After the reveal of the competing artists at this year’s UMK, the entries are now starting to be released. The fifth entry to be released is “Puppy” by One Morning Left, which coincided with the release of the official music video of their entry.
Listen to “Puppy” on streaming platforms
About One Morning Left
One Morning Left has been making music for 16 years, and consists of five members from different parts of Finland. The founder and lead vocalist of the band is Mika Lahti, second lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Leevi Luoto,bass player and background vocalist Miska Sipiläinen, drummer Dennis Hallbäck and songwriter, guitarist and background vocalist Juuso Turkki. The story of the band began when Lahti met Teemu Rautiainen from Jyväskylä in the Finnish social media service IRC Galleria. They had a similar taste in music, which led them to found One Morning Left in 2008.
The band’s first EP was released in 2008, and the following year they went on their first European tour. In 2010, the band signed a recording contract with Spinefarm Records and the following year released their first full-length album, The Bree-Teenz. Metalcore Superstars, which was released in 2016, featured the hit song You’re Dead, Let’s Disco. The song became particularly popular in Japan, and the band’s gigs in Tokyo sold out. In 2022, One Morning Left toured Europe with UMK winner Blind Channel and the German band Electric Callboy. Today, the band makes music under the German record company Arising Empire.
The band describes themselves as a hyperactive, boundary-pushing feel-good act. Their unique sense of humor sets them apart from other Nordic metal bands.
“Musically, we rely on the 80s and 90s, and we do not take ourselves too seriously. Sometimes, people look at you in a funny way if you mess around too much. You can dance to the beat of our music, and that’s fantastic,” Leevi Luoto says.
The band had been planning to apply for UMK for a long time.
“We already spoke with our previous drummer that UMK would be a great experience. After meeting Kiro, who produced Cha Cha Cha for Käärijä, we began to think about making an UMK song with him,” Mika Lahti reveals.
The UMK song Puppy is exactly what the name suggests. It is, very simply, about a puppy.
On the selection of “Puppy”, the UMK jury comments:
“It is impossible to listen to Puppy without a reaction. Modern metal and dance elements meet beautifully in the song. The song sounds angular and edgy, but at the same time it is full of joy and the chorus is really catchy. The three-minute song is loaded with different musical hooks. It is easy to imagine a sold-out Nokia Arena singing this song in February.”
What do we know about UMK 2025?
Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will take place on the 8th of February 2025 and will be hosted by Sanni and Jasmin Beloued. The winning act will be chosen through a vote weighted 25% to the jury and 75% to the public televote.
The entries participating in this year’s competition will be released as follows (click on the song title to listen where available):
| Artist | Entry | Release Date |
| Neea River | “Nightmares“ | 9th January |
| Nelli Matula | “Hitaammin Hautaan“ | 10th January |
| costee | “Sekaisin“ | 13th January |
| VIIVI | “Aina“ | 14th January |
| One Morning Left | “Puppy” | 15th January |
| Goldielocks | “Made Of“ | 16th January |
| Erika Vikman | “ICH KOMME“ | 17th 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 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 “No Rules” by Windows95man. They came in 7th place in the semi-final in Malmö, thus qualifying for the final. At the close of voting, he gained a total of 38 points, earning them 19th place. Windows95man received 31 points from the televote, and an extra 7 points from the juries.
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News Source – Yle
Photo Credit – Yle / Nelli Kenttä
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