If (and I appreciate it’s a big IF) you have been following the countdown, you probably will have already worked out who my number one is going to be. Not…
Tag: Finland
Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) 2023 final
The final of UMK 2023, Finland’s national selection show for Eurovision 2023. You can watch via the broadcaster’s website.
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #33: FINLAND – The Rasmus – Jezebel
Finland end up in the same spot in my rankings for 2022 as they did in my 2021 countdown (albeit last year had one fewer song). They have stuck with…
Eurovision 2022 national selections: Finland preview – UMK final
With Australia’s final taking place in the morning (for European viewers), we’re left with just Finland to provide us with a national selection final tonight (Iceland and Sweden have semi-finals)….
Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) 2022 final
The final of UMK 2022, Finland’s national selection show for Eurovision 2022. You can watch via the broadcaster’s website.
Eurovision 2021: semi-final 2 results reaction
Another great and enjoyable show and mercifully for those of watching on the BBC, fewer cut aways from the actual show items after the contrived “funny” Line of Duty skit…
Eurovision 2021 semi-final 2: predictions and hopes
After the build up and excitement of the first Eurovision semi-final, the second semi-final seems to come up almost at a rush and a surprise, with barely any time to…
Eurovision 2021 top 39 countdown #33: FINLAND – Blind Channel – Dark Side
Following on from some Italian rock at #34, I have placed some Finnish (rap) rock at #33. Blind Channel describe their music as “violent pop” and that certainly is what…
The best of the rest: Eurovision 2021 national final favourites (part 1)
The cancellation of the 2020 contest has meant than many broadcasters re-selected their 2020 artists for 2021, including a number of those who had won their place via a national…
Eurovision 2021 national selections: Finland preview
Finland’s national final, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), provided one of the more contentious results of the 2020 season when the fan favourite was beaten into second place, despite winning the…