Earlier on the day, we got the news of a disqualification in Malta, and unfortunately it didn’t end just there. Moldovan broadcaster (TRM) has now also been digging through their competitors, and have now removed two songs from the competition. An 11 Year Old Song To start with, which two acts are being disqualified from the competition? Well, it is …
Norway’s national broadcaster (NRK) are continuing their search, and tonight saw another 7 acts compete in tonight’s second semi-final. Only 3 of them can join the already 3 qualified acts from last week’s semi-final. Melodi Grand Prix 2023 – Semi-final 2 Once again, tonight saw another seven songs take the stage, in order to compete for the votes of the …
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 …
Another day in the 2023 national final season, which only means, more songs to listen and discuss about. Today is Denmark’s day, as the national broadcaster (DR) has finally decided to present the 8 acts that will compete in less than a months time, for the Danish ticket to Liverpool. Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 As usual, Denmark is doing …
It might have gone over a few heads, but in case you missed it, another two acts are ready for the final of Eesti Laul 2023, which will take place on February 11th 2023. How that exactly happened, is what we’ll have a quick look at for now. Wildcard Round – Eesti Laul According to this year’s Eesti Laul rules, …
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 …
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 …
This week, the German national broadcaster ARD has revealed additional details about their upcoming national selection Unser Lied für Liverpool, including clarification on the pre-selection process and opportunities for fans to participate. Unser Lied für Liverpool will air on March 3 at 22:20, live from Cologne, on the network Das Erste. The show will be hosted by Barbara Schöneberger, who …
This morning, UMK released the names of the artists competing in this year’s contest. Today, the first of their songs was released. Each weekday until 20/01 we will have a new song released from Finland. Today, we start with Keira and “No Business On The Dancefloor”. Keira is the youngest competitor of this years UMK at just 18 and her …
