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Lauri from The Rasmus: “We call our staging the birthday party from hell”

It’s just 3 days till the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy! Connor speaks to Lauri from The Rasmus after the Opening Ceremony in Turin. They talked about about their landslide win at UMK, the concept behind their staging and the story behind the feathers in his hair. Check out our interview in the video …

POLL: Which Semi-Final 2 rehearsal impressed #YOU the most?

With all of the semi-finalists having now rehearsed for the first time, the image of the semi-finals is coming slowly into focus. But, which of the second semi-final rehearsals has impressed #YOU the most from day 3 and 4? Vote in our poll below and we’ll reveal YOUR feelings about the first rehearsals from Semi 2 shortly! What did #YOU …

Line-up complete for Amsterdam’s Eurovision in Concert 2022

The line-up for this year’s long-awaited Eurovision in Concert is now complete, with Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra a welcome final addition to the Amsterdam showpiece preview party! The concert and press event has not been held since the lead-up to Tel Aviv in 2019, but fans and press are expected to descend on the Dutch capital this Saturday to welcome back …

Turin 2022: Semi-final running orders are now live

Every day now, we are inching closer and closer to the upcoming song contest, and to make it feel even more closer, we’ve now even gotten the official running order confirmed for the two semi-final. Back in January, the semi-final allocation draw took place, which placed every country competing in either of the two semi-final, including the pre-qualified countries in …

Finland: “Jezebel” gets into Finnish blood, The Rasmus go to Eurovision!

Helsinki, 26 February 2022 Hyvää iltaa Eurooppa, we’re bringing you more news from the North, with Finland picking their entrant for tonight. As the title implies rock legends The Rasmus fulfilled the expectations and won the whole event, and will represent Finland in Turin with the song “Jezebel”. However, before Lauri & co won, Finland put up an impressive show. …

Sweden: Klara Hammarström runs straight to the Melfest finale, and is joined by Medina.

Stockholm, 26 February 2022 Heats are being rounded up in Sweden as their prestigious Melodifestivalen reveals the final 7 acts competing for the honour of representing Sweden in Turin. Several of the potential contenders were saved for this heat, let’s see if anyone can dethrone the current expected winners (Cornelia Jakobs and Anders Bagge) as we navigate through another night …

ESCUnited reviews: UMK 2022!

Helsinki, 26 February 2022 Hyvää iltapäivää, Eurooppa! We’re gearing ourselves up for another National Finals Saturday, but only one country will be picking its entry tonight: Suomi,  popularly known as Finland will host their annual selection show Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, with a line-up of 7 established acts, one of which will represent the nordic nation in Turin next May. As …

TONIGHT: Australia and Finland decide for Turin

Tonight will not see as much hectic activity as the previous few weekends, but two more songs for Turin will be decided at opposite ends of the earth! Here’s everything #YOU should know about the two finals and two semis in Eurovision world today… AUSTRALIA – Australia Decides 2022 (10:30 CET) Australia’s national selection returns for its third edition, with …

The Rasmus: “We started as a school band, the first gig we ever played was in the 8th grade when we were like 15 years old.”

Ahead of the Finnish Eurovision selection UMK we were priviledged enough to grab Lauri from The Rasmus and ask him some questions about the Finnish Eurovision selection and the band. Learn more about how the group was formed, their journey to the national selection, and what we can expect from them on February 26th by reading below! Hello there everyone …

Turin 2022: The semi-final allocation draw is finally complete!

A landmark moment in the yearly Eurovision Song Contest calendar, as this marks the official transition from last year’s host city (Rotterdam) to this year’s host city (Turin/Torino). The allocation draw was hosted by Carolina di Domenico and Mario Acampa. The Allocation Draw As usual, the draw took place in the upcoming host city of Turin, in the Palazzo Madama. …

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