#Aksel Kankaanranta

[hello-n-goodbye]

I was tagged by @saturnskyline to post six recent favorite songs!! Thanks for tagging me ❤️❤️❤️ I listen to all kinds of music so it's gonna be tough but here we go!

- Tilly birds - just being friendly

My school president has made me like thai music and I'm so hyperfixated on the show I've been listening to all of its other osts on repeat as well. Tilly birds have other amazing songs too!

- Ateez - Halazia

I've finally found some 4th gen kpop that I actually like, ateez have many catchy songs! the last 30 seconds of halazia is the best part 🔥

- Miley Cyrus - Flowers

Miley has so many great songs. Also her voice just keeps getting better and better imo

- Stray kids - Side effects

Another new kpop group I've been listening to! Side effects gives me Energy yass I love listening to this while I'm working out

- B1A4 - Beautiful target

This song just gets me into a good mood. Probably has to do something w nostalgia hahah

-Aksel Kankaanranta - Ilman sua (eng without you)

If I had to add one finnish song it's gotta be this one. I had a loss in my family on christmas and I've been processing it by listening to a lot of music. This song's message (to me at least) is that people are like islands, and even tho you can no longer reach them, they can still be somewhere out there and you can feel their presence in your life.

Tagging @neo-neos @alt-drama @ieroween1031 @skateyoulater @neppu @letsabandonthisworld @stillqueerstillhere @first-kanaphan @jimins-crooked-tooth and everyone who wants to do it 🤍

[mirai-desu]

A monument to all the time we spent: An Ode to the Amazing Songs We Lost the Eurovision National Final Season 2021

YouTube Playlist Here

National final season always means that we lose some fantastic songs that won't ever get to grace to the big ESC stage, but I can memorialize all the other tracks I love here. I went with studio cuts to be consistent (+ two live bonus tracks!). This playlist is in no way meant to put down the actual winners.

[missing from this playlist is Go_A’s other final songs which haven’t been released in full 🇺🇦  ] 

Playlists for past years: 2019 ; 2020

Tracklist below:

KEiiNO – “Monument” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Koit Toome – “We Could Have Been Beautiful” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Dotter – “Little Tot” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Ermal Meta – “Un milione di cose da dirti” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 )  

VICTORIA – “imaginary friend” (Victoria's Internal Selection - Bulgaria 🇧🇬 ) 

The Mamas – “The Middle” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Marianne Pentha & Mikkel Gaup – “Pages” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Mirud – “Nëse vdes” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Gebrasy – “Where'd You Wanna Go?” (Pabandom iš naujo! - Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Aksel – “Hurt” (UMK: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailuun - Finland 🇫🇮 )

Gram-Of-Fun – “Lost In A Dance” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Enxhi Nasufi – “Njësoj” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Danny Saucedo – “Dandi dansa” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Dinaye – “Own Yourself” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Mia Negovetić – “She's Like A Dream” (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Eden Alene – “Ue La La” (HaShir Shelanu L’Eurovizion 2021 - Israel 🇮🇱 )

Philippine – “Bah non.” (Eurovision France: C’est vous qui décidez !  🇫🇷 )

Era Rusi – “Zjarri im” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Raylee – “Hero” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Orgesa Zaimi – “Valixhja e kujtimeve” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Annalisa – “Dieci” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 ) 

Inis Neziri – “Pendesë” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Stina Talling – “Elevate“ (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Ilta – “Kelle mä soitan” (UMK: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailuun - Finland 🇫🇮 )

Klint Çollaku – “Do t'ia dal” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Jorn – “Faith Bloody Faith” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Ivo Linna, Robert Linna, Supernova – "Ma olen siin" (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Colapesce, Dimartino – “Musica leggerissima” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 ) 

Suured tüdrukud – "Heaven's Not That Far Tonight" (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Rein Alexander – “Eyes Wide Open” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Kadiatou – “One Touch”  (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Atle Pettersen – “World On Fire” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Pony X - “Amour fou” (Eurovision France: C’est vous qui décidez !  🇫🇷 )

Teflon Brothers x Pandora – “I Love You” (UMK: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailuun - Finland 🇫🇮 )

Blåsemafian – “Let Loose” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Stefan Marena – “Meteor” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Terence James – “Je t'emmènerai danser” (Eurovision France: C’est vous qui décidez !  🇫🇷 )

Ole Hartz – “Vi er Norge” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

CASANOVA – “Tutti” (Eurovision France: C’est vous qui décidez !  🇫🇷 )

