Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (abbreviated UMK, English: Contest for New Music)[1] is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. UMK began in 2012 as a new concept for the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the original Finnish Eurovision Song Contest qualifying event (Suomen euroviisukarsinta) which had been held since 1961.
| Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music, entertainment, reality television |
| Presented by | Current: Krista Siegfrids (2016–present) Former: Roope Salminen (2015–2016) Rakel Liekki (2015) Anne Lainto (2012–2014) Ilkka Uusivuori (2013–2014) Joona Kortesmäki (2012) |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| Original language(s) | Finnish |
| No. of series | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Anssi Autio |
| Running time | ~120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Yle |
| Original release | 27 January 2012 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Winners
| Year | Song | Artist | Position | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "När jag blundar" | Pernilla Karlsson | Did not qualify | 12 | 41 | |
| 2013 | "Marry Me" | Krista Siegfrids | 24 | 13 | 9 | 64 |
| 2014 | "Something Better" | Softengine | 11 | 72 | 3 | 97 |
| 2015 | "Aina mun pitää" | Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät | Did not qualify | 16 | 13 | |
| 2016 | "Sing It Away" | Sandhja | 15 | 51 | ||
| 2017 | "Blackbird" | Norma John | 12 | 92 | ||
| 2018 | "Monsters" | Saara Aalto | 25 | 46 | 10 | 108 |
| 2019 | "Look Away" | Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman | Did not qualify | 17 | 23 | |
| 2020 | "Looking Back" | Aksel Kankaanranta | Contest cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
Seasons
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2012
The final took place on 25 February 2012 at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki where the six finalist songs were performed and the viewers selected a winner.[2] The show featured interval performances by The Rasmus, Anna Abreu, and 2011 Finnish entrant Paradise Oskar.[2] The first of two rounds of televoting selected "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla Karlsson, "Laululeija" performed by Stig and "Lasikaupunki" performed by Ville Eetvartti as the three super finalists.[2] In the second round of televoting, Pernilla Karlsson and the song "När jag blundar" was the winner.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Music (m) / Lyrics (l) | Televote | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 1 | Iconcrash | "We Are The Night" | Janni Peuhu (m & l), Rory Winston (l) | — | — | — |
| 2 | Pernilla Karlsson | "När jag blundar" | Jonas Karlsson (m & l) | 29.8% | 53.4% | 1 |
| 3 | Mica Ikonen | "Antaa mennä" | Lauri Hämäläinen (m & l), Mica Ikonen (m & l) | — | — | — |
| 4 | Kaisa Vala | "Habits of Human Beings" | Kaisa Vala (m & l) | — | — | — |
| 5 | Stig | "Laululeija" | Matti Mikkola (m), DJPP (m), Paula Vesala (l) | 17% | 17.8% | 3 |
| 6 | Ville Eetvartti | "Lasikaupunki" | Jyri Sariola (m), Tero Myllyvirta (l), Joni Pekkarinen (l) | 18% | 28.7% | 2 |
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013
The final took place on 9 February 2013 at the Barona Areena in Espoo where the eight finalist songs were performed and the jury and viewers selected a winner.[3] The show featured interval performances by Teflon Brothers and Stig, last year's Eurovision Song Contest entrant Pernilla Karlsson, 2007 Eurovision entrant Hanna Pakarinen, Emma Salokoski and Suvi Teräsniska.[3] After combining the jury (50%) and televote (50%), Krista Siegfrids and the song "Marry Me" emerged as the winner.[4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Music & Lyrics (m & l) | Jury (50%)[5] | Televote (50%)[5] | Total[5] | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arion | "Lost" | Iivo Kaipainen (m & l) | 13.5% | 7.0% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2 | Elina Orkoneva | "He's Not My Man" | Elina Orkoneva (m & l) | 11.5% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 6 |
| 3 | Lucy Was Driving | "Dancing All Around The Universe" | Lucy Was Driving (m), Otso Koskelo (l) | 9.6% | 1.6% | 5.6% | 7 |
| 4 | Krista Siegfrids | "Marry Me" | Krista Siegfrieds (m & l), Erik Nyholm (m & l), Kristofer Karlsson (m & l), Jessika Lundström (m & l) |
