The Eurovision 2024 announcements are coming fast this week. Finland’s broadcaster Yle are the latest to reveal artists for their national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024.
Who is taking part in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024?
The seven artists taking part in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024, as well as their song titles and release dates can be seen in the table below.
| Artist | Song-Title | Release Date |
| Cyan Kicks | “Dancing With Demons” | 11th January |
| Sexmane | “Mania” | 12th January |
| Sara Siipola | “Paskana” | 15th January |
| Jesse Markin | “Glow” | 16th January |
| Windows95man ft Henri | “No Rules” | 17th January |
| Sini Sabotage | “Kuori mua” | 18th January |
| Mikeal Gabriel X Nublu | “Vox Populi” | 19th January. |
This year’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will take place on February 10th. It has already been confirmed that Pilvi Hämäläinen, singer Benjamin and presenter Viivi Pumpanen will host the national final. The show will take place at Nokia Arena in Tampere. The show will start at 21:00 local time.
Finland’s Eurovision History
Finland debuted in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing 10th with Laila Kunnunen’s “Valoa ikkunassa.” Since then they have competed 56 times, and appeared in the final 48 times. Finland has finished in the top 10 an impressive 14 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 “Cha Cha Cha” by Käärijä. He won the first semi-final in Liverpool, thus qualifying for the final. At the close of voting, he gained a total of 526 points, earning them 2nd place – Finland’s second best result of all time. Käärijä received 376 points from the televote, and an extra 150 points from the juries.
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News Source: Yle
Photo Credit: Yle / Nelli Kenttä, Miska Voinoff
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