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…
Tag: Finland
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…
Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) 2021 final
Seven artists will compete in this final, taking place in a TV studio in Tampere. You can find out more on the UMK website.
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…
Finland: artists for UMK revealed
The Finnish broadcaster will be revealing the seven acts competing at Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) 2021. You can find out more on the UMK website.
Eurovision 2020 top 41 countdown: #41 to #36
Welcome to the first set of entries in my Eurovision 2020 countdown. I’m batching these lower places songs into one video/post rather than separately. It’s harsh enough the songs won’t…
My favourite songs from the 2020 national selection season (that didn’t win)
With the end of the national final season, it’s become something of a tradition for me to look back over what might have been — those songs that I took…
Eurovision 2020 national selections: Finland and Portugal previews
At two opposite corners of Europe, we have the national finals of two one-time winners of Eurovision. Finland and Portugal may be far apart geographically, but they share similar experiences…