FINLAND 2013 - Krista Siegfrids - Marry Me

[LalehForWD]

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^ If they can get this rolling in a good way with new talented artists every year, Finland is going to be very dangerous in ESC, I think.

 

[VikingTiger]

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Wow - I am impressed by the finnish selection! There are several songs here that seems nice (but it's always difficult to judge only by short snippets): Diandra, Elina, Krista, Last Panda..

 

[Joni]

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All the snippets here:

 

[Matt]

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My first impressions based on the very short snippets available online:

1. ATLÉTICO KUMPULA - Paperilyhty
Yes, very good first impression, it sounds something I would expect from Finland and seems to have a very strong melody and chorus.

2. ARION - Lost in the woods
It sounds like a middle of the road rock song and the little piece of the chorus that we get to listen to sounds decent but also predictable.

3. DIANDRA - Colliding into you
Very Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus, may win the teen vote but may not be my personal favorite

4. ELINA ORKONEVA - He's not my man
This one has potential but more than any of the other songs so far, requires a full listen before I can really comment on it as it seems a bit more complex than the others.

5. GREAT WIDE NORTH - Flags
First impression is not too good, very monotone melody and I'm curious

6. IINA SALIN - Last night
It's an uninspiring disco wannabe song, don't like it at all.

7. ILARI HÄMÄLÄINEN - Sytytä mut vaan
I'm indifferent on this one. Nothing really stood out.

8. KRISTA SIEGFRIDS - Marry me
This is definitely something I could see being played on radio. It seems fresh and even though it may not be my style I can see this one doing rather well.

9. LAST PANDA - Saturday night forever
Not that original but certainly catchy.

10. LUCY WAS DRIVING - Dancing all around the universe
Even though it's just a short clip, I already liked the words to the song so I can't wait for the full song.

11. MIKAEL SAARI - We should be through
Sounds like a very powerful ballad but difficult to sing. I'm intruiged though so it's on my "watch out for this one" list

12. RAUTAKOURA - Ilmalaivalla
Weak, at least from what i can tell so far.


Overall I'm not that impressed but let's wait for the full songs before passing final judgement but at this point I liked ATLÉTICO KUMPULA - Paperilyhty the best.

 

[Matt]

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Online voting currently has Diandra's "Colliding into you" in 1st place, closely followed by Krista Siegfried & "Marry me".


After that there is a larger gap where Arion with "Lost into the woods" sits in 3rd place.

And Rautakoura is dead last. This all may change.


Source

 

[TheLuflee]

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You can actually hear the each artist's entry in the following link. (2 mins) Under the name 'uusimmat videot' 2 They used the songs as background music
Kilpailijat | yle.fi/musiikki | UMK2013

 

[TheLuflee]

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

2
I tend to like Paperilyhty though

 

[LalehForWD]

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^ omg

It seems that some people believe in Iina Salin. Her song sounds a bit like retro 80s disco (which I like - Whitney, Michael J etc). The only info I can find about her is her Soundcloud page where she sings famous covers (none very good though). Even so, I feel she triggers my cheering mode.

 

[CypriotGirl]

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My ranking just by listening to the snippets:

(from best to worst)

Diandra: Colliding Into You
Elina Orkoneva: He's Not My Man
Krista Siegfrids: Marry Me
Arion: Lost in the Woods
Great Wide North: Flags
Atlético Kumpula: Paperilyhty
Rautakoura: Ilmalaivalla
Lucy Was Driving: Dancing All Around the Universe
Last Panda: Saturday Night Forever
Mikael Saari: We Should Be Through
Iina Salin: Last Night
Ilari Hämäläinen: Sytytä mut vaan

GOOD | OK | BAD

Btw, demonäyte? (O) 3

 

[Joni]

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Diandra singing Euphoria [video]http://fi-fi.facebook.com/photo.php?v=217334865071649&set=o.549017345123660&type=2&theater[/video]

 

[Joni]

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Unfortunately this UMK edisode 1 can be watched only in Finland? Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (Ennakko) | Tv | Areena | yle.fi

Not full versions of the 12 songs here yet - there are more than in the snippets though. At the moment I think Krista is the best, Diandra is good but the song should be better, its just good but not excellent.

 

[Joni]

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Based on the 1st Introduction show and the snippets (both contain only demos), my top 4:

1. Krista Siegfrids - Marry me
2. Diandra - Colliding into you
3. Last Panda - Saturday night forever
4. Mikael Saari - We should be through

Difficult to say about the rest.

This might change next month though when the final versions are released.

 

[evilperson]

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Are they going to release the full versions before the semi-finals? Last year they released an album of all of the finalist, are their plans to do the same this year again?

 

[Joni]

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This is what I know: on 3 and 10 January there will be live versions of all the 12 songs (which have been recorded already, so those are not live shows). The live shows begin on 17 January.

I would assume they will release an album this year as well.

 

[Joni]

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Full Preview of Diandra's song "Colliding Into You" which will compete in UMK 2013. Voice over from jury presentation and interview.

 

[evilperson]

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Sounds good, I like Diandra's song.

 

[Joni]

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And Krista's song here:

 

[Scooby]

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Marry me is awful

 

[evilperson]

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This is what I know: on 3 and 10 January there will be live versions of all the 12 songs (which have been recorded already, so those are not live shows). The live shows begin on 17 January.

What are they showing this week and next week? Is it just more presentation stuff and interviews?

 

[LalehForWD]

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This is what I know: on 3 and 10 January there will be live versions of all the 12 songs (which have been recorded already, so those are not live shows). The live shows begin on 17 January.

I would assume they will release an album this year as well.

With this you mean there will be two TV stage shows (in TV studio already recorded?) with six songs each? AFAIU a kind of preview where the jury meets the contestants and we get to hear the full songs? Then there will be live shows and a live final, right?

I found this schema on Wikipedia:
2012-12-27: The contributions introduced
2013-01-03: Jury meets participants 1
2013-01-10: Jury meets participants 2
2013-01-17: Live Concert 1, Circus nightclub in Helsingfors
2013-01-24: Live Concert 2, Circus nightclub in Helsingfors
2013-01-31: Live Concert 3, Circus nightclub in Helsingfors
2013-02-09: Final with 8 remaining songs live at Barona Areena in Esbo