Just like last year YLE is keeping the procedure of UMK rather secret. Last year no one seemed to know how it goes and what happens next and one had a feeling even YLE played it by the ear.
This year's picture isn't very clear yet either. We know there were 470 demos sent in. We know YLE will announce the qualifiers on December 3, 2012. We know now thanks to ticket sales that the UMK starts on Tv on December 27 and will be broadcasted on Thursdays. But for how many Thursdays? And will all the 12 make it to the final?
My guess is half of them will be eliminated along the way and hopefully the "shows" we will see in December and January document the song's process from the demo to the new version produced by professionals and getting to know the artists which was the original idea of the whole concept in my understanding instead of the useless jury talking on and on in UMK 2011. Also, I hope if the 12 have been already chosen they are working on them and filming the process right now!
Some songs have emerged already in Youtube suggesting they already know they didn't make it (like this one and this one) while a very pleasant version of last year's winner has emerged as well, När jag blundar turns into Everytime I close my eyes by Neo.
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