With the Finnish national finals Uden Mushikin Kirpile (UMK) fast approaching, broadcaster YLE yesterday announced a familiar lineup of faces who will perform as both the opening act and interval act during the show.
UMK announced on Instagram that 2023 UMK participants KUUMAA and Benjamin will hold a grand final in Tampere on February 10th. There is no doubt that Finnish and European fans alike remember KUUMAA’s song “Ylvoimainen”. Even though the song was only number 5 on his UMK last year, it has garnered nearly 20 million streams on Spotify at the time of writing. KUUMAA will be joined on stage by Eurofan favorite Benjamin, who placed seventh in her 2023 UMK with the song “Hoida Mut.”
As if this wasn’t exciting enough, UMK also revealed that Finnish superstar and Eurovision 2023 TV vote winner Kaaliya will perform a duet with UMK alumnus Erika Vikman between Saturday’s finals. did. Karliyah, of course, won the 2023 UMK by a landslide with her own song “Cha Cha Cha” and came in second place at Eurovision. Erika Vikman is also a familiar name to her Eurofans, as she achieved cult icon status thanks to her song “Cicciolina”, which won runner-up at UMK 2020.
When interviewed about her upcoming performance, Erika Vikman reportedly said, “I promise our performance will be iconic.” Kaliya also explained, “When you have two very unique personalities on stage, an unforgettable show is guaranteed.” (Quote translated from Finnish to English.)
We certainly hope that the 2024 UMK Final Show will be an ‘unforgettable’ one, with seven talented acts vying for the chance to represent Finland in Malmö this May. This competitive performance definitely looks like a diary date.
UMK 2024 will be held on February 10th at 20:00 CET and can be watched here.
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