Carita Holmström
Carita Elisabeth Holmström (born 10 February 1954, in Helsinki) is a Finnish pianist, singer and songwriter. She has written and played jazz and classical music during her career. She also had a duo, Carita & Marianne, with Marianne "Maru" Nyman. ...
, with the song "Keep Me Warm", at the
1974 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Brighton, United Kingdom and was organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corpor ...
The Finnish national selection consisted of two semi finals and a final. The shows were hosted by Matti Palosmaa.
Semi finals
It both semi finals eight songs competed and four songs qualified for the final. The finalists were chosen by regional juries.
First semi final
Second semi final
Final
The final was held on February 16 at
Finlandia Hall
The Finlandia Hall is a congress and event venue in the centre of Helsinki on the Töölönlahti Bay, owned by the City of Helsinki. The building, which was designed by architect Alvar Aalto, was completed in 1971. Every detail in the building i ...
in
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...
. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of 20 members. British singer-songwriter
Roger Whittaker
Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (born 22 March 1936) is a British singer-songwriter and musician, who was born in Nairobi to English parents. His music is an eclectic mix of folk music and popular songs in addition to radio airplay hits. He is bes ...
performed as an interval act.
The winning song "Älä mene pois" was performed in Finnish in the national selection shows but it was translated into English for the international Song Contest as "Keep Me Warm". The English lyrics were written by Frank Robson.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Carita Holmström performed first in the running order, preceding United Kingdom. The entry was conducted by