Rosela Gjylbegu – “Vashëzo” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Karetus & Romeu Bairos – “Saudade” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

AMUI & Ken Carlter feat. Eva Ariitai, Vaheana – “Maeva” (Eurovision France: C’est vous qui décidez !  🇫🇷 )

Fatos Shabani – “Ty” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Gabrielius Vagelis – “My Guy” (Pabandom iš naujo! - Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Andriamad – “Alléluia” (Eurovision France: C’est vous qui décidez !  🇫🇷 )

Big Daddy Karsten – “Smile” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Céphaz – “On a mangé le soleil” (Eurovision France: C’est vous qui décidez !  🇫🇷 )

ToMa – “Ocean of Love” (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Jessica Andersson – “Horizon” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Tanja – “Best Night Ever" (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Franc Koruni – “E morën botën” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Voldemars Petersons – “Never Fall For You Again” (Pabandom iš naujo! - Lithuania 🇱🇹 )

Landeveiens Helter – “Alt det der” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Cambi – “Zaljubljen” (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Ana Tereza – “Com um Abraço” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Emma Nicoline – “Står Lige Her” (Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - Demark 🇩🇰 )

Jüri Pootsmann – “Magus melanhoolia" (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Evi Reçi – “Tjerr” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Ella Oresković – “Come This Way” (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Tuuli Rand – "Üks öö" (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Laura – “Play” (UMK: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailuun - Finland 🇫🇮 )

River – “Coming Home” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Uku Haasma – "Kaos" (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Wendi Mancaku – “Vesi i shpirti tim” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

Heleza – "6" (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

mema. – “Claro Como Água” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Nina Kraljić (Alkonost of Balkan) – “Rijeka” (Dora - Croatia 🇭🇷 )

Miguel Marôco – “Girassol” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Blas Cantó - "Memoria" (Destino Eurovisión - Spain 🇪🇸 )

Stavangerkameratene – “Barndomsgater” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Florent Abrashi – “Vajzë” (Festivali i Këngës 59 - Albania 🇦🇱 )

KiiM – “My Lonely Voice” (Melodi Grand Prix - Norway 🇳🇴 )

Nadine – “Cheguei Aqui” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Juliette Moraine – “Pourvu qu’on m’aime” (Eurovision France: C’est vous qui décidez !  🇫🇷 )

Elisa Lindström – “Den du är” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Joana Alegre – “Joana do Mar” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Karl Killing – “Kiss Me” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Arisa – “Potevi fare di più” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 ) 

Ariana – “Mundo Melhor” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Sissi – “Time” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Graciela – “A Vida Sem Acontecer” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Gaia – “Cuore amaro” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 ) 

Nanna Olivia – “Hvileløse Hjerter” (Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - Demark 🇩🇰 )

La Rappresentante de Lista – “Amare” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 ) 

Alvaro Estrella – “Bailá Bailá” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Pedro Gonçalves – “Não Vou Ficar” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

The Cosmic Twins – “Silver Bullet” (Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - Demark 🇩🇰 )

Max Gazzè – “Il farmacista” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 ) 

Hans Nayna – “One By One” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Clara Klingenström – “Behöver inte dig idag” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Mike Tramp – “Everything Is Alright” (Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - Demark 🇩🇰 )

Egert Miller – “Free Again” (Eesti Laul - Estonia 🇪🇪 )

Malika Ayane – “Ti piaci così” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 ) 

Paul Rey – “The Missing Piece” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

VICTORIA – “dive into unknown” (Victoria's Internal Selection - Bulgaria 🇧🇬 ) 

Orietta Berti – “Quando ti sei innamorato” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 ) 

Valéria – “Na Mais Profunda Saudade” (Festival da Canção - Portugal 🇵🇹 )

Jean Michel – “Beautiful” (Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - Demark 🇩🇰 )

Klara Hammarström – “Beat of Broken Hearts” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

AIELLO – “Ora” (Festival di Sanremo - Italy 🇮🇹 ) 

#2Mashi – “Bitter Words” (Natsionalniy Otbor - Russia 🇷🇺 )

VICTORIA – “Ugly Cry” (Victoria's Internal Selection - Bulgaria 🇧🇬 ) 

Arvingarna – “Tänker inte alls gå hem” (Melodifestivalen - Sweden 🇸🇪 )

Bonus Tracks: Suured tüdrukud – "Heaven's Not That Far Tonight" feat. Koit Toome on backing vocals (Live @  Eesti Laul Final 🇪🇪 ) 

Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos – “Rena rama ding dong” (Live @ Melodifestivalen - Semi Final 2  🇸🇪 )

[guysofeurovision]

“love shine a light” is still stuck in my head and i don’t think it’s ever gonna go away again 😞

It was probably the only memorable moment of the (boring) night, along with Diodato, Mans and Marija Serifovic appearances, in particular Molitva: such a great performance!

