The group of contestants in Yle’s Contest for New Music UMK is shrinking by one: the band One Morning Left will no longer continue in the competition. Yle has excluded the band from the competition due to a contract violation.…
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: NightmaresNelli Matula: Hitaammin hautaancostee: Sekaisin VIIVI: AinaOne Morning Left: Puppy Goldielocks: Made OfErika Vikman, ICH KOMME…
The last song for Yle’s 2025 Contest for New Music UMK have been released. Listen to Erika Vikman‘s song “ICH KOMME” One of the brightest stars in the Finnish pop world, Erika Vikman, started her career in the entertainment industry at a very young age.…
The sixth song for Yle’s 2025 Contest for New Music UMK have been released. Listen to Goldielocks‘s song “Made Of” Goldielocks, whose real name is Ella Mäntynen, is the youngest UMK25 contestant at age 23. She describes herself as an ordinary girl from North…
The fifth song for Yle’s 2025 Contest for New Music UMK have been released. Listen to One Morning Left‘s song “Puppy” One Morning Left has been making music for 16 years, and consists of five members from different parts of Finland. The founder…
The fourth song for Yle’s 2025 Contest for New Music UMK have been released. Listen to VIIVI’s song “Aina” Music has been a part of VIIVI‘s life since childhood. Originally from Joroinen, VIIVI studied music actively and stepped onto the stage whenever she could.…
The third song for Yle’s 2025 Contest for New Music UMK have been released. Listen to costee’s song “Sekaisin” Costee, whose real name is Jussi Tiainen, grew up in the Turku region and started his music hobby at the age of 8. He got…
The second song for Yle’s 2025 Contest for New Music UMK have been released. Listen to Nelli Matula’s song “Hitaammin hautaan” Nelli Matula has been working since a very young age. In upper secondary school, Matula got her first professional role…
The first song for Yle’s 2025 Contest for New Music UMK have been released. Listen to NEEA RIVER’s UMK 2025 song “Nightmares” Originally from Nurmijärvi, NEEA RIVER’s passion for an international singing career started as a teenager. The biggest leap towards her…
