🇫🇮 ETTA’s UMK26 entry “Million Dollar Smile” released

After the reveal of the competing artists at this year’s UMK, the entries are now starting to be released. The first entry to be released is “Million Dollar Smile” by ETTA, which coincided with the release of the official music video of her entry.

Listen to “Million Dollar Smile” on streaming platforms

You can listen to ETTA’s entry on the following streaming platforms:

Spotify

Apple Music

About ETTA

Emmalotta Kanth, professionally known as ETTA, is a singer/rapper, and grew up in Vantaa, where her childhood was full of music. She released her debut single “Ballerina” in 2018, and since then, she has toured numerously, with her debut album being released in “Tyttö”.

Commenting on ETTA’s selection for UMK26, the UMK jury comments:

Etta is one of Finland’s most listened-to pop stars, who masters both rapping and beautifully-sounding choruses. This song offers both, as well as a really slow-sounding chorus with a good dose of Eurovision-esqueness. The slow-paced, but very danceable rhythm brings to mind the biggest pop songs of the 90s produced by the Swedes. You can easily imagine the song being played a lot this year, both on the radio and at summer festivals.

What do we know about UMK26?

Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will take place on the 28th of February 2026. 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):

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 “ICH KOMME” by Erika Vikman. Competing in the second semi-final, Erika qualified for the final, and would eventually finish in 11th place with 196 points. Of these, 108 came from the televote, while the jury awarded her 88 points.

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News Source: Yle

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