Today, the sad news came to us that Finnish singer Laila Halme passed away. Laila Halme, born Laila Soppi in the Finnish town of Jääski, was a Finnish singer and actress. She began her career in the 1950, singing in several orchestras. Her first single “Kaunis rakkaus” was released in 1959. In 1960, she released several singles and EP’s at the Philips label. In 1961 she debuted as an actress in two films: “Penkki” and “Tähtisumua”.
In 1963, she participated in Euroviisut, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Olen mikä olen”. She became 3rd, while the song “Muistojeni laulu” won and Irmeli Mäkelä was chosen to sing it in the Eurovision Song Contest. However, Finnish broadcaster YLE decided to let Laila Halme sing it in the international final. She did not receive any point at all. A year later, Laila Halme represented Finland in the festival of Sopot in Poland. She released a couple of singles but left showbusiness in 1967. We only saw her back in 1987, when she hosted Euroviisut. Her son Jussi Halme is also a singer, he took part in Euroviisut in 1990.
Laila Halme was 87 years old.
🇵🇹 National: Portugal: results 1st semi are in
Portugal selects their entry through Festival da Canção. However, this year most of the participants stated they will not represent Portugal, due to the participation of Israel. Only André Amaro and Bandidos do Cante will travel to Vienna. Sandrino’s opinion is not known yet. The results of the first semifinal are in now. Four songs were added in the first round of voting. The 5th one, the one with *, is voted through to televoting only in a second round of voting. 1st semifinal date: 21 FebruaryPlace: Valentim de Carvalho Studios, LisbonHosts: Vasco Palmeirim, Alexandre Guimarães & Catarina Maia 1 Dinis Mota Jurei final l & m: Dinis Mota 2 Nunca Mates o Mandarim Fumo final l: João Amorim m: João Amorim, João Campello & Manuel Dinis 3 Evaya Sprint final l: Beatriz Bronze & Guilherme Firmino m: Beatriz Bronze, Guilherme Firmino & João Valente 4 André Amaro Dá-Me a Tua Mão final* l & m: André Amaro 5 Bateu Matou Nos Teus Olhos eliminated l & m: Joaquim Albergaria, Ruit Pité & Ivo Costa 6 Marquise Chuva final l: Mafalda Matos m: Mafalda Matos, Matias Ferreira, Miguel Azevedo & Miguel Pereira 7 Agridoce Onde Quero Estar eliminated l & m: Margarida Castanheira, Joana Banza, Sofia Jorge, Tiago Alves & Pedro Agostinho 8 Mário Marta Pertencer eliminated l & m: Djodje & Alberto Koenig 2nd semifinal date: 28 FebruaryPlace: Valentim de Carvalho Studios, LisbonHosts: Vasco Palmeirim, Alexandre Guimarães & Catarina Maia 1 Gonçalo Gomes Doce ilusão l: Gonçalo Gomes & Pedro Fernandes m: Gonçalo Gomes, João Umbelino, Pedro Fernandes & Bernardo Almeida 2 Silvana Peres Não Tem fim l & m: Rita Dias 3 Sandrino Desposto a tudo l & m: Sandrino & Francesco Meoli 4 Francisco Fontes Copiloto l & m: Francisco Fontes 5 Bandidos Do Cante Rosa l: Duarte Farias, Miguel Costa, Luís Aleixo, Francisco Pestana, Francisco Raposo, Kasha, Gui Alface, Gonçalo Narciso & Bluay m: Duarte Farias, Miguel Costa, Luís Aleixo, Francisco Pestana & Francisco Raposo 6 Jacaréu & Ana Margarida O-pi-ni-ão l & m: Jacaréu 7 João Ribeiro Canção do Querer l: Cristina Branco m: Luís Figueiredo & André Henriques 8 Inês Sousa Um Filme ao Contrário l & m: Inês Sousa final date: 7 MarchPlace: Valentim de Carvalho Studios, LisbonHosts: Vasco Palmeirim, Alexandre Guimarães & Catarina Maia * Dinis Mota Jurei final l & m: Dinis Mota * Nunca Mates o Mandarim Fumo final l: João Amorim m: João Amorim, João Campello & Manuel Dinis * Evaya Sprint final l: Beatriz Bronze & Guilherme Firmino m: Beatriz Bronze, Guilherme Firmino & João Valente * Marquise Chuva l: Mafalda Matos m: Mafalda Matos, Matias Ferreira, Miguel Azevedo & Miguel Pereira * André Amaro Dá-Me a Tua Mão final* l & m: André Amaro * * * * *
