Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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Finland
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
in Düsseldorf
, Germany
and selected their entry through Euroviisut 2011, organised by Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (YLE). The final was broadcast Full HD 1080p via YLE HD channel.
2011 Turku
will host the Finnish final, to be held at the Holiday Club Caribia on 12 February. On 10 September, YLE announced that they received 277 entries. Twelve of them will participate in the Semi-finals. Three songs from an online vote will also participate in the Semi-finals. Fifteen songs will be placed online. The online voting will start on 1 October. The public can vote for their favorite song via SMS.
Like last year, the winner of the Finnish tango contest Tangomarkkinat
, Marko Maunuksela, will be offered an invitation to take part in the Finnish selection for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.
There will be three weekly Semi-finals with five songs each. In every Semi-final three songs will proceed to the final. YLE will pick a wild card amongst those who were eliminated in the Semi-finals to complete the final lineup of ten songs. In the final, three songs proceed to the Super-Final, where the Finnish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will be chosen.
The shows will be hosted by Jaana Pelkonen
and Tom Nylund.
On 30 September, YLE announced the fifteen songs for the online SMS selection and the twelve invited artists.
. Three songs from each semi-final will qualify via a public vote to the final on 12 February 2011.
, Father McKenzie and Saara Aalto. Paradise Oskar won.
The Finnish jury was the second one to have released their points for the grand final, you can see how they were given below:
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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and selected their entry through Euroviisut 2011, organised by Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (YLE). The final was broadcast Full HD 1080p via YLE HD channel.
Euroviisut 2011
On 6 June 2010, YLE called for songs to participate in Euroviisut 2011. Submissions could be sent to YLE until 31 August 2010. It was announced that the European Capital of CultureEuropean Capital of Culture
The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by theEuropean Union for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension....
2011 Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
will host the Finnish final, to be held at the Holiday Club Caribia on 12 February. On 10 September, YLE announced that they received 277 entries. Twelve of them will participate in the Semi-finals. Three songs from an online vote will also participate in the Semi-finals. Fifteen songs will be placed online. The online voting will start on 1 October. The public can vote for their favorite song via SMS.
Like last year, the winner of the Finnish tango contest Tangomarkkinat
Tangomarkkinat
The Tangomarkkinat is the world's oldest tango festival. It is held early every July in Seinäjoki, Finland. As well as competitions to find the country's best tango singers, composers, and dancers, the festival features public dancing to live music provided by the best Finnish entertainers...
, Marko Maunuksela, will be offered an invitation to take part in the Finnish selection for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.
There will be three weekly Semi-finals with five songs each. In every Semi-final three songs will proceed to the final. YLE will pick a wild card amongst those who were eliminated in the Semi-finals to complete the final lineup of ten songs. In the final, three songs proceed to the Super-Final, where the Finnish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will be chosen.
The shows will be hosted by Jaana Pelkonen
Jaana Pelkonen
Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998...
and Tom Nylund.
On 30 September, YLE announced the fifteen songs for the online SMS selection and the twelve invited artists.
Online SMS Voting
Three of the fifteen songs will advance to the televised semi-finals.| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Christa Renwall | "Fool of Yourself" |
| Tony Green | "Miracle" |
| Suvi | "We are one" |
| Sara Sayed | "Shallow Waters" |
| Paul Oxley | "The Prisoner" |
| Pauliina Salonen | "Every Day" |
| Emilie Untamala & Jole Nissilä | "It Is You" |
| Joel Främling | "Man in Squalor" |
| Anfisa | "Give Me Power to Resist" |
| Chorale | "Share Your Life" |
| Cardiant Cardiant Cardiant is a Finnish heavy metal band. It was established in city of Hämeenlinna in 2000, but most of band members have been replaced and the current assembly has been working since 2008. In the early years, the band recorded several demos until the it signed a contract with the record company... |
"Rapture in Time" |
| Saara Aalto | "Blessed with Love" |
| Sonja Bishop | "This Is My Life" |
| Father McKenzie | "Good Enough" |
| Blackbird | "Gooseberry" |
Televised semi-finals
Each semi-final will contain five acts - four invited artists, and one online qualifier. Each semi-final, held on consecutive Fridays in January 2011, will be held in TurkuTurku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
. Three songs from each semi-final will qualify via a public vote to the final on 12 February 2011.
