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Aksel Kankaanranta
Aksel Kankaanranta (born 28 January 1998) is a Finnish singer. He was due to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song " Looking Back", before the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2017, he finished second in ''The Voice of Finland''. He was born in Turku. Eurovision Song Contest Aksel Kankaanranta was scheduled to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song '' Looking Back'' after winning the Finnish national selection '' Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu'', but then on 18 March, it was cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Later that month, the Finnish national broadcaster, Yle Yleisradio Oy ( Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, found ..., announced they would not internally select Aksel, and he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darude
Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen (; born July 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Darude (), is a Finnish DJ and record producer from Eura, Satakunta. His music is characterised by its progressive/uplifting style. He started making music in 1995 and released the platinum-selling hit single " Sandstorm" in late 1999. His debut studio album, '' Before the Storm'', was released on September 18, 2000 and sold 800,000 copies worldwide, earning Darude three Finnish Grammy Awards. It peaked at number one on Finland's Official List and number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Albums chart in the United States. Darude's second studio album, '' Rush'', reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' dance chart in 2003 and number 4 on weekly album chart in Finland. His third studio album, ''Label This!'' was released in 2007. Though it did not chart as high as his previous albums, ''Gawker'' praised the album's single "In the Darkness" as "a floating, gossamer piece of trance music... it's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest Entrants For Finland
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Finnish Male Singers
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1998 Births
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Dark Side (Blind Channel Song)
"Dark Side" is a song by Finnish post-hardcore band Blind Channel. It represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, having won '' Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021''. It reached number one in Finland on 28 February 2021. The song was nominated at the 2021 Global Metal Apocalypse Awards, where it finished joint 9th. Eurovision Song Contest The song was selected to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " Dark Side" written by Aleksi Kaunisvesi, Joonas Porko, Joel Hokka, Niko Moilanen and Olli Matela. The song was performed by the band Blind Channel. The Finnish broadcaster ..., after winning ''Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021'', the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The semi-finals of the 2021 contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals. Finland was placed into the second semi-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Channel
Blind Channel is a Finnish nu metal band from Oulu. The band define their musical style as "violent pop". They represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " Dark Side", finishing in sixth place. Career In February 2021, the band participated in the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the modern nu-metal track " Dark Side". They won the selection with 54.3% of the vote (the highest in UMK history) and in May 2021 represented Finland in the contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, finishing in sixth place with a total of 301 points. Blind Channel received 218 of their total points from televoting, while 83 points were received from juries. The band painted their middle fingers red for their Eurovision performance of "Dark Side", after being informed that they could not lift a middle finger to the audience onstage due to the show's family-friendly nature. On 19 May 2021, a day before their first performance at Eurovision, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland In The Eurovision Song Contest
Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 55 times since its debut in . Finland won the contest for the first – and to date only – time in with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The country's best result before then was achieved by Marion Rung with the song "Tom Tom Tom" in , which placed sixth. Finland has finished last in the contest eleven times, receiving '' nul points'' in , and . Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Finland has failed to reach the final eight times. In , the country had its best result in eight years when Softengine with "Something Better" finished 11th, a result that would be surpassed seven years later by Blind Channel with " Dark Side", which came sixth in , thereby achieving the country's joint-second best result to date and its first top 10 result since 2006. In , Finland finished last in the first semi-final with the shortest-ever Eurovision entry, "" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. History Before the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Look Away (Darude Song)
"Look Away" is a 2019 single by Darude and Sebastian Rejman. The song represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel after winnning ''Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2019'', Finland's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. The song did not progress to the final, only earning 23 points in the first semi-final. Background The song, according to Sebastian Rejman, was meant to describe the disbelief about how many in the West "look away" at the millions of people in the world living in harsh conditions and poverty. The song was inspired during a trip to New Delhi while Rejman was suffering the flu. While stuck in his hotel room, he was shocked at the conditions outside of the hotel. He reported that it "looked like a sky fight movie after nuclear war." He then later reported that "it was quite a shock to me as a western person to go in Delhi in the city at night when people were sleeping on the streets and living on the streets." Eurovision Song Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Rejman
Sebastian Rejman (born 13 January 1978) is a Finnish singer, actor, and television host. He is the singer and guitarist of the band The Giant Leap. While Giant Leap has been on hiatus, Rejman founded a new band called Sebastian & The 4th Line Band. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 along with Darude Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen (; born July 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Darude (), is a Finnish DJ and record producer from Eura, Satakunta. His music is characterised by its progressive/uplifting style. He started making music in 1995 .... After performing 3rd in the 1st semi-final they didn't receive enough votes to place in the top 10 and failed to qualify for the Grand final. Personal life Rejman was born into a bilingual family, speaking both Finnish and Swedish. He has a son (born 2016) and a daughter (born 2019) with actress Iina Kuustonen. Discography References Sources Living people 21st-century Finnish male singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyhimys
Mikko Kuoppala (born 28 October 1981), professionally known as Pyhimys (in English ''The Saint''), is a Finnish rapper, songwriter and founder of the record company Yellowmic Records. He has gained success both as a solo artist and as a member of groups such as Teflon Brothers and Ruger Hauer. He is also working as a songwriter. Solo career Pyhimys was signed to Monsp Records in early 2006. Previously he had released independently some material, such as the ''Tapaus'' trilogy in 2004 (''Poikkeustapaus'', ''Ongelmatapaus'' and ''Rajatapaus''). His first official release was ''Ai, tähän väliin?'' EP in May 2006. In September 2007, Pyhimys released his first official album ''Salainen Maailma''. The album received generally positive reviews, although some critics blamed it for being too long and for exhausting listeners with too much lyrical content. His second album ''Tulva'' followed just six months later in March 2008, and in August 2008, Pyhimys collaborated with a fellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2020
The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was planned to be the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It would have taken place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The contest was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making the first time in the contest's 64-year history that an edition was not held. The contest was scheduled to be held at Rotterdam Ahoy and would consist of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May, and a final on 16 May 2020. Forty-one countries would have participated in the contest; and would have returned after their absence from the 2019 contest, while and had confirmed their non-participation after taking part in the previous edition. All 41 competing artists and songs were confirmed by the relevant broadcasters by early March 2020. Following the cancellation, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) began discussions of potential carryovers for the , such as the host c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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