. ABBA have won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 withWaterlooand quickly became one of the most succesful bands of the entire world. They are still without a doubt the most famous act to have ever performed on the Eurovision stage! You can check out their Eurovision performance below: Ho...
What’s your favourite Eurovision song? We’d like to mention our top three songs of all time: Amar Pelos Dois – Salvador Sobral, Waterloo – ABBA and Rise Like a Phoenix– Conchita Wurst. Oh and we mustn’t forget about Disko What’s been your favourite Slovenian song? Definitely Samo ...
The staging was also unusual for the time as well. Eurovision 1988 was held at the Simmonscourt Pavilion at the Royal Dublin Society, with the hall generally being used for agricultural shows. It hall itself was on the smaller side Eurovision-wise but the stage, designed by Paula ...
Waterloo with Abba is a song that we all really like even though none of us were born in 1974 when Abba won the contest. We also really liked the winning song of 2021, “Zitti e buoni” performed by Måneskin What’s been your favourite Icelandic song? From childhood...
Vikman tells YLE she had initially thought she wouldn’t return to UMK as a contestant. However, the plans changed when she made a song wish while working on her next album with the producersChisuandJori Roosberg. That was when the UMK entry ”Ich komme” was born; ...
In March 2023 Mimicat wonFestival da Canção, Portuguese national selection for Eurovision, with her song ”Ai Coração”. She carried the Portuguese flag in Liverpool in May, qualifying for The Grand Final. In The Grand Final Mimicat finished 23rd with 59 points. You can rewatch Mimic...
My dream is to become so big as an artist that I can perform at arenas. This is a good place to start, because there’s no bigger show that UMK in this country. Matula’s UMK song ”Hitaammin hautaan” is meaningful to the artist, as it describes details from her personal life. ...
In her new singleHäpeäVikman continues with some same themes than inCicciolinaandSyntisten pöytä: bravery, one’s right to be whatever she or he wants to be and strong confident femininity. The song is about the moment when one finally lets go of the shame that has been chaining...
I and @antti_tuisku are opening the UMK-final next Saturday at 21:00. It is crazy to get back on UMK-stage and next to no less than the king of the Finnish pop music. So pretty good birthday coming up. Who’s going to watch?!” Vikman celebrates her 28th birthday next Saturday, ...