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Automatic Eye | "I'm Not the One Who's Sorry" | Pete Murto (m & l), Jonas Olsson (m), Heikki Hiekkasalmi (m), Antti Aalto (m), Lauri Uusitalo (m) | 4 |
| 2 | Marko Maunuksela | "Synkän maan tango" | Mika Toivanen (m & l) | 2 |
| 3 | Johanna Iivanainen | "Luojani mun" | Johanna Iivanainen (m), Edu Kettunen (l) | 3 |
| 4 | Jonna Jonna Pirinen Jonna Christensen , better known by her stage name Jonna, is a pop and R&B singer/songwriter from Finland. She has released three albums, over ten singles and several music videos... |
"Puppets" | Jonna (m & l), Miika Colliander (m) | 5 |
| 5 | Cardiant Cardiant Cardiant is a Finnish heavy metal band. It was established in city of Hämeenlinna in 2000, but most of band members have been replaced and the current assembly has been working since 2008. In the early years, the band recorded several demos until the it signed a contract with the record company... |
"Rapture in Time" | Antti Hänninen (m), Lauri Hänninen (l) | 1 |
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soma Manuchar | "Strong" | Ellen T. (m & l), Antti C. (m & l) | 5 |
| 2 | Paradise Oskar | "Da Da Dam" | Axel Ehnström (m & l) | 1 |
| 3 | Jimi Constantine Jimi Pääkallo Jimi Constantine is the singer and guitarist of the Finnish rock-band Technicolour. He was previously a member of Tyrävyö and Cliché. He is also an actor having appeared in the movies Pitkä kuuma kesä and Helmiä ja sikoja.-External links:* on IMDB... |
"Party to Party" | Jimi Constantine (m & l), Axel (m & l), Pekko Haimi (m & l), Tracy Lipp (m & l) | 4 |
| 4 | Milana Misic | "Sydämeni kaksi maata" | Juha Tikka (m), Susanna Haavisto (l) | 3 |
| 5 | Father McKenzie | "Good Enough" | Tobias Granbacka (m & l) | 2 |
Semi-final 3
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eveliina Määttä | "Dancing in the Dark" | Axel Johansson (m & l), Mats Tärnfors (m & l), Tracy Lipp (m & l) | 4 |
| 2 | Sami Hintsanen | "Täältä maailmaan" | Antti Kleemola (m), Mikko Karjalainen (l) | 2 |
| 3 | Tommi Soidinmäki | "Seis!" | Petri Laaksonen (m), Kyösti Salokorpi (l) | 5 |
| 4 | Saara Aalto | "Blessed with Love" | Saara Aalto (m & l) | 3 |
| 5 | Stala & So. Stala & so. Stala & So. is a Finnish hard rock band, which was formed in 1997. In 2011, the group participated in the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest selection for the Finnish entry with their song "Pamela". On February 16, 2011, They released their first studio album called "It Is So."- Biography :Founded in... |
"Pamela" | Sampsa A Sampsa Astala Sampsa Astala, is the former drummer for the Finnish metal band Lordi and the lead singer of the glam rock band Stala & So. His Lordi stage name, Kita, comes from the Finnish word meaning "jaws", "gap", or "maw". His Stala & So... . Stala (m & l), Sami J. (m) |
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Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eveliina Määttä | "Dancing in the Dark" | Axel Johansson (m & l), Mats Tärnfors (m & l), Tracy Lipp (m & l) | 5 |
| 2 | Sami Hintsanen | "Täältä maailmaan" | Antti Kleemola (m), Mikko Karjalainen (l) | 7 |
| 3 | Milana Misic | "Sydämeni kaksi maata" | Juha Tikka (m), Susanna Haavisto (l) | 9 |
| 4 | Paradise Oskar Paradise Oskar Axel Ehnström, and better known by his stage name Paradise Oskar, is a Finnish singer-songwriter. He represented Finland in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsselldorf with the song "Da Da Dam".... |
"Da Da Dam Da Da Dam "Da Da Dam" is a ballad type song by Finnish Paradise Oskar and it is the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, qualifying for the finale. Da Da Dam came 21st in the final with 57 points. The song tells a story of a boy who decides to make a stand to try to save the planet, gets... " |
Axel Ehnström (m & l) | 1 |
| 5 | Cardiant Cardiant Cardiant is a Finnish heavy metal band. It was established in city of Hämeenlinna in 2000, but most of band members have been replaced and the current assembly has been working since 2008. In the early years, the band recorded several demos until the it signed a contract with the record company... |
"Rapture in Time" | Antti Hänninen (m), Lauri Hänninen (l) | 6 |
| 6 | Johanna Iivanainen | "Luojani mun" | Johanna Iivanainen (m), Edu Kettunen (l) | 10 |
| 7 | Father McKenzie | "Good Enough" | Tobias Granbacka (m & l) | 2 |
| 8 | Marko Maunuksela | "Synkän maan tango" | Mika Toivanen (m & l) | 8 |
| 9 | Saara Aalto | "Blessed with Love" | Saara Aalto (m & l) | 3 |
| 10 | Stala & So. Stala & so. Stala & So. is a Finnish hard rock band, which was formed in 1997. In 2011, the group participated in the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest selection for the Finnish entry with their song "Pamela". On February 16, 2011, They released their first studio album called "It Is So."- Biography :Founded in... |
"Pamela" | Sampsa A Sampsa Astala Sampsa Astala, is the former drummer for the Finnish metal band Lordi and the lead singer of the glam rock band Stala & So. His Lordi stage name, Kita, comes from the Finnish word meaning "jaws", "gap", or "maw". His Stala & So... . Stala (m & l), Sami J. (m) |
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Super Final
The Super Final featured the top three songs of the final: Paradise OskarParadise Oskar
Axel Ehnström, and better known by his stage name Paradise Oskar, is a Finnish singer-songwriter. He represented Finland in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsselldorf with the song "Da Da Dam"....
, Father McKenzie and Saara Aalto. Paradise Oskar won.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Televotes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paradise Oskar Paradise Oskar Axel Ehnström, and better known by his stage name Paradise Oskar, is a Finnish singer-songwriter. He represented Finland in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsselldorf with the song "Da Da Dam".... |
"Da Da Dam Da Da Dam "Da Da Dam" is a ballad type song by Finnish Paradise Oskar and it is the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, qualifying for the finale. Da Da Dam came 21st in the final with 57 points. The song tells a story of a boy who decides to make a stand to try to save the planet, gets... " |
Axel Ehnström (m & l) | 46.7% | 1 |
| 2 | Father McKenzie | "Good Enough" | Tobias Granbacka (m & l) | 12.6% | 3 |
| 3 | Saara Aalto | "Blessed with Love" | Saara Aalto (m & l) | 40.7% | 2 |
At Eurovision
Finland competed tenth on the first semi-final of the contest, on 10 May, and qualified for the final, placing third with 103 points. In the final, on 14 May, Finland competed first and placed twenty-first with 57 points.The Finnish jury was the second one to have released their points for the grand final, you can see how they were given below:
Final
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