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Finland: UMK 2022 hosts have been revealed

February 3, 2022

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The national broadcaster from Finland YLE has revealed the hosts for UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilapilu), the Finnish national selection for Eurovision. It consists of two women. 

First up, we have Paula Vesala (called Vesala) who is one of Finland’s most respected and well-regarded artists. She has been one of the lead singers of the Pop-Rock band PMMP who did music from 2002 until 2013. During that time, they have achieved three #1 albums and two #1 singles in Finland. Since 2015, Vesala performs as a solo artist with great success including another #1 album. Based on that stunning career, it doesn’t surprise that she will also be the interval act with a performance exclusively designed for UMK. Vesala stated that Natasha Lomm has directed the choreography and is going to include contemporary dance.

Miisa Rotola Pukkila, well reputed as Mmiisas, will be the co-host of UMK 2022. She started making YouTube videos in 2013 and is currently one of the most watched social media influencers in Finland. She has 388,000 subscribers on her Youtube account and more than 440,000 followers on Instagram. Kauppalehti, a Finnish economic journal, named her one of the ten most influential media players in 2016. In addition to that, she is a big Eurovision fan. 

UMK is gonna take place on February 26 at Turku Logomo. These seven acts are in the running to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin:

  • Cyan Kicks- Hurricane
  • Bess- Ram pam pam
  • The Rasmus- Jezebel
  • Younghearted- Sun numero
  • Olivera- Thank God I’m An Atheist
  • Tommi Läntinen- Elämä kantaa mua
  • Isaac Sene- Kuuma jäbä

Finland in Eurovision

Finland’s Eurovision history dates back to 1961 when they first debuted in the contest, and they have taken part in 53 editions ever since. Finland has come last in the contest 11, with the latest being in 2019, with Look Away by Darude ft. Sebastian Rejman. In 2006, however band Lordi won the contest with Hard Rock Hallelujah, which brought the contest to Helsinki in 2007. Finland’s most memorable entries include Leave Me Alone by Hanna Pakarinen Marry me by Krista SIgfrieds, Blackbird by Norma John and Monsters by Saara Aalto. Last year, Violent-pop sensation Blind Channel Finished in sixth place in Rotterdam. 

Who would you like to see as the Finnish representative for Eurovision 2022? Let us know down the comments.

Source: yle.fi

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