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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.

Eurovision 2022

The song search for UMK22 is now open!

Nina Poutanen Sep 1, 2021

The song search for next year’s Uuden musiikin kilpailu (UMK) has been opened. The search for the next Finnish Eurovision entry will be open until September 6th 2021 23.59 Finnish time (22.59 CET). You can send your application to the…

Eurovision 2022

The dates of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 are out!

Nina Poutanen Aug 29, 2021

The dates of next year’s Melodi Grand Prix (MGP), the Norwegian national selection for Eurovision, are out. Just like in 2020 and 2021, the shows of MGP 2022 will be held in six Saturdays. The first partial race will take place in January…

Eurostars

Krista Siegfrids will participate in Finland’s “Dancing with the Stars”

Nina Poutanen Aug 2, 2021

Finnish Eurovision star Krista Siegfrids will take part in a popular TV-show Dancing with the Stars in her home country. The participants of the show were announced earlier today, and Siegfrids also announced the news in her Instagram…

Estonia

Laura Põldvere released a new music video!

Nina Poutanen Jun 28, 2021

Estonian Eurovision star Laura Põldvere has released a new music video. You can watch the music video of the song Do It Right here: https://youtu.be/GyLxIIcD-UI Laura Põldvere, also known as only Laura, is a true Eurovision legend in…

Eurostars

Sanna Nielsen is expecting a baby!

Nina Poutanen May 30, 2021

Swedish Eurovision star Sanna Nielsen is expecting her first child with her partner Joakim Ramsell. Nielsen shared the happy news in her Instagram account today, when it’s Mother’s Day in Sweden:…

Finland

UMK continues as an open contest in 2022 – the search for the songs opens in September 2021!

Nina Poutanen May 24, 2021

The Finnish broadcaster YLE has announced that the Finnish national selection for Eurovision, Uuden musiikin kilpailu (UMK), will continue as an open contest in 2022. The search for the songs of UMK 2022 will be open from September 1st 2021…

Eurostars

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. …

Finland

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…

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