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Schlager star Thommy Fagerlund releases a new EP as a musical revenge

Riikka Jääskä - April 14, 20230

Thommy Fagerlund is a talented Finland-Swedish artist and producer. Eurovision fans might remember him as a cruise manager and performer from Viking Line Eurovision...

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ABBA Voyage – the journey to ABBA’s new music is about to start!

Riikka Jääskä - August 30, 20210

ABBA is back. And very soon we will know more. “Thank you for waiting,the journey is about to begin.” ABBA, the hugely popular Swedish pop group,...

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Live: Johnny Logan in Degerby

Riikka Jääskä - August 14, 20210

On the 24th of July, the Irish Eurovision legend Johnny Logan was seen at a rare event in a Finnish rural village Degerby. The...

Eurovision Song Contest

Live: Erika Vikman celebrates the summer and Pride with new and old disco hits

Riikka Jääskä - July 13, 20210

Ever since Erika Vikman participated in the Finnish preselections, UMK 2020 with "Cicciolina", she has become the new pop and disco queen of Finland...

Eurovision Song Contest

Grand Final: Top 10 Prediction according to Voting History and Running Order

Michael Thygesen - May 21, 20210

Who has the best song in 2021? That's the question we are all extremely eager to find an answer to. And like everyone else...

Eurovision Song Contest

Second Semi-Final Running Order – Analysis and Qualifiers

Michael Thygesen - May 17, 20210

As of today nobody has found a bullet proof formula to win the Eurovision Song Contest. The song, the performance and the staging are...

Eurovision Song Contest

Second Semi-Final: Analyzing the Voting History – Friends and Frenemies

Michael Thygesen - May 17, 20210

Last week we looked at how the starting position of an entry can affect it’s final ranking in a semi-final. We found that there...

Eurovision Song Contest

First Semi-Final: Odds, Voting History, Running Order – Analysis and Qualifiers

Michael Thygesen - May 17, 20210

Our previous analysis We previously looked at how the running order can potentially have an effect on an entry's chance to qualify. We also looked...

Eurovision Song Contest

First Semi-Final Running Order – Analysis and Qualifiers

Michael Thygesen - May 17, 20210

As of today nobody has found a bullet proof formula to win the Eurovision Song Contest. The song, the performance and the staging are...

Eurovision Song Contest

Second Semi-Final: Voting History & Running Order combined – Analysis and Qualifiers

Michael Thygesen - May 16, 20210

Our previous analysis We previously looked at how the running order can potentially have an effect on an entry’s chance to qualify. We also looked at the voting...

Eurovision Song Contest

First Semi-Final: Analyzing the Voting History – Friends and Frenemies

Michael Thygesen - May 16, 20210

In the previous articles in this series, we looked at how the starting position of an entry can affect it's final ranking in a...

Eurovision Song Contest

Jendrik – “It’s good to remind people of not being hateful on the internet”

Mette Christensen - March 29, 20210

The german artist Jendrik grew up in Hamburg, Germany, and began to learn to play the piano and violin at a young age, revealing...

Eurovision Song Contest

Thommy Fagerlund releases a beautiful modern schlager

Riikka Jääskä - December 5, 20200

Finland has for a long time enjoyed Eurovision-themed shows by a talented singer and producer Thommy Fagerlund. Since 2008, he has worked for the...

Eurovision Song Contest

Finland: UMK20 press rehearsal review

Riikka Jääskä - March 7, 20200

This year Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) takes place in Yle Mediapolis in Tampere, with six artists competing. Before the evening's live broadcast, we followed...

Eurovision Song Contest

UMK20: Erika Vikman presents the bold disco banger ‘Cicciolina’

Riikka Jääskä - January 27, 20201

Today Yle presented the second Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu entry: "Cicciolina" by Erika Vikman. And what an amazing banger it is! The style can be...

Eurovision Song Contest

Finland: UMK20 artists revealed – listen to one leaked song

Riikka Jääskä - January 21, 20200

"The contest is back!" The six artists competing in this year's Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) on the 7th March have been revealed during Yle's...

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The Eurovision Cruise 2019 – celebrating ten years of sailing with Eurovision artists

Riikka Jääskä - September 15, 20191

During the last, warm day of August, Eurovision fans from 41 different countries stepped aboard on M/S Silja Europa from Helsinki to Tallinn and...

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Darude headlining Helsinki Pride 2019

Riikka Jääskä - July 5, 20190

Helsinki Pride is an annual LGBTIQ event, which has become very popular in the Finnish capital within a past few years. It was arranged...

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PR: WURST releases “FORWARD” for Pride Month

Mette Christensen - June 23, 20190

WURST released the light-hearted title "Forward", which not only stands for the artist's inner urge for constant creative and personal development, but also encourages...

Eurovision Song Contest

Finland: UMK20 brings back a concept of open competition

Riikka Jääskä - June 3, 20190

After two years of internal artist selection, the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle decided to continue Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) as an open contest where...

Eurovision Song Contest

Semi Final 2: Odds, Voting History, Running Order – Analysis and Qualifiers

Michael Thygesen - May 16, 20190

Our previous analysis We previously looked at how the running order can potentially have an effect on an entry’s chance to qualify. We also looked at the voting...

Eurovision Song Contest

Semi Final 1: Odds, Voting History, Running Order – Analysis and Qualifiers

Mette Christensen - May 14, 20190

Our previous analysis We previously looked at how the running order can potentially have an effect on an entry's chance to qualify. We also looked...

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Finland: Sebastian Rejman is enjoying the Eurovision “love bubble”

Riikka Jääskä - May 13, 20190

When Finland's Eurovision stars Darude and Sebastian Rejman arrived to Tel Aviv, they had already toured around the Europe in various ESC pre-parties: in...

Eurovision Song Contest

Semi Final 2 Running Order – Analysis and Qualifiers

Michael Thygesen - April 25, 20193

As of today nobody has found a bullet proof formula to win the Eurovision Song Contest. The song, the performance and the staging are...

Eurovision Song Contest

Semi Final 1 Running Order – Analysis and Qualifiers

Michael Thygesen - April 22, 20193

As of today nobody has found a bullet proof formula to win the Eurovision Song Contest. The song, the performance and the staging are...

Eurovision Song Contest

PR: Mikolas Josef’s phenomenal first show will rewrite history

Mette Christensen - April 1, 20190

Note it in your diary: 3 April at 8 p.m. – Mikolas Josef, the most successful Czech singer in the Eurovision Song Contest, will perform...

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PR: Wiener Symphoniker “From Vienna With Love” on 26.11.2019 live at Wiener Stadthalle

Mette Christensen - March 30, 20190

On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, Conchita & Wiener Symphoniker will once again perform the successful crossover concert program "From Vienna With Love". After the completely sold-out gala...

Eurovision Song Contest

UMK19 Live: A first look at the show and review of Darude’s three songs

Riikka Jääskä - March 2, 20190

Tonight Finland will choose their song for Tel Aviv. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) 2019 takes place in the event venue Logomo, Turku, Finland. The...

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Chess på svenska – 80’s success musical by ABBA’s Björn and Benny premiered in Helsinki

Riikka Jääskä - October 8, 20180

Chess is a musical with music by ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice. Its soundtrack was released in 1984,...

Eurovision Song Contest

Finland: UMK19 continues the concept of internal artist selection

Riikka Jääskä - September 14, 20180

The national broadcaster in Finland, Yle, has announced guidelines for the country's national preselection UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu) for 2019. The contest will continue the concept...

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