Our next interview from this year’s UMK selection comes from Lxandra, who had nothing to lose by chatting with us! Lxandra is a singer and songwriter from Suomenlinna, Finland and the daughter of the Finnish bassist and composer Pekka Lehti. She first appeared in the music scene in 2017 with her first singles “Hush Hush Baby” and “Flicker”, and also …

This weekend, the long-awaited Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – or UMK for short – finally takes place for another year, and the stakes are higher than ever! With a lot of hype and attention given to the seven songs participating this year, it is anyone’s guess as to who will win the fierce race to represent Finland in Eurovision 2023. But …

We’re excited to bring you a new interview with Finnish star and UMK contestant Robin Packalen! Robin is a well-known and listened to artist in Finland, whose music has sold over 370,000 copies as of 2014 alone. He first popped up in the music scene in 2008 when he won the Finnish youth singing contest Staraskaba, and then competed for the …

UMK’s final is fast approaching on the 25th of February, and no show is complete without great interval acts. Last year’s winner The Rasmus will perform their latest single ‘Live and Never Die’ from their 10th studio album that was released last year. They are glad to be back after winning UMK last year and looking forward to seeing the …

UMK is just a week away, so YLE has now released the running order amongst other things for the program. Other announcements included commentator and production information. The running order on the 25th of February will be as follows Robin Packalen – “Girls Like You“ KUUMMA – “Ylivoimainen” Käärijä  – “Cha Cha Cha“ Keira – “No Business on the Dancefloor“ …

It is the final day of our week long UMK coverage. We finish off with a bang and Portion Boys song ‘Samaa Taivasta Katsotaan’. Described as Finland’s loudest party bands Portion Boys are one of the most experienced participants in this years UMK competition. The band begun over 10 years ago in Tampere, just north of Helsinki. On its inception …

It’s almost the end of UMK’s week of song releases and today we are feeling Hot for KUUMA and their Finnish song ‘Ylivoimainen’; KUUMA are a three-piece Finnish pop group that have been signed with Universal Music since 2016. Their first album was released in 2019 also named KUUMA. The band made up of Johannes Brotherus, Jonttu Luhtavaara and Aarni …

‘Cha Cha Cha’ing into the UMK line-up is Käärijä. His song was released today and means we now know of 5 of the 7 competing acts of this years UMK. He is an artist that even the Finnish find hard to describe. He is described as loving to break boundaries and test new things. After releasing his first album two …

3 songs down and 4 to go, today we hear Lxandra’s entry to UMK 2023. The final is now fast approaching in just over a month, here is Lxandra’s song; Lxandra or Alexandra Lehti won the Music Moves Talent award in 2019, a award also won by known acts in the Eurovision world like Alina Pash of Ukraine. She released …

Late last week YLE and UMK released the names of the 7 competing artists in this years contest. With the final fast approaching on the 25th of February and after a short break over the weekend we now hear Robin Packalen’s song; ‘Girls Like You’. Packalen is one of Finland’s most successful artists. Packalen has been performing since he was …