UMK 2014 Archives

UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews MAKEA with Painovoima

Posted on January 14, 2014January 14, 2014
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Earlier this morning the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—put on our parkas and headed to Finland to review “Painovoima”, MAKEA’s song for this year’s Finnish national selection. Did we…

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UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Hanna Sky with Hope

Posted on January 13, 2014January 13, 2014
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byWilliam Lee Adams

This afternoon the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—gathered to review Hanna Sky’s #umk14 song “Hope”. Did Miss Sky soar? Or did she crash, burn, and take our ear drums…

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Poll: Who should win the second heat of #umk14 in Finland?

Posted on January 13, 2014January 13, 2014
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byWilliam Lee Adams

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!

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Interview: Clarissa and Josh Standing promise tricks at #umk14

Posted on January 13, 2014January 13, 2014
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byStaff Writer

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…

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Finland: Softengine win first heat at #umk14

Posted on January 11, 2014January 12, 2014
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Six acts performed in the first heat of UMK 2014, but only one could win. And thankfully for fans of pop rock victory went to Softengine! Their song “Something Better”…

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WATCH: The first live show of UMK 2014 in Finland

Posted on January 11, 2014January 11, 2014
byStaff Writer

Tonight is the first heat of the Finnish national selection Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK 2014). It’s taking place in the Peacock Theater in Helsinki. Contestants will be showing all their…

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Finland: Fan favourite Jasmin Michaela talks #umk14

Posted on January 11, 2014January 11, 2014
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byStaff Writer

The first live show of UMK 2014 kicks off tonight. The pressure is on, but Jasmin Michaela, the winner of our fan poll, took some time from her busy schedule to…

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UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews MIAU with God/Drug

Posted on January 10, 2014January 11, 2014
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byAngus Quinn

This afternoon the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—gathered to review MIAU’s #umk14 song “God/Drug”. Did it leave us feeling holy and high? Or were we left questioning our faith…

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UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Lili Lambert with Let Me Take You There

Earlier this morning the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—caught a sled to Finland to review Lili Lambert’s #umk14 song “Let Me Take You There.” Did she have what we want…

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UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Hukka ja Mama with Selja

Posted on January 8, 2014January 11, 2014
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byAngus Quinn

The Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—were tearing up some pickled herring this morning. That’s because we were in Finland reviewing Hukka ja Mama‘s #umk14 song “Selja”. That means…

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UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Jasmin Michaela with Kertakäyttösydän

Posted on January 7, 2014January 8, 2014
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Earlier this morning the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—grabbed our Finnish-English dictionaries and headed to Helsinki to review Jasmin Michaela‘s #umk14 song “Kertakäyttösydän”. That means “Disposable Heart” in…

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UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Dennis Fagerström with My little honey bee

Posted on January 5, 2014January 11, 2014
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byAngus Quinn

Earlier this morning the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—grabbed our first aid kits and headed to Finland to review Dennis Fagerström’s #umk14 song “My Little Honey Bee”. Was…

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UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Softengine with Something Better

Posted on January 5, 2014January 5, 2014
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byAngus Quinn

Over the next two weeks the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—will be reviewing and scoring all 12 of the acts competing in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, Finland’s national selection for…

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Poll: Who should win the first heat of #umk14 in Finland?

Posted on January 4, 2014January 11, 2014
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Finland is getting ready to turn up the heat on Eurovision, y’all! The first heat of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu—the Finnish national selection—takes place on 11 January. One winner will advance directly…

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UMK 2014: The final six semi-finalists revealed in Finland

Posted on December 29, 2013January 11, 2014
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byStaff Writer

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…

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UMK 2014: Get to know the first six acts in Finland

Posted on December 28, 2013January 11, 2014
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byStaff Writer

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…

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LISTEN: Finland releases first six UMK songs in full

Posted on December 26, 2013January 11, 2014
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byMario Melvan

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…

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UMK 2014: National Final Entries Revealed in Finland

Posted on December 10, 2013November 23, 2014
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byAnthony Ko

A sneak preview from UMK’s 12 entrants

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UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews MAKEA with Painovoima

UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Hanna Sky with Hope

Poll: Who should win the second heat of #umk14 in Finland?

Interview: Clarissa and Josh Standing promise tricks at #umk14

Finland: Softengine win first heat at #umk14

WATCH: The first live show of UMK 2014 in Finland

Finland: Fan favourite Jasmin Michaela talks #umk14

UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews MIAU with God/Drug

UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Lili Lambert with Let Me Take You There

UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Hukka ja Mama with Selja

UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Jasmin Michaela with Kertakäyttösydän

UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Dennis Fagerström with My little honey bee

UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Softengine with Something Better

Poll: Who should win the first heat of #umk14 in Finland?

UMK 2014: The final six semi-finalists revealed in Finland

UMK 2014: Get to know the first six acts in Finland

LISTEN: Finland releases first six UMK songs in full

UMK 2014: National Final Entries Revealed in Finland

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