Lose Control (Waldo's People Song)
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Finland was represented at the
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with the song "Lose Control" written by
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, Karima, Ari Lehtonen, and Annie Kratz-Gutå, and performed by the band
Waldo's People Waldo's People is a Finnish Eurodance band. The lead singer of the band is Waldo, whose real name is Marko Reijonen. They represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, with the song " Lose Control". It won a place for the Eurovision ...
. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. 12 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals, a Second Chance round and a final, taking place in January 2009. Eight entries ultimately competed in the final on 30 January where votes from the public selected "Lose Control" performed by Waldo's People as the winner. Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 15, "Lose Control" was announced among the ten qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Finland had been selected by back-up juries to qualify after placing twelfth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 42 points. In the final, Finland performed in position 24 and placed twenty-fifth (last) out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 22 points.


Background

Prior to the 2009 contest, (Yle) had participated in the
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representing Finland forty-two times since its first entry in . It has won the contest once in with the song "
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" performed by
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. In , "" performed by
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managed to qualify to the final and placed twenty-second. As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, Yle organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2009 contest on 20 June 2008. Yle had selected its entries for the contest through national final competitions that have varied in format over the years. Since 1961, a selection show that was often titled highlighted that the purpose of the program was to select a song for Eurovision. Along with its participation confirmation, the broadcaster also announced that its entry for the 2009 contest would be selected through the selection show.


Before Eurovision


Euroviisut 2009

''Euroviisut 2009'' was the national final that selected Finland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The competition consisted of three stages that commenced with the first of three semi-finals on 9 January 2009, followed by a Second Chance round on 31 January 2009 and concluded with a final also on 31 January 2009. The three stages were hosted by
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host
Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen (born 27 January 1977) is a Finnish politician and television presenter. Career Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for ''Radio 99'' in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video ...
and
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DJ Mikko Peltola. All shows were broadcast on Yle TV2 and online at ''yle.fi''. Both the Second Chance round and the final were also broadcast via radio on
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.


Format

The format of the competition consisted of three stages: three semi-finals, a Second Chance round and a final. Four songs competed in each semi-final and the top two entries from each semi-final directly qualified to the final. The remaining two entries of each semi-final competed in the Second Chance round where an additional two entries qualified to complete the eight-song lineup in the final. The results for all three stages were determined exclusively by a public vote. Public voting included the options of telephone and SMS voting.


Competing entries

Twelve artists were directly invited by Yle to compete in the national final following consultation with record companies and presented during a press conference on 25 September 2008. Among the competing artists was former Finnish Eurovision entrant
Jari Sillanpää Jari Veikko Sillanpää (; born 16 August 1965) is a Finnish- Swedish singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fifth-best-selling music artist and second-best-selling solo artist in Finland. Life and career Born into a Sweden-Finnis ...
who represented Finland in 2004. The competing entries were released on 3 December 2008.


Shows


Semi-finals

The three semi-final shows took place on 9, 16 and 23 January 2009 at the Tohloppi Studios in
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. The top two from the four competing entries in each semi-final qualified directly to the final based on the results from the public vote, while the remaining two entries advanced to the Second Chance round. In addition to the competing entries, Step Up Dancers performed as the interval act in all three semi-finals.


Second Chance

The Second Chance round took place before the final on 31 January 2009 at the Leonardo Hall in
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where the entries placed third and fourth in the preceding three semi-finals competed. The top two from the six competing entries qualified to the final based on the results of a public vote.


Final

The final took place on 31 January 2009 at the Leonardo Hall in
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where the eight entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals and the Second Chance round competed. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three from the eight competing entries qualified to the second round, the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Lose Control" performed by
Waldo's People Waldo's People is a Finnish Eurodance band. The lead singer of the band is Waldo, whose real name is Marko Reijonen. They represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, with the song " Lose Control". It won a place for the Eurovision ...
was selected as the winner. A three-member judging panel also providing feedback to the competing artists during the show. The panel consisted of Thomas Lundin (Finnish Eurovision commentator on Yle FST), Hanna-Riikka Siitonen (singer and vocal coach) and Merituuli Lindström (television presenter). In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval act featured
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and Scandinavian Hunks.


At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the " Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top nine songs from each semi-final as determined by televoting progress to the final, and a tenth was determined by back-up juries. The
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(EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 30 January 2009, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Finland was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2009. The running order for the semi-finals was decided through another draw on 16 March 2009 and Finland was set to perform in position 15, following the entry from
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and before the entry from
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. The two semi-finals and the final were televised in Finland on Yle TV2 with commentary in Finnish with a
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providing commentary in Finnish by
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, Mikko Peltola and Asko Murtomäki, and in Swedish by Tobias Larsson. The three shows were also broadcast via radio with Finnish commentary by Sanna Pirkkalainen and Jorma Hietamäki on
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. The Finnish spokesperson, who announced the Finnish votes during the final, was 2004 Finnish Eurovision entrant
Jari Sillanpää Jari Veikko Sillanpää (; born 16 August 1965) is a Finnish- Swedish singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fifth-best-selling music artist and second-best-selling solo artist in Finland. Life and career Born into a Sweden-Finnis ...
.


Semi-final

Waldo's People took part in technical rehearsals on 4 and 8 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May. The Finnish performance featured the members of Waldo's People performing in black and silver outfits joined by two backing vocalists and two fire artists. The LED screens displayed blue urban scenes with an illuminated train running from one side to the other and the stage also featured two metal boxes with fire coming out. The performance also featured pyrotechnic effects. The two backing vocalists that joined Waldo's People on stage were Manna Borg and
Päivi Virkkunen Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen later known as Päivi Selo
, while the two fire artists were Niko Virtanen and Kasmir Jolma. At the end of the show, Finland was announced as having qualified for the grand final. It was later revealed that Finland was selected as the back-up jury qualifier after placing twelfth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 42 points.


Final

Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine the running order for the final. This draw was done in the order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. Finland was drawn to perform in position 24, following the entry from the
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and before the entry from
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. Waldo's People once again took part in dress rehearsals on 15 and 16 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. The band performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 16 May. At the conclusion of the voting, Finland finished in twenty-fifth (last) place with 22 points.


Voting

The voting system for 2009 involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12, with the points in the final being decided by a combination of 50% national
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and 50%
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. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Finland had placed twenty-second with the public televote and twenty-fourth with the jury vote in the final. In the public vote, Finland scored 30 points, while with the jury vote, Finland scored 12 points. Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Finland and awarded by Finland in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Iceland in the semi-final and to Estonia in the final of the contest.


Points awarded to Finland


Points awarded by Finland


Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Finnish jury: * Pekka Laine – Head of Music at Yle * Jukka Haarma – director * Satu Mättö – student *
Christel Sundberg Christel Martina Roosberg (née Sundberg; born 3 January 1982), known by her stage name Chisu (), is a Finnish pop artist, songwriter, and producer. She wrote her first single, " Mun koti ei oo täällä", to the soundtrack of the 2007 film '' ...
(Chisu) – musician * Sofia Tarkkanen – development manager at Yle Vision


References


External links

*
Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto
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