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UMK 2014
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Finland: UMK 2015 producers will reveal artists in January
Who do you want to see on the list?
Encore, please! 13 men we need back in the 2015 national selections
It’s raining men!
#umk14 results: Softengine win in Finland with Something Better
In recent weeks MIAU had a surge in popularity and Mikko Pohjola won our fan poll. But on the night of the #umk14 final in Finland, it was Softengine, the winner…
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…
ESC Super Saturday: Our guide to tonight’s 7 national selections
Eurovision fans with mutliple computers will need to put all of them to use tonight. That’s because it’s Super Saturday! Tonight Switzerland and Finland will stage their national finals, while…
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…
Poll: Who should win the final of #umk14 in Finland?
So far in Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), four acts have fallen over the course of six shows. This Saturday the eight remaining contestants will perform one final time with the…
Finland: See the #umk14 semi-final results and qualifiers
The semi-final of Finland’s #umk14 is now complete. We’re sad to say that Dennis Fagerström (“My Little Honey Bee”) and Jasmin Michaela (“Kertakäyttösydän”) have been eliminated. The following six acts have advanced to…
Finland: Watch the semifinaali of #umk14 from 19:30 CET
It’s been a bloody road to tonight’s semi-final in Finland. Two acts have already been axed. And tonight eight will sing it out for the final six spots in the #umk14 final.…
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 Lauri Mikkola with Going down
It’s been a very long road, but this evening the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—headed to Finland to review our 12th (and final) #umk14 song. It’s from Lauri Mikkola…
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…
UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Madcraft with Shining bright
Last night the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—put on our tightest jeans and headed to Finland to review Madcraft’s #umk14 song “Shining bright”. Did it light up our…
UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Mikko Pohjola with Sängyn reunalla
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…