Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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Country | Finland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Euroviisut 2011 | |||
Selection date(s) | Online vote: 1–15 October 2010 Semi-finals: 14 January 2011 21 January 2011 28 January 2011 Final: 12 February 2011 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Paradise Oskar | |||
Selected song | "Da Da Dam" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 103 points) | |||
Final result | 21st, 57 points | |||
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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 the Yle HD channel.
Before Eurovision
Euroviisut 2011
Euroviisut 2011 was the national final that selected Finland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The competition consisted of four shows that commenced with the first of three semi-finals on 14 January 2011 and concluded with a final on 12 February 2011. The four shows were hosted by Jaana Pelkonen and Tom Nylund. All shows were broadcast on Yle TV2 and online at yle.fi.[1]
Format
The format of the competition consisted of four shows: three semi-finals and a final. Five songs competed in each semi-final and the top three entries from each semi-final alongside a wildcard entry selected by a jury from the remaining entries qualified to complete the ten-song lineup in the final. The results for the semi-finals and the final were determined exclusively by a public vote. Public voting included the options of telephone and SMS voting.[2]
Competing entries
Twelve artists, including the 2010 winner of the Finnish tango contest Tangomarkkinat Marko Maunuksela, were directly invited by Yle for the national final in consultation with record companies.[3] A submission period was also opened by Yle which lasted between 6 June 2010 and 31 August 2010. At least one of the writers and the lead singer(s) had to hold Finnish citizenship or live in Finland permanently in order for the entry to qualify to compete.[4] A panel of experts appointed by Yle selected twelve entries for an online vote from the 277 received submissions.[5] The invited artists and the competing entries for the online vote were presented on 30 September 2010.[2] For the online vote, the public was able to vote through SMS until 15 October 2010 and the top three from the twelve competing entries qualified to the national final. "Rapture in Time" performed by Cardiant, "Good Enough" performed by Father McKenzie and "Blessed with Love" performed by Saara Aalto qualified to the national final.[6]
Online vote – 1 October 2010 – 15 October 2010 | |||
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Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
Anfisa | "Give Me Power to Resist" | Anfisa Proskuryakova | Eliminated |
Blackbird | "Gooseberry" | Jussi Petäjä | Eliminated |
Cardiant | "Rapture in Time" | Antti Hänninen, Lauri Hänninen | Advanced |
Chorale | "Share Your Life" | Minna Immonen, Markus Ahola | Eliminated |
Christa Renwall | "Fool of Yourself" | Nalla Ahlstedt, Fiora Cutler, Jim Lazer | Eliminated |
Emilie Untamala & Jole Nissilä | "It Is You" | Emilie Untamala | Eliminated |
Father McKenzie | "Good Enough" | Tobias Granbacka | Advanced |
Joel Främling | "Man in Squalor" | Joni Masko | Eliminated |
Paul Oxley | "The Prisoner" | Paul Oxley, Janne Hyöty | Eliminated |
Pauliina Salonen | "Every Day" | J-P. Järvinen | Eliminated |
Saara Aalto | "Blessed with Love" | Saara Aalto | Advanced |
Sara Sayed | "Shallow Waters" | Sara Sayed | Eliminated |
Sonja Bishop | "This Is My Life" | Sonja Bishop, Jorn Lendorph, Elton Theander, Jesper Zar | Eliminated |
Suvi | "We are one" | Teemu Roivainen, Leevi Lauri | Eliminated |
Tony Green | "Miracle" | Toni Ruohonen | Eliminated |
Artist | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) |
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Automatic Eye | "I'm Not the One Who's Sorry" | Pete Murto, Jonas Olsson, Heikki Hiekkasalmi, Antti Aalto, Lauri Uusitalo |
Cardiant | "Rapture in Time" | Antti Hänninen, Lauri Hänninen |
Eveliina Määttä | "Dancing in the Dark" | Axel Johansson, Mats Tärnfors, Tracy Lipp |
Father McKenzie | "Good Enough" | Tobias Granbacka |
Jimi Constantine | "Party to Party" | Jimi Constantine, Axel, Pekko Haimi, Tracy Lipp |
Johanna Iivanainen | "Luojani mun" (The creator of mine) | Johanna Iivanainen, Edu Kettunen |
Jonna | "Puppets" | Jonna, Miika Colliander |
Marko Maunuksela | "Synkän maan tango" (Tango of gloomy land) | Mika Toivanen |
Milana Misic | "Sydämeni kaksi maata" (The two lands of my heart) | Juha Tikka, Susanna Haavisto |
Paradise Oskar | "Da Da Dam" | Axel Ehnström |
Saara Aalto | "Blessed With Love" | Saara Aalto |
Sami Hintsanen | "Täältä maailmaan" (From here to the world) | Antti Kleemola, Mikko Karjalainen |
Soma Manuchar | "Strong" | Ellen T., Antti C. |
Stala & So. | "Pamela" | Sampsa Astala, Sami J. |
Tommi Soidinmäki | "Seis!" (Stop!) | Petri Laaksonen, Kyösti Salokorpi |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final show took place on 14 January 2011 at the YLE Studios in Helsinki and the top three from the five competing entries qualified to the final based on the results of a public vote. "Synkän maan tango" performed by Marko Maunuksela, "Luojani mun" performed by Johanna Iivanainen and "Rapture in Time" performed by Cardiant qualified to the final.