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PS: the Aksel/Dolic/Sandro/Kipiani fragment was so embarrassing...!

[arabela25]

Chasing the high life Stuck in the low lights But we never know what we have Until it's over and we're looking back Speeding through red lights We had a good ride

Aksel, Looking Back | Finland

[theeurovisionconfessions]

“Finland 2020 is so underrated by the fandom“

[borisbubbles]

34. FINLAND

Aksel - “Looking back”

I LEGIT typed out “Erika Vikman - “Cicciolina” before realizing she didn’t win. UGH.🙄 It’s definitely *TOO SOON* to discuss “Cicciolina”, especially in this context, but I must, I guess. Oh and something called “Looking back” won UMK, let’s discuss that too. 

Song Analysis

Long before I even knew what an “Erika Vikman - Cicciolina” was, I knew that the song which would later be revealed to be “Looking back” had to be destroyed. Before the artist reveal, YLE posted a list of artists the UMK entrants felt inspired by and one of them (later to revealed to be Aksel’s) literally read “SAM SMITH AND ED SHEERAN”. Like, douse in gasoline and torch it alight, destroy any trace it existed.

And yup, “Looking back” possessed the worst of both upon release: the forgettability of Smith combined with the amorphousness of Sheeran, combining efforts to make a song that sounded vaguely competent upon listen and would be forgotten the second it ended. 

Unfortunately, it’s exactly *that* vaguest hint of competence which caused Aksel to beat Erika in the end (well that and the Cantiello Effect of being the only man in a sea of fun female-fronted entries), and ugh. I’m less annoyed by Erika losing (which I expected) than I am that it was *Askel* of all entrants that beat her (was it really that hard to rig for Tika instead?). It always sucks when personality and entertainment is being downvoted for bore-ass conformity. SIGH.

NF Corner

Adding further insult to injury, UMK was pretty good! I know you are ALL longing for my thoughts on Erika, but I will get my other fave out of the way first

Sansa - “Lover view”

Dreamy trance with an ELABORATE flexing choreography that had absolutely zero chance to finish anywhere but last. 😍 Naming herself after the best GoT character (given the complete assassination of poor Jaime by D&D)  It was love at first and last sight to be honest.😍 Becoming a ESCUnited editor has its perks: ie: giving “Lover View” a 10/10 which made it leapfrog over Aksel in the editor poll, right into second place behind Erika.  🤭

Okay, I won’t leave you pining any longer. Le beaujolais nouveau est arrivée: Everybody rise for Eurovision’s most slutastic seraph:

Erika Vikman - “Cicciolina”

ALL HAIL EMPRESS ERIKA VIKMAN, QUEEN OF CAMP

A TAMER OF HUSBEARS, A PARAGON OF EUROFAGDOM

A LOVER. A FIGHTER. A PHILISOPHER. A PRIEST. AN APOSTLE. A POET.

A HOLY MARTYR WHO DIED FOR OUR SINS .

“Cicciolina” was not a song. it was a religion. 

What an epic entrant, enthralling both friend and foe with its alluring siren song. My co-editor Roy thinks She’s one of the 10 cringiest NF acts of the 2020 season - I kindly told Roy to readjust his definition of the word “cringy” before he’s murdered in his sleep. The triptych of The Perfect Eurovision Entry is having an addictive beat, putting on an exciting show and displaying lovable personality quirks and Erika not only passed all three with flying rainbow colours, She redefined the metascape for further camp pearls yet to come. “Cicciolina” was sublime and MY favourite NF flop of the season. I feel blessed for having witnessed Her and being touched by Her righteous hearth-shaped, fushia-spandex, bear-hugging light. 

So yes, it is DEVASTATING that She lost, especially to Aksel (to quote Roy again: “why do you hate Aksel, [Looking Back] is just a pop ballad” mhm exactly the problem, bro). So, you may ask yourself, if I resent the idea of Aksel beating Erika, then why don’t I rank Aksel lower than this? 

