Sara Siipola has released her entry “Paskana” (Shit) for Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu 2024.
Sara Siipola was born in Reihia in western Finland. She released her debut single “Rohkee sydän” in 2019, which entered the top 100 on the Finnish Spotify chart. She also had success with subsequent singles such as “Susta tuleetähti” and “Uusi Musta”. She released her debut album “Kaunis-kun Ikken” in 2021. She also competed in the latest season of the music competition. tardet, tardet In 2023.
The release order of the remaining songs is as follows:
- January 16th – Jesse Mirkin
- January 17th – Windows95Man
- January 18th – Sini sabotage
- January 19th – Michael Gabriel x Nuburu
The following entries have already been published.
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 their 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.”