9 May – They get a hit off atomic pollution, they...
Winners one day, tail-enders the next. It's all good fun. We love them all, as they've done something most of us will never do.
Today's...
Finland – is it all in my head?
The last time I said something about Finland, I was picked up in by least three online newspapers it transpires. If they are watching,...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 13 – Finland
After a few years using UMK as a showcase for new artists it felt inevitable last year that Finland would have to do an...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 13 – Finland
I’m of the understanding, thanks to some people who know about music (Roy), that Darude is (or at the very least was) something of...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Finland
One thing in Darude's favour - he won't be using the fool who staged the Finnish song in 2018.
The UMK performance made excellent use...
Finns pick ‘Look Away’ as Eurovision song
The UMK contest broadcast this evening by YLE saw Finnish viewers vote for 'Look Away' as the song that Darude and Sebastian Rejman will...
15 February – When the rainbow bends in the sky
What's your favourite decade of Eurovision? There are so many to choose from. It's true that some decades have more songs than others. But...
Finnish DJ gives Eurovision a go
YLE has talked Finnish DJ Darude into representing his homeland at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. He'll present three songs at the UMK contest...
23 October – He walked his way to see the king...
I went on recently about songs being all about falling and out of love. Of course, there are other themes that come along from...
21 August – We walk the night in the shine of...
Eurovision always loves a good sing-a-long song. Those mumbly arty Swedish types have their place, but nothing can beat a jovial singer with a...