FINLAND 2013 - Krista Siegfrids - Marry Me

[LalehForWD]

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^ Agree, even if the song sounded a bit too traditional. Arion stood out as well. Overall a strong field it seems - congrats Finland!

 

[Nikkita]

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I didn't liked Diandra's song but Arion's looks like the winner,if they don't screw it up like Stala&So.

 

[TheLuflee]

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Lol I hated Arions' tbh.
My faves based on snippets,
Diandra: Colliding Into You
Mikael Saari: We Should Be Through
Elina Orkoneva: He's Not My Man
Great Wide North: Flags

 

[A-lister]

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^
I'm surprised that our own little "finnophile" doesn't like any of the entries in Finnish

 

[CPV4931]

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Just listened to the snippets of the songs... some nice ones in there :-)

 

[Joni]

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Sounds good... so much better than this year.

 

[Joni]

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Voting is going on already...

UMK 2013 • Viisukuppila

 

[eerik]

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Based on those snippets, I think they are all very boring. Nothing on the level of Noitanainen, Laululeija or När jag blundar from last year.

 

[Joni]

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Based on those snippets, I think they are all very boring. Nothing on the level of Noitanainen, Laululeija or När jag blundar from last year.

You liked those?

 

[Scooby]

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This time finnish nf sounds veryyyyyyy veryyyy good. On first sigh my fav are Arion (my ultimate fav number 1) and this girl Diandra is very interesting. Can't wait on nf

 

[Joni]

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The snippets are easier to listen to here
Tässä ovat uudet UMK-artistit

 

[LalehForWD]

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^ Is there a Swedish (or English) version UMK site? Using Google translate isn't optimal to say the least.
What is YleX Soittolista? Just a playlist or some kind of toplist?

edit:
I found this page (for Swedish speakers)
UMK-finalisterna klara

Krista Siegfrids - Marry Me (perhaps)

 

[Knubelznarm]

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Last Panda - Saturday night forever sounds like typical American teen punk/pop/rock. It seems catchy though. Could become a guilty pleasure of mine.

Rautakoura - Ilmalaivalla sounds interesting! I want to hear the full song. I think it's gonna be my favourite.

The rest of the song-snippets didn't catch my interest at all xboring

 

[LalehForWD]

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I can't find anything about Arion and they seem to be a new or temporary constellation. Some members have past or current ties to the band Edge of Haze (unsigned Progressive/Symphonic Doom metal). Several Edge of Haze videos can be found on Youtube. I love the guitarist in this band.

Edge of Haze - In the Place Where I Belong (Mirage, 2012)

 

[LalehForWD]

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Krista Siegfrids with her band Daisy Jack

Daisy Jack - Perfect Crime (Unplugged @ Finnish television)

 

[evilperson]

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Overall it sounds like a nice selection, there are some nice songs this year!

I think Diandra and Arion were the best. Diandra would probably be the better choice between those two.

 

[Margerita86]

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Honestly none of the songs stand out for me, I can't remember any of them when I've finished listening to the snippets.
Not bad choices though, just uninteresting ones.

 

[LalehForWD]

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Elina Orkoneva soundcloud
Lonely Baby

 

[LalehForWD]

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All of the contestants seem to be emerging artists and as far as I can see only Diandra (Universal) have backup from a record company. I guess this is the point with UMK, using ESC to promote new Finnish music. Spot on I'd say but leave a lot of questions. Being signed to a label is more or less mandatory for Melodifestivalen and I think participation costs somewhere 100-500000 SEK. Some artists like Danny and Charlotte Perrelli put up a lot more for Melodifestivalen 2012. Obviously for this UMK model to be successful, the artists need help to stage their songs and guidance after UMK and ESC. The last being very important BMO.

 

[eerik]

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Well, after all, it is called New Music Competition.