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Finland: Here are the songs for UMK 2016

The artists for this year's Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) have just been revealed by the Finnish broadcaster YLE. Listen to all the songs here

This years Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will have three semi-finals and one grand final. An expert jury has selected the eighteen entries for UMK, but in the shows there will be no jury. The public televoters decides solely, who will qualify to the final, and who wins UMK 2016 and the ticket to Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm.

UMK Semi-final 1

6 February 2016

  • Saara Aalto: "No Fear"
  • Mikko Herranen: "Evil Tone"
  • Stella Christine: "Ain't Got Time For Boys"
  • Eini: "Draamaa"
  • ClemSO: "Thief"
  • Pää-Äijät: "Shamppanjataivas"
Saara Aalto: "No Fear"
Mikko Herranen: "Evil Tone"
Stella Christine: "Ain't Got Time For Boys"
Eini: "Draamaa"
ClemSO: "Thief"
Pää-Äijät: "Shamppanjataivas"

UMK Semi-final 2

13 February 2016

  • Attention 2: "Ready For The Show"
  • Cristal Snow: "Love Is Blind"
  • Annica & Kimmo: "Good Enough"
  • Rafaela Truda: "Rise Up"
  • Ylona: "Blazing Fire"
  • Mikael Saari: "On It Goes"
Attention 2: "Ready For The Show"
Cristal Snow: "Love Is Blind"
Annica & Kimmo: "Good Enough"
Rafaela Truda: "Rise Up"
Ylona: "Blazing Fire"
Mikael Saari: "On It Goes"

UMK Semi-final 3

20 February 2016

  • Lieminen: "Pehmeiden arvojen vaalijat"
  • Tuuli Okkonen: "Don't Wake Me Up"
  • Gušani Brothers: "Poom Poom"
  • Barbe-Q-Barbies: "Let Me Out"
  • Pietarin Spektaakkeli: "Liian kuuma"
  • Sandhja: "Sing It Away"
Lieminen: "Pehmeiden arvojen vaalijat"
Tuuli Okkonen: "Don't Wake Me Up"
Gusani Brothers: "Poom Poom"
Barbe-Q-Barbies: "Let Me Out"
Pietarin Spektaakkeli: "Liian kuuma"
Sandhja: "Sing It Away"

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016

This years Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will have three semi-finals and one grand final. The best three songs from each of the semi-finals will qualify for the final.

  • 6 February: Semi-final 1
  • 13 February: Semi-final 2
  • 20 February: Semi-final 3
  • 27 February: Final

All the shows will be hosted by Krista Siegfrids (Finland 2013) and Roope Salminen.

Finland in Eurovision Song Contest

Finland debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and has participated ever since, except for six years, mostly because of last years bad position. The country has won the competition once, in 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah", performed by Lordi. Since then Finland's best result is 11th place in 2014. Since the introductions of semi-finals in 2004, Finland has qualified for the Grand Final 7 out of 12 times.

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