5.6 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin Finland No. of series 6 Running time ~120 minutes First episode date 27 January 2012 Number of series 6 | 5.5/10 IMDb Original language(s) Finnish Executive producer(s) Anssi Autio Original network Yle Language Finnish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Presented by Krista Siegfrids, Roope Salminen, Rakel Liekki, Ilkka Uusivuori, Posteljoona Genres Music, Entertainment, Reality television Similar The Voice of Finland, Uusi päivä, Idols, Pikku Kakkonen, Yle Uutiset Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uuden musiikin kilpailussa eturiviss umk17
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (abbreviated UMK, English: New Music Competition) is a contest for new music organised by the Finnish broadcaster, Yle.
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- Uuden musiikin kilpailussa eturiviss umk17
- Umk17 emma circle of light
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2012
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2014
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017
- References
UMK began in 2012, as a new concept for the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the original Finnish Eurovision Song Contest selection event (Suomen euroviisukarsinta) which had been used since 1961.
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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. The show featured interval performances by The Rasmus, Anna Abreu, and 2011 Finnish entrant Paradise Oskar. 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. In the second round of televoting, Pernilla Karlsson and the song "När jag blundar" was the winner.
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. 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. After combining the jury (50%) and televote (50%), Krista Siegfrids and the song "Marry Me" emerged as the winner.
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".
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2015, for its fourth series. Three semi-finals were held on 7 February, 14 February, and 21 February 2015 while the final was held on 28 February 2015.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2016, for its fifth series. Three semi-finals were held on 6 February, 13 February, and 20 February 2016 while the final was held on 27 February 2016.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2017, for its sixth series. 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.