Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu

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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Logo since 2020
Also known as
  • Tävlingen för ny musik (Swedish)
  • Contest for New Music (English)
GenreMusic, entertainment, reality television
Presented by
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of series13
Production
Executive producerAnssi Autio
Running time~120 minutes
Production company
Suomen euroviisukarsinta

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (Finnish: [ˈuːdem ˈmusiːkiŋ ˈkilpɑi̯lu]; abbreviated UMK; Swedish: Tävlingen för ny musik; English: Contest for New Music)[1] is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. It made its debut in 2012 as the Finnish selection format for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the previous Finnish Eurovision selection Suomen euroviisukarsinta which had been held since 1961.

Winners

Table key
First place
Second place
Third place
Last place
Year Song Artist Results at Eurovision
Final Points Semi Points
2012 "
När jag blundar
"
Pernilla Karlsson
Failed to 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 Failed to 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 Failed to qualify 17 23
2020 "Looking Back" Aksel Kankaanranta Contest cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 "Dark Side" Blind Channel 6 301 5 234
2022 "Jezebel" The Rasmus 21 38 7 162
2023 "Cha Cha Cha" Käärijä 2 526 1 177
2024 "No Rules!" Windows95Man

Seasons

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2012

The final took place on 25 February 2012 at the

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

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]

Final – 9 February 2013
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

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][11] It was held at the YLE TV Studios.

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.[12] Three semi-finals were held on 6 February, 13 February, and 20 February 2016 while the final was held on 27 February 2016.[13] Like the previous year, it was held at YLE TV Studios.

Final – 27 February 2016
Draw Artist Song Jury Public Vote[13] Total Place
Before
Show
During
Show
Total 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 and 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. Aalto performed three 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 performed three songs, featuring vocalist Sebastian Rejman, 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 in Tampere.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021

The 2021 edition was held on 20 February 2021 in Tampere.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2022

The 2022 edition was held on 26 February 2022 at Logomo.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023

The 2023 edition was held on 25 February 2023 at Logomo in Turku.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024

The 2024 edition was held on 10 February 2024 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere.[19]

References

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