After the reveal of the competing artists at this year’s UMK, the entries are now starting to be released. The fourth entry to be released is “Something To Lose” by Lxandra, which coincided with the release of the official music video of her entry.
Listen to “Something To Lose” on streaming platforms
You are also able to listen to Lxandra’s UMK 2023 entry on streaming platforms:
Spotify
Apple Music
Follow our Spotify playlist to be up to date with the entries as they get released over the next few days.
About Lxandra
Alexandra Lehti, also known as Lxandra, has had a stratospheric rise in her career in the last few years. In 2019, she won the Music Moves Europe Talent Award. This was followed by the release of two albums in 2019 and 2021. Her song Too Young To Grow Old was featured in an episode of Marvel’s Runaways, and Hush Hush Baby in horror film I Still See You.
The UMK jury had this to say about her song:
For years Lxandra has been one of Finland’s most promising export talents, making a career for herself out in the world. Now, she brings her exquisite ballad Something To Lose to UMK. The song is all at once tender and personal, dramatic and epic. Lxandra is a top-notch live performer, who has touched audiences in Finland and abroad, even bringing them to tears. The song will definitely rise to new heights when performed live. Lxandra is also known as a versatile audio-visual artist, so we are very interested to see what kind of world she will build around the song.
UMK Jury
What do we know about UMK 2023?
Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will take place on 25th February 2023, and will be hosted by Samu Haber in the Logomo in Turku. The winning act will be chosen through a vote weighted 25% to the jury and 75% to the public televote. 363 songs were submitted for consideration, and snippets of the seven selected songs can be found on Instagram.
The remaining entries in this year’s competition will be released as follows:
| Artist | Entry | Release Date |
| Käärijä | “Cha Cha Cha” | 18th January |
| Kuumaa | “Ylivoimainen” | 19th January |
| Portion Boys | “Samaa taivasta katsotaan” | 20th January |
Finland’s Eurovision Journey
Finland debuted in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing 10th with Laila Kunnunen’s “Valoa ikkunassa.” Since then they have competed 55 times, and appeared in the final 47 times. Finland has finished in the top 10 an impressive 13 times. They have won the contest once in 2006, with Lordi’s performance of “Hard Rock Hallelujah” getting 292 points. Finland’s most recent entry was “Jezebel” by The Rasmus. Qualifying for the final, they gained a total of 38 points, earning them 21st place.
What do you think of Lxandra’s entry? Could we hear “Something To Lose” on the stage in Liverpool? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok as the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 approaches!
News Source: Yle
Photo Credit: Yle/Nelli Kenttä
