{"id":3404,"date":"2016-01-12T11:09:55","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T10:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songfestival.be\/?p=3404"},"modified":"2016-01-13T16:02:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T15:02:04","slug":"finnen-hebben-18-deelnemers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songfestival.be\/en\/stockholm2016\/finnen-hebben-18-deelnemers\/","title":{"rendered":"Finns have 18 participants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu <\/em>or UMK, the annual national tour of Finland, will start in February.<\/p>\n

There are three qualifying rounds and a grand final. Krista Siegfrids<\/strong>, in 2013 the Finnish candidate in Malm\u00f6, presents the shows along with Roope Salminen. However, on 13 February, he will only have to do it, because then Siegfrids takes part in that other Scandinavian for round, Melodifestivalen<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

A total of eighteen candidates a stab at Eurovision success. Two of them are old acquaintances: Saara Aalto <\/strong>was five years ago, second in the preliminary round, and Mikael Saari<\/strong> three years ago, and now want to know in the so do better.\u00a0The final will take place on 27 February<\/strong>. Three of the six candidates from each show go by. Below the selected candidates, per preliminary round:<\/p>\n

1st qualifying round (06\/02)<\/strong>
<\/strong>Saara Aalto \u2013 No Fear
Mikko Herranen-Evil Tone
Stella Christine \u2013 Ain’t Got Time for Boys
Eini \u2013 Draamaa
ClemSO \u2013 Thief
P\u00e4\u00e4-\u00c4ij\u00e4t \u2013 Shamppanjataivas<\/p>\n

2nd qualifying round (13\/02)<\/strong>
Attention 2 \u2013 Ready For The Show
Cristal Snow-Love Is Blind
Lee-Roy Mil\u00e1n & Kimmo Blom \u2013 Good Enough
Janet R \u2013 Rise Up
Naina \u2013 Blazing Fire
Mikael Saari \u2013 On It Goes<\/p>\n

3rd qualifying round (20\/02)<\/strong>
Lieminen \u2013 arvojen vaalijat Pehmeiden
Tuuli Okkonen \u2013 Don’t Wake Me Up
Gu\u0161ani Brothers \u2013 Poom Poom
Barbe-Q-Barbies \u2013 Let Me Out
Pietarin Spektaakkeli \u2013 Lampard kuuma
Sandhja \u2013 Sing It Away<\/p>\n

All songs can be heard on the website<\/a> of UMK<\/em>. The winner will walk away with the not too bothered to have a better performance for Finland to win than last year. The Pertti Kurikan Nimip\u00e4iv\u00e4t<\/strong> Group ended last in the semifinals in Vienna<\/a> with Aina pit\u00e4\u00e4 mun<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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