Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Here we are ready for the second semifinal. It's an open field and live will be crucial. Let's see what happens.... Krista is cometing in melodifestivalen tonight so Roope is hosting alone I suppose. And Robin will be guest starring. Oh Krista is there! Or is she? Modulator Raakel Liekki reminds she's indeed competing in Sweden. That's all we have got so far. If someone watching doesn't know the facts he might be a bit confused right now... Attention 2 - Ready for the show Flying flags and neoncolors and cartoon backdrops. Imperfections they sing and ... well, imperfections fly like the flags but the girls have fullfilled their dream. They are quite sweet but maybe they better come back next year :-) Roope finally explains the Krista affair and yes, he will be hosting alone tonight Cristal Snow - Love is blind Cristal takes the red bulls by hors in his staging. Hot red bull masks and despite some inperfections here, too, in the beginning h...

The second semifinal on February 13 works just like the first one. Six acts and three will be televoted to the final and it all takes place at YLE's studios in Helsinki. Many returns in this one from Cristal Snow to Mikael Saari and Kimmo Blom aka Angelo de Nile. Also last year's Pihja ja Myrsky returns as songwriters to Attention 2, as does Jimi Constantine from Euroviisut 2011, today the man behind megasuper popular Robin. And there's that obstrusive fan team as songwriters. And the song blamed of plagiarism..... And finally a couple of the most succesful and famous Finnish dancemusic producers Kaivo and JS16.  Attention 2 - Ready for the show  (Henna Helasvuo, Lasse Turunen/Lasse Turunen) Review Cristal Snow - Love is blind  (Cristal Snow, Jimi Constantine, Samuel Kovanko) Review Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom - Good enough  (Michael James Down, Primoz Pogladen, Jonas Gladnikoff, Matthew Ker) Review Rafaela Truda - Rise up  (Kalle Mäkipe...

What would the national selection season be without a review by Peter Clancy, already a Blogilkar tradition! He reviews the songs in the Finnish national selection #UMK2016. First semifinals, then the final once the finalists are out and later on this spring also the Eurovision song contest entries as well. Hopefully! Here is the Semifinal two of #UMK2016. Enjoy! ( semifinal one here ) Attention 2 - Ready for The Show Ok, it looks like a "fun" song, but it's got very little variation and seems a bit on the corny side. Personally it does nothing for me, even the chorus is boring. Not exactly ground breaking, actually pretty dismal  2/5 Cristal Snow - Love Is Blind I don't know if they're going blindly for the gay vote, maybe they are, but I'm   missing something and I'm not sure how well this will be performed on stage.   The song itself has little variation in it, though it's not as boring as it could be. It has potential depending on...

Attention 2 are twins Nina and Anni from Espoo, this blogger's home town! They are still 15 but will be 16 in time for Stockholm so no worries. They are huge Eurovision fans as are they family and relatives and they have watched it as long as they can remember with all the proper side effects: getting together, giving points, trying to pick up the winner, having fun with the whole family and this year instead of watching the Finnish national selection at home sofa they are part of it. They are happy and smiley and energetic, a bit like Jedward! And they are fans of them of course. Other names include Little Mix, Spice Girls. Besides Eurovision they dream of performing at London's O2 Arena.... Their song is written by Pihka ja Myrsky who took part in #UMK15. They knew the girls and decided to help them with their Eurovision dream. They might be young but they have experience on stage from their school's stage to Helsinki's Peacock Theater's Rocksville musical.... ...