Following on from winning UMK 2024, Windows95man had previously told Yle he needed time to assess whether he would compete at Eurovision 2024. The reason for being unsure of participation was due to Israel’s participation at this year’s contest. Windows95man has now confirmed to Yle he will participate in the contest in Malmö.
Windows95man confirms participation
In a statement confirming his participation, Teemu Keisteri said the following:
“We think that the only correct decision for the EBU would be to exclude Israel from the competition. However, we do not feel that withdrawing ourselves would make an impact. Instead, we have started discussions with other representatives on how to explore strategies for leveraging our collective influence and use our position to apply pressure on the decision-makers at EBU. The decision was difficult, but now it has been made. We thank everyone for the support we have received. From now on, we will focus on the music and building the show.”
Windows95man will perform his song “No Rules” during the second half of the first Eurovision semi-final. This semi-final will take place on May 7th 2024.
That Eurovision Site is currently restricting it’s coverage on Israel’s Eurovision participation, to find out more about how our coverage is being affected please read the following statement here
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 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: Miikka Varila / Yle
Rory Gannon