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…
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…
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…
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…
Last night the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—caught a RyanAir flight to Lappeenranta to review Mikko Pohjola’s #umk14 song “Sängyn reunalla”. That means “On the Edge of the Bed”. Did…
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!
YLE, Finland’s state broadcaster, published the jury performances of the first six acts of this year’s UMK, the Finnish national selection, last Saturday. Now it’s time to present the final six entries…