All seven entries for Finland’s Contest for New Music UMK 2025, have now been released. One of these artists and songs will be crowned as the winner of UMK25 on 8 February.
NEEA RIVER: Nightmares
Nelli Matula: Hitaammin hautaan
costee: Sekaisin
VIIVI: Aina
One Morning Left: Puppy
Goldielocks: Made Of
Erika Vikman, ICH KOMME
All competing UMK songs and music videos are available on the Finnish Broadcasting company Yle’s streaming service Yle Areena, as well as on Youtube, Spotify, and other music streaming services. See all links below.
NEEA RIVER: Nightmares
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| Yle / Nelli Kenttä |
NEEA RIVER is an independent artist making waves with her English-language pop hits. Fan of artists such as Britney Spears, Rihanna and The Weekend, NEEA RIVER sums up her artistry in one word: “pop machine”. UMK is a natural continuation for NEEA RIVER’s rising career and the first time that River will perform one of her own songs live. The UMK song Nightmares was based on the ambitious idea of creating a winning song for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Yle Areena
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Nelli Matula: Hitaammin hautaan
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| Yle / Nelli Kenttä |
Nelli Matula is a highly talented singer with a beautiful voice. The UMK song Hitaammin hautaan is meaningful to Matula, as it relates strongly to her personal life. The song is a reflection of her desire to change the direction of her life and find new meanings. The art of performance means the world to Nelli Matula, and it was the show element that made Matula apply for UMK.
Yle Areena
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Spotify
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costee: Sekaisin
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| Yle / Nelli Kenttä |
Costee is an artist and singer who strives to be as honest as possible in his art. As a performer, costee is full of energy and captivates the audience with his mystery. His performances often involve an element of darkness. Costee is aiming to win UMK first and then the Eurovision Song Contest. As soon as the UMK song Sekaisin was completed, he realized that it had to become a UMK and Eurovision song.
Yle Areena
Youtube
Spotify
Apple Music
VIIVI: Aina
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| Yle / Nelli Kenttä |
VIIVI’s Aina will certainly be sung and heard at weddings years from now, because it is such a fantastic description of lifelong love and partnership. The song is full of beauty and hope. VIIVI had been planning to apply for UMK for a long time, but she wanted to wait for the right song.
Yle Areena
Youtube
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Apple Music
One Morning Left: Puppy
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| Yle / Nelli Kenttä |
One Morning Left describes themselves as a hyperactive, boundary-pushing feel-good act. Their unique sense of humor sets them apart from other Nordic metal bands. The band had been planning to apply for UMK for a long time. UMK song Puppy sounds angular and edgy, but at the same time it is full of joy and the chorus is really catchy. The song is exactly what the name suggests. It is, very simply, about a puppy.
Yle Areena
Youtube
Spotify
Apple Music
Goldielocks: Made Of
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| Yle / Nelli Kenttä |
Goldielocks’ career development has been dizzying. She has already performed on all major stages in Finland, and is now on the verge of an international breakthrough, supported by her own record label. The catchy and pure pop UMK song Made Of was born in a studio in Berlin, in collaboration with Goldielocks, producer-brother Lauri Mäntynen, and producer Topi Kilpinen. The song can be seen as the artist’s own reflection of herself or another person.
Yle Areena
Youtube
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Apple Music
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| Yle / Nelli Kenttä |
Erika Vikman, ICH KOMME
One of the brightest stars in the Finnish pop world, Erika Vikman’s music resonates with many Finns, and her fans are all across the country, from the Helsinki Metropolitan Area to small municipalities. Finishing second in UMK2020, Vikman had initially thought that she would not return to the UMK stage as a contestant. However, the plans changed when she made a song wish when working on her next album with producers Chisu and Jori Roosberg. That was how the UMK song ICH KOMME was born.
Yle Areena
Youtube
Spotify
Apple Music
UMK25 event and show: February 8 2025 at Nokia Arena, Tampere
The winner of UMK, and Finland’s next Eurovision representative will be selected at the grand UMK25 event and show at the Tampere Nokia Arena on February 8, 2025. The show can be followed internationally with English commentary via Yle’s streaming service Yle Areena starting at 8pm CET.
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