14 November – Over the mountains beyond the seas
The free language rule. It's part and parcel of the typical Eurovision experience. But in the 1980s it was a different story. Countries could...
17 August – The child of the earth is looking for...
Do you ever see a performer and think "they have class"? That performer who doesn't need to try. They have a stage presence, and...
13 January – I can’t sing a love song anymore
It's always fun when a big name gets through to represent their country in our favourite TV show. They've conquered the proper music scene,...
16 July – She creates with the power of spells
Those Finns have been unlucky over the years. Yes, they've had one win, but very few other finishes in the top 10. How many...
Norma John wins UMK in Finland … Kiev bound with added...
Indie pop duo Norma John have won the Finnish national final - UMK 2017 - and will represent the country at the 2017 Eurovision...
17 April – But what if I stay and wait till...
Would you want to be the home entrant if you were in a Eurovision Song Contest. You have no issues with the host country's...
Entente Accordion – Fanlond
It's only taken five songs but there's finally one I have the pashes for. This would be most people's idea of their Eurovision nightmare...
So no Cicciolina in Finland then.. Aksel with loads of vowels...
Death to Juries, so Roy and I say. Cicciolina, which was performed car-crashingly badly live, failed to rescue Eurovision and all sensible people by...
16 August – Demons rising, they’re disguising hearts are beating, secret...
It's opening song time again. And not just any old opening song. Oh no. This was has a special place in Eurovision history. It...
2017 UMK results (Finland)
Here are the final results from the Finnish Final held on 28th January 2017.