Michael Gabriel x nublu has released their entry for Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu 2024, “Vox Populi” (Voice of the People).
Michael Gabriel released his debut album in 2008. It wasn’t until his second album ‘Pohjosen poika’ in 2011 that he started to rise to fame. A single from his 2015 album “Versus” broke streaming records in Finland before the album was released. Mikael previously performed as an interval act at UMK 2020.
Markkus Pulk, also known as nublu, is an Estonian rapper. He won Hip Hop/R&B Artist of the Year in his home country in 2020. In the same year, he began collaborating for the first time with Mikael Gabriel on the song “Universum”.
“Vox Populi” was the last UMK 2024 entry to be released. Previously released entries include:
The 2024 edition of UMK will be held on February 10th at the Nokia Arena in Tampere. The 13,455-capacity Nokia Arena is Finland’s largest indoor arena and the largest venue to date to have hosted UMK.
Kariya represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with “Cha Cha Cha”. He won Semi-Final 1 with 177 TV voting points. In the grand final, Karja’s total of 526 points (376 TV voting points, 150 jury points) placed him in second place, giving Finland the second best result ever.
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Finland to participate in Eurovision Song Contest
Finland first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, joining Spain and Yugoslavia. Finland finished last in this contest 10 times and received “invalid points” three times. Finland won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006. Rhodey represented his country in Athens, scoring a then-record total of 292 points with the song “Hard Rock Hallelujah.”
