Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

The final will be on October 22, 2011 in Helsinki but the voting has started already here where you can also listen to all entries. There are no polls on papers yet but we can draw some conlcusions from the Facebook links on this official page. Or rather how many times the link has been recommended to FB-friends.  When writing this Juha Tapio is in clear lead (554) followed by Jari Sillanpää (276) and Martti Saarinen (189). Then we have Janne Raappana (123), Stina Girs (92), Kristiina Brask (88), Mikki Kauste (71), Kaija Koo (48), Puhuva Kone (37), Tommi Läntinen (21), Suvi Isotalo (19) and Emma Salokoski (12). I'm quite surprised for Kaija Koo's low hits....

MTV3 channel in Finland gives legendary Syksyn Sävel another try after ten years of last edition. Twelve artists have been invited, amongst them several names fans would love to see in Eurovision as well, and the songs have been published already some getting air play and chart positions. The contest is linked with charity and who collects most votes = money for people with cancer will win. Most artists have also just released or will release shortly their new album. Syksyn Sävel is shamelessly commercial (and it's good!) You can listen all the songs here . Kaija Koo - Kaunis, rietas ja onnellinen Juha Tapio - Sitkeä sydän Jari Sillanpää - En se olla saa Stina Girs - Anna mun mennä Martti Saarinen - Laula minulle Janne Raappana - Turhaa ja tärkeää Suvi Isotalo - Kaikki sanat Kristiina Brask - F32 Tommi Läntinen - Kaksi sanaa Puhuva Kone - Hyvä kiertää Emma Salokoski - Kuiva maa Mikki Kauste - Tie

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

I don't know if she doesn't want to, or didn't YLE ask. Chisu would be so great for Eurovision! She is the Finnish version of Myléne Farmer (and yes, that i s a compliment). Not meaning that she would be a copycat, just that she makes her own kind of music and being rather unique in her own recognizable sound in Finland. She has written songs and produced artists like Jippu , Antti Tuisku , Kristiina Wheeler , Tarja Turunen and Kristiina Brask before finally releasing her debut album Alkovi (#5) last year.She basicly recorded it alone in her bedroom. It delivered a megahit Mun koti ei oo täällä that stayed #1 for 8 weeks, Muut and Tämä rakkaus . The second album Vapaa ja yksin (#10) was released not a long time ago and its first single Baden-Baden is already a #3 hit.