Finland: Portion Boys drop their UMK 2023 song “Samaa taivasta katsotaan”

Finland: Portion Boys drop their UMK 2023 song “Samaa taivasta katsotaan”
Friday, 20 January 2023

  • Portion Boys have released their music proposal for the Finnish national final, UMK 2023, the song "Samaa taivasta katsotaan” .

    Following the release of the seven UMK 2023 contestants, the entries of the candidates has been completed.

    The last of the competing entries for this year's UMK 2023 has been released as the popular group Portion Boys have dropped their entry for UMK 2023 titled "Samaa taivasta katsotaan”.

     

    The song has been written by Mikael Forsby, Mikko Tamminen, Raimo Paavola. According to UMK Jury: "The song is an unforgettable earworm, positively brimming with laser drums, energy and musical hooks."

     

    A few words for Portion Boys

    The band Portion Boys, formed in 2010, consists of Kenraali Vahva, El Meissel, A.P. Vuori, JaloTiina and Taitelija Nieminen.

    In 2010 they debuted with the song "Pelimiehen Paratiisi", in 2012 they dropped the songs  “Huuleen” and “Pumppaa” that they made a new version on 2013. 

    Also in 2016, the band released a new version of the song "Kuka pelkää Leijonaa". Since 2021, the band has had a new soloist, A.P. Mountain.

     

    Song Releases

    The competing songs in release order are:

     

    UMK 2023

    Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu 2023 is set to take place on February 25, 2023 at the Logomo in Turku for a second consecutive year. Out of 363 entries , 7 artists have been selected to compete in next year's national final. The outcome of the final and next Eurovision hopeful will be determined by international juries (25%) and public voting (75%).

     

    Finland in Eurovision

    Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 53 times since its debut in 1961. Finland won the contest for the first time in 2006 with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The country's best result before then was achieved by Marion Rung with the song "Tom Tom Tom" in 1973, which placed sixth.

    Finland has finished last in the contest eleven times, receiving "nul points" in 1963, 1965 and 1982. Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Finland has failed to reach the final eight times. In 2014, the country had its best result in eight years when Softengine finished 11th. In 2015, Finland finished last in the first semi-final with the shortest-ever Eurovision entry, "Aina mun pitää" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät.

    In 2020 Aksel won the national final with the song “Looking Back”.  As the competition was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic he never reached the Eurovision stage in Rotterdam. Last year the rock band Blind Channel triumphed in UMK 2021 with their song 'Dark Side' and went off defending the Finnish colors in Rotterdam, where they achieved the country's second best result finishing 6th with 301 points in the overall score. 

    Last year The Rasmus won the UMK national final and went on represeting the nation with their song "Jezebel" which after advancing to the final finished 21st with 38 points in the overall score. 

     

    News Source/image: YLE - Wikipedia

     

     

     

     

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  • Melina F.

    Melina F.

    True follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 2002, really enjoy listening daily to all the Eurovision hits and keeping up with all the Eurovision stars.

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