Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

  Another week, another set of #Finpop 2024. First latest pop sensation Hugo followed by seasoned pop diva Katri Ylander with the song she tried to get into #UMK2024 but didn't make the cut in the end, let's see if she has tried again for #UMK2025?! A name from that or Sex Mane has teamed up with Fabe and finally we have another UMK royalty Kuumaa's lead singer 's lil sister with a song they wrote together, could she be aiming to follow his footsteps?! Enjoy! HUGO - PAINAJAISET KATRI YLANDER - MOSAIIKKI FABI / SEXMANE  - TEHTIIN TÄÄ ELSA BROTHERUS - SE JOKA SUT MENETTÄÄ

A month to go for the UMK artists reveal and the rumor mill is heating up, and most every release in the past few weeks has been labeled as a possible UMK reject. Like all these basically. Maybe true, maybe not, we maybe never will find out....  Erika Vikman - Elisabeth Taylor Katri Ylander - Kun me hajotaan Niila - Fire in the rain Ebbe - Mitä sä teet viel täällä

  Today's #Finpop2023 foursome! Including UMK veteran Isaac Sene. DJ Oku Luukkainen /Katri Ylander - Yksi sydän Viivi / JVG - Mitä näillä korteilla saa? Isaac Sene - La Perla Pehmoaino - Mietin sua pahalla

Another week, another dose of #Finpop, this time by another ones from Antti Ketonen with Katri Ylander and Kuumaa, hotly tipped for Umk2023 as well, and new talent Miri also delivers again and then there's a classy effort by Antti Ahopelto. Enjoy! Antti Ketonen, Katri Ylander - Koditon Miri - Ikävä meitä Kuumaa - Edellen sua Antti Ahopelto - Loistaa

  Another week, another songs. BEHM returns with the first new song from her second album and I suspect Ylander's song was sent to UMK and not accepted.....  BEHM - Ethän tarkoittanut sitä Katri Ylander - Täydellinen mulle Ville Veikka - Tyhmät muuttaa pois ESME - Ei voi omistaa

Ilari Hämäläinen (34) has a long CV in various bands including Siberian Jay, Naked, Kengurumeininki and Rock'n roll Sensation. He has also been in the bands of Idols Pete Parkkonen and Katri Ylander, composed a few musicals and starred in another ones like Hair, Grease and Rent. No wonder as he likes to sing, dance and act.  He was a big Europe fan as kid (and you can still see it). He says he was a nice guy and that was nice enough poodle rock and not bad like Kiss and others. He wants to be part of the second wave of Finnosh rock and wants to bring some glitter and freshness into it. He has written his song Sytytä mut vaan (Just fire me up) himself and it's his very first song in Finnish!  What did the jurors say? Toni Wirtanen: Really cheeky! I have never heard such corny lyrics. On the other hand if he has the courage to sing stuff like this it can't be wrong. At least he's got confidence!  Redrama: He must be a man with sense of humor.... Tomi Saa...

Many familiar names in this part from Idols Katri to 2000's megaduo NYlon Beat, always lovely Johanna and the solid Plogman, Finlanders, Hector and Mamba with not so familiar Mikko Siltala and Jukka Hallikainen whose song sounds very very familiar.... Eurovision connection somehow? Who knows? 191. ONKO VIELÄ AIKAA? - KATRI YLANDER 192. ANNA MULLE - NYLON BEAT 193. POPMUSEO - NELJÄ RUUSUA 194. VANHA SUOLA JANOTTAA - CHARLES PLOGMAN 195. VALON TOIT - FINLANDERS 196. LÄHES ONNELLINEN MIES - HECTOR 197. MEILLE VAI TEILLE - MAMBA 198. JOS MEILLÄ HUOMISTA EI OIS  - MIKKO SILTALA 199. OLLAAN HETKI HILJAA - JOHANNA KURKELA 200. EN TEKISI TOISIN - JUKKA HALLIKAINEN

Almost 100 songs behind us we have once again some familiar artists: Kaija Koo, Anna Eriksson and most of all Yö and Yölintu. You will hear a lot of them in the coming days. Kristiina Brask is from Idols and the rest is quite Tangomarrkinat oriented stuff... 211. MAJAKKA JA MERI - A AALLON RYTMIORKESTERI 212. SILMÄT SYDÄMEENI - KRISTIINA BRASK 213. ON TULLUT MONI, ON MENNYT MONI - MIKKO MÄKELÄINEN 214. MILTÄ SE TUNTUU? - KAIJA KOO 215. SEURATAAN JOHTAJAA - ANNA ERIKSSON 216. VALUVA TAIVAS - NELJÄ RUUSUA 217. TUULTA RIITTÄÄ - SAIJA TUUPANEN 218. VÄLITUNNILLA - KATRI YLANDER 219. RAKKAUTTA VAIN? - YÖ 220. ANTEEKSI - YÖLINTU

Several Euroviisut artists in this one: Eija Kantola (again!), Kirka, Kristian Meurman, Laura Voutilainen with her 2002 entry, Jani & The Jetsetters and Samuli Edelmann. Matti & Teppo is in with yet another song of theirs and Antti Raiski from Tangomarkkinat completes the set. Katri Ylander is an Idol runner up. 251. AAMUAURINKOON - KATRI YLANDER 252. HÄNELLE - MATTI JA TEPPO 253. ROSALITA - ANTTI RAISKI 254. KUKA - EIJA KANTOLA 255. KARVAS VIINI - KIRKA 256. NÄIDEN KYYNELIEN JÄLKEEN - KRISTIAN MEURMAN 257. ADDICTED TO YOU - LAURA VOUTILAINEN 258. LENNÄ POIS - JANI & JETSETTERS 259. MUISTATKO KUN - JANI & JETSETTERS 260. KAIKKI TAHTOO - SAMULI EDELMANN