Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm (Sweden) was represented by singer Sandya with the song “ Sing It Away ”. Sandya was selected at the national qualifying competition "Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu" (UMK), organized by the Finnish broadcasting company Yleisradio , on February 27, 2016 [4] .
| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
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| National selection | ||
| A country |  Finland | |
| Selection process | Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) | |
| Selection date (s) | Qualifying shows February 6, 2016 [1] | |
| Selected Artist | Sandhja [3] | |
| Selected song | Sing it away | |
| Song language | (eng.) | |
| results | ||
| Semifinal result | 15th place, 51 points. | |
| Other participation | ||
Conduct: 2007 | ||
Content
National Final
According to the rules of the competition, at least one of the songwriters had to have Finnish citizenship or have real estate in Finland. From one performer could be represented only one song, which in this case would not participate in the national selection from other countries. Artist in May 2016 should have turned 16 years old.
In November 2015, it became known that the Finnish singer Krista Siegfrieds together with will conduct the Finnish national selection for Eurovision 2016 - Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu [5] [6] .
On January 12, 2016, 18 applicants for the right to represent Finland at Eurovision 2016 were announced. The final of the national competition, in which nine performers were held according to the results of the preliminary competitions, was held on February 27 and was shown on Yle TV2 [7] ; singer Sandya won the song with the song “ Sing It Away ” [3] [8] .
1 semi-final (February 6)
| Order | Executor | Song | Public Voting [9] | A place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before the show | during the show | Total | |||||
| one | Saara Aalto | "No Fear" | 17% | 21% | 21% | 2 | the final |
| 2 | Mikko herranen | "Evil Tone" | 9 % | 7% | 7% | 6 | dropped out |
| 3 | Stella christine | "Ain't Got Time for Boys" | eleven % | nineteen % | 18 % | 3 | the final |
| four | Eini | "Draamaa" | 35% | 35% | 35% | one | the final |
| five | Clemso | "Thief" | 12 % | eight % | eight % | five | dropped out |
| 6 | Pää-Äijät | "Shamppanjataivas" | sixteen % | ten % | eleven % | four | dropped out |
2 semi-finals (February 13)
| Order | Executor | Song | Public Voting [9] | A place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before the show | during the show | Total | |||||
| one | Attention 2 | Ready For The Show | 7% | five % | five % | 6 | dropped out |
| 2 | Cristal snow | "Love Is Blind" | 28% | 21% | 22% | 3 | the final |
| 3 | Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom | "Good Enough" | 21% | 22% | 22% | 2 | the final |
| four | Rafaela truda | "Rise Up" | eight % | 14 % | 13 % | four | dropped out |
| five | Ylona | "Blazing Fire" | ten % | 14 % | 13 % | five | dropped out |
| 6 | Mikael saari | "On It Goes" | 26% | 24% | 25% | one | the final |
3 semi-finals (February 20)
| Order | Executor | Song | Public Voting [9] | A place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before the show | during the show | Total | |||||
| one | Lieminen | "Pehmeiden arvojen vaalijat" | 7% | five % | five % | 6 | dropped out |
| 2 | Tuuli okkonen | "Don't Wake Me Up" | 18 % | 26% | 24% | 2 | the final |
| 3 | Gušani brothers | "Poom Poom" | 14 % | 9 % | ten % | four | dropped out |
| four | Barbe-q-barbies | "Let Me Out" | 23% | 24% | 24% | 3 | the final |
| five | Pietarin spektaakkeli | "Liian kuuma" | 9 % | eight % | 9 % | five | dropped out |
| 6 | Sandhja | " Sing It Away " | 29% | 28% | 28% | one | the final |
Finals (February 27)
| Order | Executor | Song | Jury | Public Voting [9] | Total | A place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before show | during show | Total at % | Glasses | ||||||
| one | Cristal snow | "Love Is Blind" | 41 | 12 % | 9 % | 9.1% | 39 | 80 | 6 |
| 2 | Stella christine | "Ain't Got Time for Boys" | nineteen | 6% | 7% | 6.5% | 28 | 47 | eight |
| 3 | Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom | "Good Enough" | 35 | ten % | eleven % | 10.7% | 46 | 81 | five |
| four | Eini | "Draamaa" | 32 | four % | 7% | 6.7% | 29 | 61 | 7 |
| five | Barbe-q-barbies | "Let Me Out" | 46 | 12 % | 9 % | 9.1% | 39 | 85 | four |
| 6 | Tuuli okkonen | "Don't Wake Me Up" | 20 | four % | five % | 4.9% | 21 | 41 | 9 |
| 7 | Sandhja | " Sing It Away " | 98 | sixteen % | 14 % | 14.4% | 62 | 160 | one |
| eight | Saara Aalto | "No Fear" | 67 | eleven % | 21% | 20.2% | 87 | 154 | 2 |
| 9 | Mikael saari | "On It Goes" | 72 | 25% | 17% | 18.4% | 79 | 151 | 3 |
Voices from Finland
Semifinal
| Final
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Notes
- ↑ Today starts the fight for participation in Eurovision 2016. // © Yle Uutiset = Yle news service. = Site of the Yleisradio Oy TV and Radio Company (yle.fi) February 6, 2016. (Verified February 8, 2016)
- ↑ Finland: February 27, 2016
- ↑ 1 2 Sandya will represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest // © Yle Uutiset = Yle news service. = Site of Yleisradio Oy TV and Radio Company (yle.fi) February 27, 2016. (Verified February 28, 2016)
- ↑ Finland: YLE confirms participation in ESC 2016
- ↑ Victor M. Escudero. Finland: Krista Siegfrids to host UMK 2016 (Eng.) . eurovision.tv (6 November 2015). The appeal date is November 8, 2015.
- ↑ Lauri Leskinen. Krista Siegfrids ja Roope Salminen juontavat Uuden Musiikin Kilpailun 2016 (Fin.) . yle.fi (6. marraskuuta 2015). The appeal date is November 8, 2015.
- ↑ Announced the names of applicants for participation in Eurovision 2016. // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Site of the Yleisradio Oy TV and Radio Company (yle.fi) January 12, 2016. (Verified January 15, 2016)
- ↑ Sandhja voittajahaastattelussa: Suomalaiset kaipasivat iloa laman keskelle - video // © Yle Uutiset = Yle news service. = Site of the Yleisradio Oy TV and Radio Company (yle.fi) February 27, 2016. (Verified March 8, 2016) (financial)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Kilpailu UMK: n voitosta oli tiukka kamppailu Sandhjan, Saara Aallon ja Mikael Saaren välillä (fin.) (Neopr.) ? . yle.fi. Yle (28 February 2016). The appeal date is February 28, 2016.