Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

In the 2015 UMK was a battle anti-ESC like entry vs. very ESC like entry and sadly the first won, went to Vienna, scored last place in the semi-final. I can't even bother to link it here. Satin Circus however did their best to save the situation but came only second. Crossroads charted and played on radio and the band enjoyed some fame and popularity until the end in 2018. Paul Elias went solo and has scored minor hits since and Olli Halonen started his solo career a bit later but scored one of the biggest hits in 2022 and a couple of minor ones and expectations for his debut solo album to be released in 2023 are high. 

Not much to add here. The performance is the same, no changes but then there has not been any changes since the first performance in UMK. The old same and propably the only way to get through this. It seems the dry ice was missing today but will surely added to the semifinal act. I still have no clue if this is going to qualify. I guess not despite all.

Finland's entry is so short they managed to rehearse it full five times and additional swearing between each take. The backdrop is blue and gold, there's smoke and spit. Luckily it's over in 85 seconds. It's four middle-aged handicapped men and Finnish punk. Enough said. And besides according ORF this was the Estonian entry. They can have it if we can have theirs? Now that the rehearsal is over until Friday they can dedicate to their wishlist of things to do in Vienna: drink alcohol, have cigarettes and visit some strip joints.....