competing for the victory in tonight's show: Karetus && Romeu Bairos - Saudade…

Eurovision 2021

LIVE: Sanremo 2021, third night

Nina Poutanen Mar 4, 2021

Tonight Festival di Sanremo 2021 continues with the third show. In tonight’s show we get to hear the contestants of the main series performing some cover songs. As we know, there are 26 songs competing in the main series of Festival di…

Eurovision 2021

Here are the qualifiers of Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen 2021!

Nina Poutanen Feb 27, 2021

The fourth and the final heat of Melodifestivalen 2021 took place tonight. Seven contestants competed for the two direct places in the final and two places in next week’s Second Chance round. Tonight’s contestants were: Tess Merkel -…

Eurovision 2021

Sannex: ”A totally awesome song came up and everyone just felt that this is it!”

Nina Poutanen Feb 25, 2021

This Saturday we get to find out a couple more qualifiers of Swedish national selection for Eurovision, when the fourth heat of Melodifestivalen 2021 takes place. One of the contestants of Saturday's show is a danceband Sannex with…

Eurovision 2021

Aksel: “It was pretty clear I wanted to participate again”

Nina Poutanen Feb 17, 2021

This Saturday we get to find out who carries the Finnish flag in Rotterdam, when the final of Uuden musiikin kilpailu (UMK) 2021 takes place in Tampere, Finland. One of the finalists of the contest is last year’s winner Aksel Kankaanranta,…

Eurovision 2021

Blind Channel: “We represent the new generation and what rock music sounds like in 2021”

Nina Poutanen Feb 16, 2021

The final of this year’s Finnish national selection for Eurovision is just around the corner, since Uuden musiikin kilpailu (UMK) 2021 will take place this Saturday, February 20th, in Tampere, Finland. One of the finalists is Blind Channel…

Eurovision 2021

Erika Vikman returns to UMK stage as a guest artist!

Nina Poutanen Feb 15, 2021

UMK 2020 runner-up Erika Vikman returns to UMK stage as a guest artist. She performs an opening act of this Saturday’s UMK final together with Antti Tuisku, the host of the show. Vikman announces this in her Instagram:…

Eurovision 2021

LIVE: Melodi Grand Prix 2021, Heat 5

Nina Poutanen Feb 13, 2021

Tonight we get to find out another finalist of Norwegian national selection, when the fifth heat of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 takes place. Four contestants compete for a place in next week's Grand Final. The contestants of Heat 5 are:…

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