By some weird stroke of luck, I feel sorry for Aksel. Like, here’s the deal with Erika and UMK. She lost. Fair and square and Aksel won, also fair and square. It’s not Aksel’s fault “Cicciolina” emerged as a fan favourite juggernaught. It’s not Aksel’s fault that those godawful HUMOURLESS (heterosexual, jealous) pharisean juries REJECTED the blinding light of St. Erika’s halo (led by the ESTONIAN jury of all people. Fuck, Estonia were evil this year). He was there, he was adequate, and he reaped the benefits due to White Male Mediocrity. I blame not him but those who enabled it to happen. I’d say DIE ESTONIA but they’ve already died in this ranking, in last place where they belong. Anyway, I don’t dislike Aksel or his song. I just wish “Looking back” had more to offer than it being “just a pop ballad”. 🙄

Finland 2020 vs Finland 2021

Aksel would’ve almost certainly NQ’d in Rotterdam (and not just because fan opinion had turned against him. I have this *really* sick feeling that lookism would’ve claimed him and that turns my stomach), which of course makes him beating Erika (who may have NQ’d, but had a very good chance to reach the Grand final), an even bigger sore. You know perhaps the cancellation really WAS divine retribution for Cicciolina losing UMK, I guess we’ll never know, huh? 

Anyway, YLE already announced they would go for UMK again in 2021 and made zero mention of Aksel’s future participation, which is... yet another reason why I can’t hate Aksel. He’s being discarded like used toilet paper at every juncture and I so, SO sorry for him. SORRY SOMETIMES I DISCOVER THAT I TOO HAVE A HEART (an angular, plastic fuschia one) AND AM CAPABLE OF SELECTIVE EMPATHY I CANNOT HELP IT, Y’ALL.

but lol @ ranking Finland higher than 35th. You effed big time, pals, consider yourselves lucky ESC2020 never came to pass. 

FREAKY! FRIDAY! FACTOR!

The potential for a FREAKY!FREAKY!FREAKY! entry was huge, can you fathom the concept of FINLAND KEiiNO’ing a televote? With a polyester hair bitch in a hot pink spandex and two dancers in kodiak costumes? A smash hit fave that racked up millions of views all over Europe? It would’ve been a RIOT, even in an already meme-heavy year as 2020. Hell even the idea of a fucking “BANANAS” winning (it finished second in the jury vote, somehow??? and I mean, I stan that it did but I’m also... fucking confused that it did?) is enough for some freak-friendly labelling. Alas, Finland instead went against what the fandom were expected them to do and went with the safe pick. As eyeroll worthy as it was, Erika losing was a huge blindside for the fandom and the shock is worthy of one senhead. I would hand out more if Erika’s loss/Aksel’s win had bookended the shock winner selection streak that Arilena Ara had started, but Bárbara Tinoco decided otherwise. (although Tinoco losing is entirely self-inflicted on her behalf, but we’ll get to that in a while). Oh well. 

Score: 1 Senhit out of 5. 

[balkanballad]

moodboard: Looking Back - Aksel (Eurovision Finland 2020)

we had a good ride but we never know what we have until it's over and we're looking back

[tirsu]

Aksel Kankaanranta does have beatiful and splendid voice and he’s amazing singer. But his Eurovision song is so meh and that’s why I wouldn’t have him being our competitor to Eurovision. Also, his stage show was meh. Like there could’ve even something more, little bit.  Who’s the one who made that shitty song to Aksel? He deserved better song that honors his voice and singing skills!

I would be very surprised if Aksel will get to the finale (and win the whole thing) wiht only his fuckin’ amazing voice.

If you ask me, Erika Vikman should’ve been our competitor.

[anotherescsite]

Made in Finland

[lesbiankiliel]

aksel had a dog in his message, he wins

[agentscullerino]

And I've been down that road before

Thought I was living, I was dying more

So I won't leave or close that door

'Cause I don't need to hurt anymore

And I ain't losing no more sleep

Falling down and begging please

'Cause I've been down that road before

And I don't need to hurt anymore

Aksel Kankaanranta - Hurt

[queenraiden]

Eurovision 2020 Song Review: “Looking Back” by Aksel (Finland)

Carpe diem

After doing UMK internal selection edition for the past 2 years, Finland went back to choosing from multiple acts. With the exception of F3M the other contestants were solo acts. Maybe there were other group acts but they didn’t make the shortlist. While none of the 6 songs for UMK piqued my interest, Looking Back may have grown on me a little?