14.6% | 38.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
| 5 | Last Panda | "Saturday Night Forever" | Henry Tikkanen (m & l), Aapo Immonen (m & l) | 9.2% | 1.4% | 5.3% | 8 |
| 6 | Mikael Saari | "We Should Be Through" | Mikael Saari (m & l) | 14.6% | 18.4% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 7 | Great Wide North | "Flags" | Kaj Kiviniemi (m & l), Mika Kiviniemi (m) | 14.6% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 4 |
| 8 | Diandra | "Colliding into You" | Patrick Sarin (m), Leri Leskinen (m), Sharon Vaughn (l) | 12.3% | 15.8% | 14.1% | 3 |
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2014
The final took place on 1 February 2014 at the Barona Areena in Espoo where the eight finalist songs were performed and the combination of votes from the jury and public televote selected a winner. In addition to the performances from the competing artists, the winner of UMK 2013, Krista Siegfrids, performed her single "Cinderella" during the interval. Softengine was the winner of the competition with the song "Something Better".[6]
| Final – 1 February 2014 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | T. Wirtanen | A. Puurtinen | T. Saarinen | Redrama | Jury Total | Jury (%) | Televote (%)[7] | Total | Place |
| 1 | Softengine | "Something Better" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 18.27% | 28.28% | 23.28% | 1 |
| 2 | Hanna Sky | "Hope" | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 9.13% | — | 9.13% | 7 |
| 3 | MIAU | "God/Drug" | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 15.38% | 13.94% | 14.66% | 3 |
| 4 | Lauri Mikkola | "Going Down" | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 11.06% | — | 11.06% | 5 |
| 5 | MadCraft | "Shining Bright" | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 6.25% | — | 6.25% | 8 |
| 6 | Mikko Pohjola | "Sängyn reunalla" | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 16.83% | 19.48% | 18.16% | 2 |
| 7 | Clarissa feat. Josh Standing | "Top of the World" | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 9.62% | — | 9.62% | 6 |
| 8 | Hukka ja Mama | "Selja" | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 13.46% | — | 13.46% | 4 |
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2015, for its fourth series.[8][9] Three semi-finals were held on 7 February, 14 February, and 21 February 2015 while the final was held on 28 February 2015.[10]
| Final – 28 February 2015 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury (10%) | Televote (90%) | Total | Place | |||||
| 1 | Shava | "Ostarilla" | 1.2% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 8 | |||||
| 2 | Satin Circus | "Crossroads" | 2.1% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 2 | |||||
| 3 | Solju | "Hold Your Colours" | 0.7% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 4 | |||||
| 4 | Järjestyshäiriö | "Särkyneiden sydänten kulmilla" | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 9 | |||||
| 5 | Norlan "El Misionario" | "No voy a llorar por ti" | 0.4% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 7 | |||||
| 6 | Opera Skaala | "Heart of Light" | 1.6% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 3 | |||||
| 7 | Jouni Aslak | "Lions & Lambs" | 1.1% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 6 | |||||
| 8 | Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät | "Aina mun pitää" | 1.2% | 36.2% | 37.4% | 1 | |||||
| 9 | Angelo De Nile | "All For Victory" | 0.8% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 5 | |||||
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2016, for its fifth series.[11] Three semi-finals were held on 6 February, 13 February, and 20 February 2016 while the final was held on 27 February 2016.[12]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public Vote[13] | Total | Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Show |
During Show |
Total Percentage |
Points | ||||||
| 1 | Cristal Snow | "Love Is Blind" | 41 | 12% | 9% | 9.1% | 39 | 80 | 6 |
| 2 | Stella Christine | "Ain't Got Time for Boys" | 19 | 6% | 7% | 6.5% | 28 | 47 | 8 |
| 3 | Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom | "Good Enough" | 35 | 10% | 11% | 10.7% | 46 | 81 | 5 |
| 4 | Eini | "Draamaa" | 32 | 4% | 7% | 6.7% | 29 | 61 | 7 |
| 5 | Barbe-Q-Barbies | "Let Me Out" | 46 | 12% | 9% | 9.1% | 39 | 85 | 4 |
| 6 | Tuuli Okkonen | "Don't Wake Me Up" | 20 | 4% | 5% | 4.9% | 21 | 41 | 9 |
