Again, three matches in UEFA 2020. To start with Finland against Russia. Where have we seen this battle before? Well, remember the 2006 contest. Lordi from Finland won with a landslide. Their song “Hard rock hallelujah” broke all the records. It was hard for Dima Bilan from Russia to get
With a year of delay, Euro 2020, the European soccer chiampionship, has started. The fun thing for a Eurovision fan is that a lot of matches remind us of Eurovision Songs, because it’s with (partly) the same countries. Yesterday, Italy won the match from Turkey. Many people on the internet
Blind Channel is the band that represents Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest. The band has been active since 2013 and has now released three albums. Of the many singles they released, none of them became a hit so far. That changed after they won the Finnish preselection for the
© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts Group membersJoel HokkaNiko VilhelmJoonas PorkoOlli MatelaTommi LalliAleksi Kaunisvesi Established2013 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionUMK 2021 In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam SongDark side (2021) Biography Blind Channel is a five-, now six-man rock band founded in Oulu in 2013. The band itself defines its music with the term
About Quick Facts NameAksel Kankaanranta Born28 January 1998 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionUuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2020 In Eurovision2020 Rotterdam (canceled) SongLooking back (2020, canceled) Biography Aksel Kankaanranta is a Finnish singer and musician. His interest in music started as a child playing the violin. However, Aksel realized his
About Quick Facts MembersMarika KrookAlexi AhoniemiTommy Mansikka-AhoSamuli KosminenAbdissa AssefaRalph van Manen Active1997-1998 Nationality🇸🇪 Swedish (Marika)🇳🇱 Dutch (Ralph)🇫🇮 Finnish (Alexi, Tommy, Samuli, Abdissa) National Selection1998 Euroviisut In Eurovision1998 Birmingham SongAava (1998) Biography Formation and Musical Style Edea is a Finnish musical group that formed in 1997. The group consisted of five
About Quick Facts NameNina Susann Åström Born1962 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National Selection2000 Euroviisut In Eurovision2000 Stockholm SongA Little Bit (2000) Biography Early Career and Musical Beginnings Nina Åström (born 1962) is a Finnish singer-songwriter and Christian music artist. She began writing songs in her early twenties and started performing regularly in
About Quick Facts NameSanna Laura Heikkilä née Voutilainen Born17 May 1975 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National Selection2007 Euroviisut2002 Euroviisut In Eurovision2002 Tallinn SongAddicted To You (2002) Biography Early Life and Background Laura Voutilainen was born Sanna Laura Voutilainen on 17 May 1975 in Jyväskylä, Finland. She grew up with a passion for
About Quick Facts NameJari Veikko Sillanpää Born16 August 1965 Nationality🇸🇪 Swedish🇫🇮 Finnish National Selection2009 Euroviisut2004 Euroviisut1998 Euroviisut In Eurovision2004 Istanbul SongTakes 2 to Tango (2004) Biography Jari Sillanpää is a Finnish pop singer known for his Eurovision 2004 participation. He has been a popular figure in Finnish music since the
About Quick Facts NameGeir Ola Rønning Born05 November 1962 Nationality🇳🇴 Norwegian National SelectionEuroviisut 2010Melodi Grand Prix 2006Euroviisut 2005Euroviisut 2004Euroviisut 2002Melodi Grand Prix 1997Melodi Grand Prix 1996Melodi Grand Prix 1995 In Eurovision2005 Kyiv SongWhy? (2005) Biography Early Career in Norway Geir Rönning was born in Ålesund, Norway in 1962. He started