What I get from the lyrics of the song, it’s about living in the moment. Basically if there’s an opportunity for something then take it because years later you’ll be looking back to that moment. At the same time you should take caution with the actions you take because you may be looking back to that moment and you don’t want a reminder of that.

We were young and naive Didn't know what we need We were in such a rush to grow up Now it's too late to save All the seasons have changed Didn't know what was in front of us Chasing the high life Stuck in the low lights But we never know what we have Until it's over and we're looking back

So the message is there will always be missed opportunities or moments where we screw up. We may not be able to go back and change the past in order to make up for that missed opportunity or prevent ourselves from making a mistake for the first time. What we can do now is move forward. We learn from our past and use that to make way for the future. Make moments that are worth looking back.

As for the tune itself, it's relaxing, but nothing stands out for me other than it's a simple tune. Something that is radio freindly that's for sure

Overall, while the song has a nice message, a good one at best, it's not the greatest thing out there.

[missingsatellite]

This is an official i hate finland blog

[arabela25]

Nᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴀɴ Eᴜʀᴏᴠɪsɪᴏɴ 2020 ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴅᴏᴡɴ ‘ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ

Looking Back - Aksel, Finland 🇫🇮     [x]  

Aksel won UMK this year, to the disappointment of many who preferred the runner-up. In the meantime, the lyrics of Looking Back have become more poignant and a lot of fans are now starting to appreciate this song more. UMK 2021 is scheduled to take place as usual, but Aksel keeps working on his music and plans to submit a new song to the contest in the future, and I personally wish him luck

[tmblrvision]

That was the Tmblrvision 2022 Live Song Reveal Show!

Those were all 37 entries of the 2022 edition of the Tmblrvision Song Contest! If you'd like to relive the whole show and see all the postcards (created for us by @escape-radio), then you can rewatch the show using this link!

Here's a look once again at all 37 artists!

Now it's time to vote!

Jury Vote

Each Head of Delegation must vote for their ten favorite songs. Scores will be assigned Eurovision-style to each song, with 12 points to the top favorite all the way to 1 point to the 10th favorite. Two alternates (11th and 12th place) must also be provided in case of any disqualifications. If you do not submit your votes on time, you WILL be disqualified, and all votes for your entry will be nullified!

The jury voting form is here.

Audience Vote

Every Tumblr user (whether you’re a Head of Delegation or not) can vote once in the audience vote (also known as the televote)! You have 50 votes to spread around, but you can only vote for a song a maximum of 10 times. If you vote for any song more than 10 times, your ballot WILL be thrown out. When filling in points, please DO NOT place a zero on songs you are not voting for, as this screws up the statistics and adds more work for me! (If you’re a member of the Discord server but don’t have a Tumblr account, you are also eligible to vote!)

The audience voting form will be available within the next 48 hours, so stay tuned!

You have until Monday, 15 August 2021, 8pm CEST to submit both your jury and audience votes! If for whatever reason you need an extension of no more than 48 hours, please let me know ASAP!

Recap

As is Tmblrvision tradition, here's a video recap featuring short snippets of each of the 37 entries, created by @mukario!

All Songs

Here's a list of all 37 entries including links to their YouTube videos. (An alternate link on Google Drive has been provided for the Italian entry, as it is blocked in North America.)

