After the reveal of the competing artists at this year’s UMK, the entries are now starting to be released. The sixth entry to be released is “Made Of” by Goldielocks, which coincided with the release of the official music video.
Listen to “Made Of” on streaming platforms
About Goldielocks
Goldielocks, whose real name is Ella Mäntynen, is the youngest UMK25 contestant at age 23. She describes herself as an ordinary girl from North Karelia. Goldielocks is a character created by Mäntynen, “a rock star inside the shell of a pop star”. The alter ego was inspired by the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, in which actor and artist Miley Cyrus transforms into a fictional pop star by wearing a wig.
Goldielocks’ career path has taken her from Joensuu via Helsinki to her current home town Berlin. Prior to her solo career, she created music for Finland’s biggest pop stars, including Gasellit, Isac Elliot, Abreu, and Sara Siipola.
At the beginning of 2020, Goldielocks signed her first publishing agreement with M-Eazy Music, in 2021 a manager contract with Comusic management and, in 2022, a recording agreement was signed with Sony Music Finland. Her first single, Electrifying, was released in the spring of 2023, and she went on a tour in the fall the same year.
Goldielocks’ career development has been dizzying. She has already performed on all major stages in Finland, and is now on the verge of an international breakthrough, supported by her own record company.
The catchy and pure pop UMK song Made Of was born in a studio in Berlin, in collaboration with Goldielocks, producer-brother Lauri Mäntynen, and producer Topi Kilpinen. The song can be seen as the artist’s own reflection of herself or another person.
On the selection of “Made Of”, the UMK jury comments:
“Goldielocks’ cool and original singing voice gives the song a unique touch. Made Of has a bunch of catchy international-level pop hooks, strong lyrics, good danceability and a bit of production-based alt-pop roughness and individuality. Goldielocks performed on the main stage at Flow Festival last summer and showed that she is ready for grand stages. This song will be her biggest yet, working flawlessly on the dancefloor, streams, and radio.”
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
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