• Ready For The Show – Attention 2
• Love is Blind – Cristal Snow
• Good Enough – Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom
• Rise Up – Rafaela Truda
• Blazing Fire – Ylona
• On It Goes – Mikael Saari

Glasovima publike (koji su glasali na sajtu YLE i putem poruka) u veliko finale Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu festivala plasirale su se sledeće tri numere:

• On It Goes – Mikael Saari
• Good Enough – Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom
• Love is Blind – Cristal Snow

Nastupe finalista možete da pogledate na veb-sajtu YLE televizije klikom OVDE.

Sve pesme iz ovog polufinala možete preslušati klikom ovde. Prošle godine Finsku je predstavljao bend PKN koji je zauzeo poslednje mesto u prvom polufinalu Pesme Evrovizije u Beču.

Ovo je tvoje drugo učešće na UMK festivalu. Zbog čega si se opet prijavio?

- Celog života sanjam da se takmičim na Pesmi Evrovizije. Još od mog prvog učešća 2008. godine u glavi mi se vrzma misao da se opet prijavim na finski izbor, ali moji drugi projekti su mi oduzeli previše vremena. Sada je pravi trenutak i moja pesma je došla pravo niotkuda.

Da li tekst pesme ima neko posebno značenje tebi i koja je bila inspiracija za njegovo pisanje?

- Jednog dana sam u studiju svom ko-autoru pričao o mojoj vezi koja se neslavno završila zbog pritiska okoline. On je bio ,,zatvoren u ormaru“, dok ja nisam. Pokušali smo da održimo našu vezu, ali nije nam uspelo. Zaista tužna priča. Mi smo napisali pesmu o tome i preokrenuli tekst u jednu pozitivnu poruku – o tome kako ne treba pridavati značaju šta ljudi misle i da ljubav na kraju treba da pobedi sve.

Šta možemo da očekujemo od tvog nastupa na festivalu? Kako bi se ti osećao ukoliko pobediš? Misliš li da možeš da pobediš?

- Želim da moj nastup bude nerazmetljiva elegancija; stilizovano i emocionalno. Naravno da se nadam pobedi. Svako ko se takmiči nada se pobedi. Sve je do publike, oni će najbolje osetiti ko je najbolji kandidat da predstavlja Finsku na Evrosongu u Švedskoj. Mi samo možemo da damo naš maksimum i nadamo se pobedi.

Ti si veoma poznat finskoj publici, a po kladionicama si jedan od favorita za pobedu. Kako se osećaš povodom toga?

- Osećam se sjajno. To mi i stvara pritisak da budem još bolji. Ne želim da razočaram svoje fanove.

Da li si čuo ostale pesme koje će biti izvedene na takmičenju? Da li možda imaš neke favorite?

- Čuo sam i druge pesme. Ove godine je sjajan izbor. Sandhja je sjajna. Mikael Saari takođe, kao i Tuuli. Saara Aalto ima odličnu pesmu. Pää-äijät imaju jako zabavnu pesmu. Konkurencija je žestoka.

Koji su tvoji planovi za karijeru u budućnosti?

- Mnogo mi projekata predstoji. Naravno, objavljivaću nove pesme. U aprilu kreće moja emisija u Finskoj. Biće ovo veoma uspešna godina.

Evropesma.org ti se zahvaljuje na vremenu i želi ti puno sreće na takmičenju!

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This is your second time competing at Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu. Why did you decide to take part in the competition again?

- It’s been my dream to be a part of Eurovision since I was a kid. The ultimate dream. Every year since 2008 I have been playing around with the idea to take part of the Finnish selection, but the right song and other projects have taken up my time. Now the time felt right and the song just sorta came from nowhere.

Can you tell us something about the inspiration for the lyrics? Do they have a special meaning for you?

- We were at the studio writing music and I told my Co-writer Jimi Constantine about a relationship gone wrong because of outside pressure. He was in the closet and I wasn’t. We tried to sustain the relationship but failed at it. A sad story, really. A love gone wrong. We wrote a song about it but ended up flipping the story into a positive message.. About not caring what people think and letting love conquer all.

What can we expect from your performance at Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu? How would you feel if you win the festival? Do you think you can win?

- I really wanted to go for understated elegance. I wanted it to be really stylish and emotional. Of course I am going for the win. Everyone that is competing is. And its all up to the audience. It really depends what they feel is suitable to represent Finland this year in Sweden for Eurovision. We all can just do our best and hope to win.

You are well-known to the Finish audience, and according to betting odds- you are one of the favorites to win. How does that make you feel?

- Of course it is amazing. But also creates pressure to do good. I don’t wanna let my fans down.

Have you heard other songs that are competing at the festival? Do you have any favorites?

- I have. There are so many great songs this year. Sandhja is amazing. Mikael Saari.  Tuuli’s song Don’t wake me up, I really like. Saara Aalto has a really great song. Pää-äijät hava a fun song. The competition is fierce this year.

What are your future career plans?

- I have many projects coming up. Of course release music, I have a new television show starting in April here in Finland. It’s gonna be a crazy wonderful year.

Evropesma.org thanks you for your time and wishes you best of luck!

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