Finland: YLE releases Ilta's UMK 2021 entry 'Kelle mä soitan'

Finland: YLE releases Ilta's UMK 2021 entry 'Kelle mä soitan'
Friday, 22 January 2021

  • The Finnish broadcaster, YLE, has released Ilta's UMK 2021 entry  'Kelle mä soitan', the last of the seven acts to compete in the upcoming national final for Eurovision 2021. 

    The relaease of this year's national final entries concludes with the seventh participating song, 'Kelle mä soitan' (Who will i call)  performed by Ilta. 

    Ilta has composed, lyricized and arranged the song together with Väinö Wallenius , who has written songs for Saint and Mariska among others.  Singer-songwriter and producer Jouni Aslak , who competed at the UMK in 2015, was also involved in making the lyrics .

    Ilta's entry is a touching song  which tells about loneliness. The paragraph describes very concretely when loneliness strikes and how it feels. Ilta says on her song: 

    "A person may be in the middle of a crowd and still feel really lonely. It is one of the most difficult feelings because we have been connected to each other. I hope the song can bring security or support to where everyone is listening to this, together or alone. Even if the song doesn't say directly that you will survive, it can still give the listener the feeling that he or she is not alone with this thing."

     

    A few words for Ilta

    Ilta Elina Fuchs aka Ilta is a 22 year old Finnish-German singer, songwriter who became known after being featured in Cheek's song "Sillat" in 2015.

    In the start of the year 2016, Ilta got a contract with Warner Music Finland and released covers of Adele's songs "All I Ask" and "River Lea". Her first own single "Koukkuun" was released in July 2017.

    In the spring of 2019, Ilta participated in the fifth season of Tähdet, tähdet, a Finnish reality show. Last autumn, Ilta released her debut album Näitä hetkiä varten (For These Moments).

    Below you can listen to Ilta's candidate song for Eurovision 2021: 

     

    The following seven acts will take part in the Finnish national final : 

    1. Oskr - Lie
    2. Teflon Brothers X Pandora - I love you
    3. Danny - Sinä Päivänä Kun Kaikki Rakastaa Mua
    4. Laura - Play
    5. Aksel - Hurt
    6. Blind Channel - Dark Side
    7. Ilta - Kelle Mä Soitan

    The national final will take place on February 20 and the final outcome will be determined by public and jury voting. The final will be held at Tampere Mediapolis' TV studios, and will be aired live on Yle TV1 and Yle Areena.

     

     

    News Source: Yle.fi

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