| 7 | Sandhja | "Sing It Away" | 98 | 16% | 14% | 14.4% | 62 | 160 | 1 |
| 8 | Saara Aalto | "No Fear" | 67 | 11% | 21% | 20.2% | 87 | 154 | 2 |
| 9 | Mikael Saari | "On It Goes" | 72 | 25% | 17% | 18.4% | 79 | 151 | 3 |
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2017, for its sixth series.[14] Unlike previous years, there were no semi-finals, only a single final held on 28 January 2017 at the Espoo Metro Areena, and the show used international juries instead of Finnish juries.[15]
| Final – 28 January 2017 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| 1 | Emma | "Circle of Light" | 53 | 53 | 106 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Alva | "Arrows" | 15 | 48 | 63 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Günther & D'Sanz | "Love Yourself" | 37 | 45 | 82 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Anni Saikku | "Reach Out for the Sun" | 43 | 16 | 59 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Knucklebone Oscar & The Shangri-La Rubies | "Caveman" | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 6 | Norma John | "Blackbird" | 94 | 88 | 182 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Lauri Yrjölä | "Helppo elämä" | 43 | 15 | 58 | 8 | ||
| 8 | Club La Persé | "My Little World" | 21 | 29 | 50 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Zühlke | "Perfect Villain" | 74 | 71 | 145 | 2 | ||
| 10 | My First Band | "Paradise" | 45 | 52 | 97 | 4 | ||
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018
Yle selected Saara Aalto internally to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
Saara Aalto performed 3 songs and the winning song was selected by viewers and international juries. The show was held on 3 March 2018 at the Espoo Metro Areena.[16]
| Draw | Song | Composer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Monsters" | Saara Aalto, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Ki Fitzgerald | 88 | 95 | 183 | 1 |
| 2 | "Domino" | Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren, Johnny Sanchez, Will Taylor, Saara Aalto | 84 | 75 | 159 | 2 |
| 3 | "Queens" | Farley Arvidsson, Charlie Walshe, Tom Aspaul, Saara Aalto | 68 | 70 | 138 | 3 |
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2019
The 2019 edition took place on 2 March 2019. Yle announced on 29 January 2019 that they had internally selected Darude to perform three songs, similarly to how Saara Aalto's song was selected in the previous edition.
Darude and Sebastian Rejman performed 3 songs and the winning song was selected by viewers and international juries. The show was held on 2 March 2019 at Logomo in Turku.
| Draw | Song | Composer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Release Me" | Ville Virtanen, Jaakko Manninen, Brandyn Burnette | 70 | 19 | 89 | 3 |
| 2 | "Superman" | Ville Virtanen, Chris Hope, Thom Bridges | 74 | 73 | 147 | 2 |
| 3 | "Look Away" | Sebastian Rejman, Ville Virtanen | 96 | 148 | 244 | 1 |
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2020
The 2020 edition was held on 7 March 2020.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catharina Zühlke | "Eternity" | Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker, Roel Rats, Josefine Myrberg, Henrik Tala, Catharina Zühlke | 42 | 24 | 66 | 5 |
| 2 | Erika Vikman | "Cicciolina" | Janne Rintala, Mika Laakkonen, Erika Vikman, Saskia Vanhalakka | 58 | 99 | 157 | 2 |
| 3 | Aksel Kankaanranta | "Looking Back" | Joonas Angeria, Whitney Phillips, Connor McDonough, Riley McDonough, Toby McDonough | 76 | 94 | 170 | 1 |
| 4 | F3M | "Bananas" | Olli Äkräs, Hanna Ollikainen, Rafael Elivuo | 64 | 20 | 84 | 4 |
| 5 | Sansa | "Lover View" | Sansa, Yotto, Anton Sonin | 30 | 6 | 36 | 6 |
| 6 | Tika | "I Let My Heart Break" | Neea Jokinen, Timo Oiva, Oliver@ i-One Music, Lotus Wang | 50 | 77 | 127 | 3 |
Technology
UMK 2018 was filmed through 16 cameras and with the help of cuepilot, the show was filmed in Full HD resolution. Yle used moviebird 45 and technocrane 22 as a crane camera and a cablecamera was also installed to the arena. There were two Steadicam operators, the other of them used a Segway.
The show used the Martin MAC Viper Profile as the main beam lighting (above the stage). The light wall was built from many robe spikie moving heads, some claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20 led panels were installed to the floor as well.
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