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

- Because I want to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest! It has always been my dream, and the only way to achieve that dream is to take part in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu. I just felt the time is right now and you should always try to reach your goals and dreams!

Lyrics of your song are quite powerful. Do they have some special meaning to you? Can you tell us something about the inspiration for your song?

- I wanted to make a song to comfort people, so that people would not fear of other people anymore. The people who are different than you, might be scary at first, but if you could just forget those fears, you could treat others better and make the world a better place. This song is a funeral song of the fear. I wanted it to be happy and uplifting so that people would want to dance and feel good about having no fear. I also wanted the song to be a bit mystical and exotic… And I think we achieved that goal!

Betting odds say that you are one of the favorites to win. Does that make you nervous or more eager to perform the best you can?

- I always perform the best I can and this time maybe even better I hope :D I trust myself and the song, so I’m just gonna enjoy the show and hope everyone will like it!

What would it mean to you to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest?

- It would mean a world to me. And I would love to represent Finland with exactly THIS song No Fear, because I’m sure people would love the atmosphere and the message of it. We could all share the No Fear attitude to the world, be brave and loving and change the world together!

Finish audience knows you from various world-known TV shows. Can you tell us more about your participation in those shows?

- I think every TV show has been a very important step in my career. They have all made me grow as an artist. I was only 19 when I was at the Finland’s Got Talent and it gave me a lot of experience and contacts. In 2012 I came 2nd at the Voice of Finland and that was a very important moment in my career. I grew so much and found myself as an artist. With all the experience that I have, I think I would be ready for the Eurovision stage!

Your biography is quite impressive. Not many fans know that you sang alongside Andrea Bocelli. How was that experience for you?

- Bocelli was such a nice man and singing with him felt like home. I could just shine and do my very best, because I knew that I really had to give my all. And I loved that feeling. It was very easy to sing with him. We sang 6 songs together at his world tour concert in Helsinki. It was the best night ever.

You speak many languages. Have you considered making more versions of No Fear in those languages?

- Of course! I would love to make a version in every language :D  But I’m sure I’ll make some more versions if I get chosen to go to the Eurovision!

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

Ovo je drugi put da se takmičiš na Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu festivalu. Zašto si se odlučila da se prijaviš opet?

- Zato što želim da predstavljam Finsku na Pesmi Evrovizije! To je oduvek bio moj san, i jedini način da ispunim taj san je da naravno pre svega pobedim na tom festivalu. Jednostavno osećam da je pravi trenutak, svako treba da se bori za svoje ciljeve i snove!

Tekst tvoje pesme je prilično snažan. Da li on ima neko posebno značenje tebi? Možeš li nam reći nešto o inspiraciji za pesmu?

- Želela sam da napravim pesmu koja će da teši ljude, pesmu koja će naterati ljude da se ne boje jedni drugih. Ljudi koji su drugačiji od nas možda isprva izgledaju zastrašujuće, ali ako zaboravimo na te strahove možda ćemo učiniti svet boljim mestom. Ova pesma je sahrana strahu. Trudila sam se da bude vesela kako bi ljudi plesali svom oslobađanju od strahova. Pokušala sam i da u pesmu ubacim malo mističnosti i egzotike… I smatram da sam u tome uspela.

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Kladionice kažu da si ti jedan od favorita za pobedu. Da li te to čini nervoznom ili odlučnijom da nastupiš još bolje?

- Uvek pružim svoj maksimum u nastupu, premda se nadam da ću sada dati i više od toga :D Verujem u sebe i u svoju pesmu, tako da uživaću u emisiji i nadaću se da će se moj nastup svideti gledaocima.

Šta bi tebi značilo da predstavljaš Finsku na takmičenju za Pesmu Evrovizije?

- To mi znači sve! Želela bih da predstavljam Finsku upravo sa OVOM pesmom No Fear zato što sam sigurna da će ljudi osetiti atmosferu i poruku te pesme. Svi bismo trebali da podelimo ovaj No Fear (,,Bez straha“) stav sa celim svetom, da budemo hrabi, puni ljubavi i da zajedno promenimo svet!

Finska publika te zna iz mnogih svetski poznatih TV emisija. Možeš li nam reći nešto više o tvom nastupu u tim emisijama?

- Mislim da su svaka emisija i svako takmičenje imali posebnu ulogu u mojoj karijeri. U njima sam sazrela kao umetnik. Imala sam svega 19 godina kada sam učestvovala u Finland’s Got Talent takmičenju, i to mi je donelo puno kontakta i iskustva. U 2012. godini zauzela sam drugo mesto u The Voice of Finland takmičenju, što je bio jako bitan trenutak u mojoj karijeri. Sa svim iskustvom koje imam, mislim da sam spremna za pozornicu Pesme Evrovizije.

Tvoja biografija je impresivna. Mnogi fanovi ne znaju da si pevala sa Andreom Bočelijem. Reci nam nešto o tom iskustvu.

- Andrea je sjajan čovek, i osećaj pevanja sa njim je predivan. Mogla sam jedino da dam svoj maksimum i da tako zasijam pored njega. I zaljubila sam se u taj osećaj. Bilo je tako jednostavno i lagano pevati sa njim. Otpevali smo 6 pesama zajedno na njegovom koncertu u Helsinkiju tokom svetske turneje. To je bila moja najlepša noć.

Ti pričaš veliki broj svetskih jezika. Da li si razmatrala da napraviš više verzija svoje pesme No Fear na različitim jezicima?

- Naravno! Volela bih da napravim verziju pesme na svakom jeziku koji govorim :D I sigurna sam da će doći do toga ukoliko pobedim i predstavljam Finsku na Pesmi Evrovizije.

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