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Finland FINLAND 2023 - Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha
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My only wish, that each one of UMK finalists stage and live performance is, what fines with the songs. Because last UMK's problems has been bad stage and live performance, such as Teflon Brothers feat Pandora and BESS. Also YLE should improve UMK's sounding system.
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Omfg, 80's vibes in Finnish. Didn't know I needed this in my life so much. Insanely catchy... would totally have my vote at the ESC
Edit: Yeah, wtf, I have this on constant repeat... brb breaking into my local garden center and vibing out. Hoida mut!
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Omfg, 80's vibes in Finnish. Didn't know I needed this in my life so much. Insanely catchy... would totally have my vote at the ESC
Edit: Yeah, wtf, I have this on constant repeat... brb breaking into my local garden center and vibing out. Hoida mut!
2021 has already been quite enjoyable but 2023 is such a nice bop! It's somehow interesting how both entries go for that 80s vibe and the sensual theme concerning the lyrics but they translate it into totally different music. 2021 felt more schlagerish, 2023 feels more current. Anyway, let's wait and see what else UMK has to offer and which result Benjamin can archieve!
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Ain't music fascinating
Haha, Fyr og Flamme was my guilty pleasure in 2021, it was so old-fashioned that it was charming again. And well, Hoida Mut has me hooked. Absolute favourite in all selections so far, can't see it topped in the near future. Hope Benjamin delivers live!Today's Finland Top50 Spotify list Keira's song is tenth Palace with over 33k listerners.
Keira's Song is close to 150k watching times score and Benjamin's Song has reached 100k watching times score. This is amazing.
Keira's Song is close to 150k watching times score and Benjamin's Song has reached 100k watching times score. This is amazing.
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Finland's had a brilliant NF for the past two years... and so far this year, the first two songs revealed would probably both end in my top 10 at ESC. Keep up the quality 
Keira's Song has now over 175k YouTube views and she is still trending number one in Finland. Benjamin has now over 131 YouTube views and he is trending number three on Finland.
At midnight Robin's Song "Girls Like You" will be released. He is the biggest favourite to win UMK 2023, so I am a little bit excited. Also I am nervous, because he hasn't made any good English language song on his career.
At midnight Robin's Song "Girls Like You" will be released. He is the biggest favourite to win UMK 2023, so I am a little bit excited. Also I am nervous, because he hasn't made any good English language song on his career.
I would like to see Keira's live performance: Same turquiose outfit, which she wears in the music video. Sexy dancing and two background dancers (male and female dancers). Perhaps also a chair, where she sits beginning of performance. Keira is an excellent singer, so her success won't fall that. Only thing I fear is, because she is so young and unexperience singer and performer, she stresses her performance. Hopefully I am wrong about that and she owns the stage.
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Robin´s song is alright but it sounds like a Maroon 5 album track.
It´s really contemporary and could turn into a radio hit but apart from that, I think it´s not that competitive when it comes to Eurovision.
Personally, I think it´s the weakest song of the 3 entries we´ve heard so far.
It´s really contemporary and could turn into a radio hit but apart from that, I think it´s not that competitive when it comes to Eurovision.
Personally, I think it´s the weakest song of the 3 entries we´ve heard so far.
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I wasn't expecting anything good from Robin, so can't say I'm disappointed by his song. Maybe the first wrong choice by Tapio Hakanen since he took UMK to the marvellous direction we all see nowadays. Still #TeamBenjamin till Tuesday!
PS: still, huge kudos for the excellent prod!
PS: still, huge kudos for the excellent prod!
Robin's song is quite a disappointment, probably the weakest of all three songs so far. And to my surprise - while many other people scream bops! - to me all three songs are weak. None of them gives me the fire that I want. Well, some more songs to come and hopefully at least one that I can like.
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I also think that UMK hasn´t even come close to last year´s line-up in terms of potential.
However, I´d rank all three songs released above "average" so far/worth
or more? - but dunno, they all lack some oomph and wow factor to lift their songs to another level.
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Robin is the the big favorite according to the odds.
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With that contemporary (but also utterly generic and bland) pop song? - That would be quite disappointing.
The betting odds are based on names alone, though - so who knows... maybe they will change after all entries got released.