(; abbreviated UMK; en, italics=yes, Contest for New Music) is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster

Yle Yleisradio Oy ( Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, found ...

. UMK began in 2012 as the new format for the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

, replacing the original Finnish Eurovision selection ''Suomen euroviisukarsinta'' which had been held since 1961.

Winners

Seasons

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2012

The final took place on 25 February 2012 at the

Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki Ice Hall ( fi, Helsingin jäähalli, sv, Helsingfors ishall) is an indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. The arena has a seating capacity of 8,200. History Helsinki Ice Hall has been the home arena of HIFK of Liiga since its cons ...

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where the six finalist songs were performed and the viewers selected a winner. The show featured interval performances by

The Rasmus The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinonen ...

Anna Abreu Anna Eira Margarida Heiskari (née Mourão de Melo e Abreu; born 7 February 1990), known professionally as simply ABREU since 2017, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Abreu first rose to fame in Finland after placing as the runner-up in the thi ...

, and 2011 Finnish entrant

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. The first of two rounds of televoting selected "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla Karlsson, "Laululeija" performed by Stig and "Lasikaupunki" performed by Ville Eetvartti as the three super finalists. In the second round of televoting, Pernilla Karlsson and the song "När jag blundar" was the winner.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013

The final took place on 9 February 2013 at the Barona Areena in

Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...

where the eight finalist songs were performed and the jury and viewers selected a winner. The show featured interval performances by

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and Stig, last year's Eurovision Song Contest entrant

Pernilla Karlsson Pernilla is a Swedish female given name derived from Petronella, and may refer to: * Pernilla Andersson (born 1969), Swedish singer and songwriter * Pernilla August (born 1969), Swedish actress * Anna Pernilla Backman (born 1969), Swedish compo ...

, 2007 Eurovision entrant

Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen (born 17 April 1981) is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition '' Idols'' in 2004. Since then she has represented Finland in the Eurovision S ...

, Emma Salokoski and

Suvi Teräsniska Suvi Pirjo Sofia Teräsniska (born in Kolari, Finland on 10 April 1989) is a Finnish singer signed with Warner Music Finland. She made her breakthrough with her single "Hento kuiskaus" (2008) from her debut album ''Särkyneiden sydänten tie''. ...

. After combining the jury (50%) and televote (50%),

Krista Siegfrids Kristin "Krista" Siegfrids (born 4 December 1985) is a Finnish pop singer. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her entry " Marry Me". Siegfrids' debut album, named '' Ding Dong!'', was released in May 2013. As a t ...

and the song " Marry Me" emerged as the winner.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2014

The final took place on 1 February 2014 at the Barona Areena in

where the eight finalist songs were performed and the combination of votes from the jury and public televote selected a winner. In addition to the performances from the competing artists, the winner of UMK 2013,

, performed her single "Cinderella" during the interval.

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was the winner of the competition with the song " Something Better".

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015

It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2015, for its fourth series. Three semi-finals were held on 7 February, 14 February, and 21 February 2015 while the final was held on 28 February 2015.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016

It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2016, for its fifth series. Three semi-finals were held on 6 February, 13 February, and 20 February 2016 while the final was held on 27 February 2016.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017

It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2017, for its sixth series. Unlike previous years, there were no semi-finals, only a single final held on 28 January 2017 at the

Espoo Metro Areena Espoo Metro Areena (known from 1999 to January 2009 as LänsiAuto Areena, and from 2009 to October 2015 as Barona Areena) is an arena in the Tapiola District of Espoo, Finland. It is part of the '' Tapiolan Urheilupuisto'' (Tapiola Sports Park). ...

, and the show used international juries instead of Finnish juries.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018

selected

Saara Aalto Saara Sofia Aalto (born 2 May 1987) is a Finnish singer, songwriter, and voice actress. In 2012 she came second in the first season of ''The Voice of Finland''. In 2016 Aalto finished as the runner-up in the thirteenth series of ''The X Fact ...

internally to represent

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in the

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. Aalto performed three songs and the winning song was selected by viewers and international juries. The show was held on 3 March 2018 at the

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2019

The 2019 edition took place on 2 March 2019.

announced on 29 January 2019 that they had internally selected

Darude Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen (; born July 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Darude (), is a Finnish DJ and record producer from Eura, Satakunta. His music is characterised by its progressive/uplifting style. He started making music in 1995 ...

to perform three songs, similarly to how

's song was selected in the previous edition. Darude performed three songs, featuring vocalist

Sebastian Rejman Sebastian Rejman (born 13 January 1978) is a Finnish singer, actor, and television host. He is the singer and guitarist of the band The Giant Leap. While Giant Leap has been on hiatus, Rejman founded a new band called Sebastian & The 4th Line Ban ...

, and the winning song was selected by viewers and international juries. The show was held on 2 March 2019 at

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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2020

The 2020 edition was held on 7 March 2020.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021

The 2021 edition was held on 20 February 2021.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2022

The 2022 edition was held on 26 February 2022.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2012 Finnish television series debuts Eurovision Song Contest selection events Music competitions in Finland Recurring events established in 2012 Singing talent shows Finnish music television series Finnish reality television series 2010s Finnish television series Winter events in Finland Yle original programming