It is official, #YOU, valiant readers of ESCUnited, have elected Blind Channel as your favourite Finnish act! The young soft metal band won the poll with over half of the votes (55%). Ilta’s piano ballad (14%) snatches a respectable second place, while last year’s winner, Aksel Kankanrantaa, claims the bronze medal (9%). Full results: Blind Channel – “Dark side” (55%) …
Last week we received the final 5 songs for the UMK 2021 final, and the organizers delivered on their promise for a strong set of potential Eurovision entries. Each entry features a unique genre from sentimental ballads, electropop, violent pop, and more – there’s something for everyone in the selection! The artists for UMK and their songs are as follows: …
As we reported yesterday, images from the 2021 UMK line-up were leaked onto Twitter and Facebook that looked legitimate in nature. And it would appear the leaks were correct in nature! It appears someone gained access to the official announcement video prior to launch, but that didn’t stop YLE from breaking the news online themselves. The YLE announcement confirms that …
Warning – this post contains speculation, rumors, and potential spoilers for tomorrow’s announcement of UMK finalists. If you do not wish to accidentally spoil the suprise, make sure to click off now! This post will not be considered factual until the press release tomorrow afternoon – so take everything with a grain of salt. In October of 2020 YLE announced …
The 2020 season will most likely always be remembered for how it almost had an ending, but that ending was cut short… but where there is an ending, the is a new start and the 2021 season is already blooming upon us, starting in Finland! Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021 In 2021, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (in short: UMK) will celebrate it’s …
