Nelli Matula is fullfilling a longtime dream to participate in UMK. This pastry chef has had some rough years recently due to her illness but is now ready to take over her career - that she feared lost for good - again. After starring in Mary Poppins musical as teenager she got a recording deal at 19 and her second single Lemmikki (Pet) was already a success. Her debut album Jumalatar (Goddess) in 2019 went platinum and charted at #6. Second album Kiltti tyttö (Nice girl) was released in 2021 and reached #2. Her UMK entry is her 17th single. Previous ones include six Top-10 hits. On top of that she's been featured in another nine singles, five of them Top-10, including hits with Uniikki, Robin Packalen, Ani and Eveliina. In 2017 she did Tähdet, tähdet series where artists every week perform different genres and one if voted out. She made it sixth after singing Britney Spears (Dance pop), Whitney Houston (Love songs), Lenny Kravitz (Stadium rock), Nicky Minaj ...