01 - Scotland - CHVRCHES - Violent Delights - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emi3HNK_tiI 02 - Independent Russian Artists - Otyken - Kykakacha - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7lwVHNkoyw 03 - Ukraine - Tonka - Kyievytsia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZAgubu52KQ 04 - Lebanon - Dana Hourani - Enti Ana - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88ZoTW-xWE0 05 - Portugal - Joana Espadinha - Astronauta - https://youtu.be/dgnuPHBSiq4 06 - Japan - Minyo Crusaders & Frente Cumbiero - Tora Joe - https://youtu.be/cID4CrsSA8Q 07 - Independent Belarusian Artists - Iva Sativa - Pan - https://youtu.be/vf65IiBRFh0 08 - Georgia - VAQO - Akhali Taoba Modis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNXPSMOStWs 09 - Israel - Ran Danker - Beit Meshugaim - https://youtu.be/PqxUV9xk7T4 10 - Bulgaria - Dara Ekimova - Voyna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8vvEd497VI 11 - Finland - Aksel Kankaanranta - Sydän paareilla - https://youtu.be/u6_zHsBSpFY 12 - Germany - Patty Gurdy - Universe Night and Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN7QX_pwoIw 13 - Estonia - Púr Múdd ft. Grete Paia - Ainult Unustamiseks - https://youtu.be/Ro9z-iIUy2M 14 - Romania - Alexia - Pentru Tine - https://youtu.be/9zizhzT3VtM 15 - Belgium - OLIVIA & Paul Sinha - Elektriciteit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od-zB_gvtUE 16 - Monaco - Josh Stanley - Love Somebody - https://youtu.be/VkMYTgjwk0A 17 - Lithuania - Angelou - OPIA - https://youtu.be/SY2EEebocrU 18 - Norway - Peder Elias - Better Alone - https://youtu.be/zArxQ_wKwH0 19 - Italy - Emma Nolde - Respiro - https://youtu.be/GYRQ_CYGcr8 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bbhsk0zw1mOOUZ4zwrmiHO2BM2fnk9w0/view?usp=sharing 20 - Croatia - Aklea Neon - ANTM - https://youtu.be/fBlOFu7gthI 21 - Wales - Holding Absence - Afterlife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfe8NvYSPmY 22 - Hungary - Carson Coma - Pók - https://youtu.be/1CLqEgTHrDM 23 - Egypt - Mohamed Hemaky & Tooma - Agaby - https://youtu.be/mXnwq6vqXow 24 - Andorra - Nina Rossell - Le Bail - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17GVuS1AIhw 25 - Australia - Tkay Maidza - Cashmere - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSOdz-J0EMw 26 - Morocco - Faouzia - RIP, Love - https://youtu.be/PwQmPLjnSPo 27 - Ireland - Moxie - Is Ainm Dom - https://youtu.be/dzPC_GdP4xY 28 - Poland - sanah & Daria Zawiałow - Eldorado - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN2eZos7HN0 29 - England - The Vaccines - Headphones Baby - https://youtu.be/HwIwjS6W59s 30 - Serbia - Milica Pavlović - After kod Milice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE5Qc4uIWvw 31 - Czechia - Vesna - Pomiluj mě - https://youtu.be/xYMJlFLP_GY 32 - France - Taennchel - À la croisée des chemins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ain7xnlv2v4 33 - Netherlands - Snollebollekes - Non stop vol d'r op - https://youtu.be/wkor_-y21cw 34 - Denmark - Brimheim - hey amanda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ahdshq1WY 35 - Iceland - Daði Freyr - Somebody Else Now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPsIIXkvEOQ 36 - Sweden - Brother Leo - Living In A Zoo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKFVCC0n6QY 37 - Malta - The Travellers - Il-Biża' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otkqnRdJSvE

Playlists

Two playlists have been provided for you to be able to view or listen to (almost) every entry!

Here's the YouTube playlist (once again, Italy's entry is geoblocked in North America, so there is a link to Google Drive provided above):

And here's the Spotify playlist, which is missing France's entry. (Also some songs may be geoblocked in your region!)

Thank You!

Thank you once again for joining us for the seventh (!!!) edition of the Tmblrvision Song Contest! Whether you're a long-running Head of Delegation, a first-time participant, an audience voter, or simply someone who stumbled upon this little show, this would not keep going without your presence, so thank you!

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UMK 2021 contestants revealed!

Songs will be revealed one per day, starting on Thursday the 14th of January. The final is on Saturday 20th of February at 8 pm CET.

Previous Eurovision connections: Laura (Põldvere) participated in Eurolaul 2005 both as a solo artist with the song Moonwalk and as a member of the girl group Suntribe. Suntribe represented Estonia in Kyiv with the song Let’s Get Loud. She also took part in Eurolaul 2007 with the song Sunflowers, Eesti Laul 2009 with the song Destiny and Eesti Laul 2016 with the song Supersonic. In 2017 Laura represented Estonia, again in Kyiv, in a duet with Koit Toome with the song Verona. She again took part in Eesti Laul in 2020 with the song Break Me.

Pandora has taken part in Melodifestivalen twice. In 2003 she competed with the song You and in 2004 with the song Runaway.

Aksel (Kankaanranta) won UMK 2020 with the song Looking Back.

Danny has competed in the Finnish Eurovision selection multiple times: in 1966 with the song Pieni sana, 1967 with Sua kutsun, Maarit and Keskiyöllä, 1973 with Galileo Galilei, 1974 with Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva, 1975 with Seikkailija, 1986 with Ninja and in 2004 with Seven Times Seven. (He has also dated Katri Helena (ESC 1979 & 1993) in 1967-1968 and Erika Vikman (UMK 2020) in 2016-2020.)