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WATCH: #UMK14 finalists send love to their fans on wiwibloggs.com
The #umk14 contestants are exhausted. All week they’ve been busy promoting their songs, practicing their dance moves, trying on costumes, giving interviews, and washing off all that stage make-up. But, in…
UMK 2014 predictions: Who will win the final in Finland?
Finland’s YLE has been broadcasting the #umk14 shows since December 26. All these weeks later the final is upon us. Sami Luukela, our Finland correspondent, has spent the day watching the…
Poll results: Mikko Pohjola should win #umk14 in Finland
Mikko Pohjola isn’t just a pretty face. He’s a talented singer and our readers’ favourite to win the final of #umk14 in Finland.
WATCH: Clarissa and Josh Standing release Top of the World
Clarissa and Josh Standing—one of the eight acts competing in Finland’s #umk14 final tomorrow evening—have turned up the volume on their Eurovision bid. They’ve released a fierce new video for…
Separated At Birth: UMK 2014 Special
Watching UMK is getting me seriously confused. And I’m not on about the baffling success of Hanna Sky. No, it’s a sense of deja vu that’s causing me to scratch…
WATCH: The second live show of UMK 2014
Last week we saw the performances of the first six acts competing in UMK 2014 and tonight it’s time for the remaining contestants to showcase their talent. Just like in…
Poll: Clarissa and Josh Standing should win second heat of #umk14
Over the past week our readers have been voting for their favourite act singing in tonight’s second heat of #umk14. If they’re any indicator of tonight’s results, then Clarissa and…
UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Clarissa feat. Josh Standing with Top of the World
Last night the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—packed our urban streetwear and headed to Helsinki to review Clarissa and Josh Standing’s #umk14 song “Top of the World”. Did it…
Poll: Who should win the second heat of #umk14 in Finland?
The first heat of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu—the Finnish national selection—is now over. Don’t be sad: the second heat of #umk14 takes place this Saturday!
Interview: Clarissa and Josh Standing promise tricks at #umk14
Clarissa and Josh Standing have emerged as favourites to win UMK 2014, Finland’s selection for Eurovision 2014. They may be busy practicing their wicked dance moves, but they recently took some…
UMK 2014: Get to know the first six acts in Finland
When the Finnish national broadcaster YLE published the list of 12 artists for UMK 2014, no one really knew who they were—not even in Finland. We still don’t. But tonight…
LISTEN: Finland releases first six UMK songs in full
On December 10 the Finnish national broadcaster YLE treated us to snippets of the 12 entries that will battle it out for a ticket to Copenhagen. The first heat of…