Nothing much better than Finland
I said in my countdown that Finland would go big in the arena and by golly I was right. This is a great piece...
Monty reviews Belgium & Finland, and looks forward to tomorrow
Belgium
Phil has the right adjective for this: adequate. There’s nothing in it which is distasteful, unpleasant, or even vaguely wrong, but yet still it’s...
22 August – It’s how I learn to fly
All genres come along occasionally to our favourite TV show. Some welcome and do well. And some others, well... It also sometimes happens that...
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Romania
You know that phrase about the kitchen sink. Well I think Romania have got one of them as well, although it was difficult to...
Controversial piece number 318 – Saaaara Aalto
This song ... well ... it really does need some words to describe it, I guess.
The first set of words I'm going to use...
RESULTS ROUND UP – Week eight in review
Two more songs joined the Turin list as one broadcaster found itself removed from the line-up. Time for the OnEurope weekend in review for...
LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – Press rehearsal
Join us live here from 22:00 local time (8pm, UK/Portugal - 9pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the Jury rehearsal of the...
Finland – it’s noisy, you might like it
No time to enjoy a post-lunch lull (a bit of leftover pizza and a couple of little halloumi filled pastries, thank you very much,...
9 May – Come on and hold it, hell bent for...
In our favourite TV show, it's easy to be winners one day, tail-enders the next. Hero to zero, or vice versa. It's all good...
YLE confirms running order for UMK 2023
The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) has revealed the running order for the Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023 final, to be held on 25 February.
The national...