Semi-final 1 – 14 January 2011 | ||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
1 | Automatic Eye | "I'm Not the One Who's Sorry" | 4 | Eliminated |
2 | Marko Maunuksela | "Synkän maan tango" | 2 | Advanced |
3 | Johanna Iivanainen | "Luojani mun" | 3 | Advanced |
4 | Jonna | "Puppets" | 5 | Eliminated |
5 | Cardiant | "Rapture in Time" | 1 | Advanced |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final show took place on 21 January 2011 at the YLE Studios in Helsinki and the top three from the five competing entries qualified to the final based on the results of a public vote. "Da Da Dam" performed by Paradise Oskar, "Sydämeni kaksi maata" performed by Milana Misic and "Good Enough" performed by Father McKenzie qualified to the final.
Semi-final 2 – 21 January 2011 | ||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
1 | Soma Manuchar | "Strong" | 5 | Eliminated |
2 | Paradise Oskar | "Da Da Dam" | 1 | Advanced |
3 | Jimi Constantine | "Party to Party" | 4 | Eliminated |
4 | Milana Misic | "Sydämeni kaksi maata" | 3 | Advanced |
5 | Father McKenzie | "Good Enough" | 2 | Advanced |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final show took place on 28 January 2011 at the YLE Studios in Helsinki and the top three from the five competing entries qualified to the final based on the results of a public vote. "Täältä maailmaan" performed by Sami Hintsanen, "Blessed With Love" performed by Saara Aalto and "Pamela" performed by Stala & So. qualified to the final. "Dancing in the Dark" performed by Eveliina Määttä was later announced to have been awarded the jury wildcard to qualify to the final.
Semi-final 3 – 28 January 2011 | ||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
1 | Eveliina Määttä | "Dancing in the Dark" | 4 | Wildcard |
2 | Sami Hintsanen | "Täältä maailmaan" | 2 | Advanced |
3 | Tommi Soidinmäki | "Seis!" | 5 | Eliminated |
4 | Saara Aalto | "Blessed With Love" | 3 | Advanced |
5 | Stala & So. | "Pamela" | 1 | Advanced |
Final
The final took place on 12 February 2011 at the Holiday Club Caribia in Turku where the nine entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals and the jury wildcard competed.[7] The winner was selected over two rounds of public voting through telephone and SMS voting. In the first round, the top three entries qualified to the second round, the superfinal. "Da Da Dam" performed by Paradise Oskar, "Good Enough" performed by Father McKenzie and "Blessed With Love" performed by Saara Aalto qualified to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Da Da Dam" performed by Paradise Oskar was selected as the winner.
Final – 12 February 2011 | |||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
1 | Eveliina Määttä | "Dancing in the Dark" | 5 |
2 | Sami Hintsanen | "Täältä maailmaan" | 7 |
3 | Milana Misic | "Sydämeni kaksi maata" | 9 |
4 | Paradise Oskar | "Da Da Dam" | 1 |
5 | Cardiant | "Rapture in Time" | 6 |
6 | Johanna Iivanainen | "Luojani mun" | 10 |
7 | Father McKenzie | "Good Enough" | 2 |
8 | Marko Maunuksela | "Synkän maan tango" | 8 |
9 | Saara Aalto | "Blessed With Love" | 3 |
10 | Stala & So. | "Pamela" | 4 |
Superfinal – 12 February 2011 | ||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
1 | Paradise Oskar | "Da Da Dam" | 46.7% | 1 |
2 | Father McKenzie | "Good Enough" | 12.6% | 3 |
3 | Saara Aalto | "Blessed With Love" | 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:
Points awarded by Finland[8]
Semi-final 1
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Final
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12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
See also
References
- ^ Hondal, Victor (12 February 2011). "Tonight: National final in Finland". Esctoday. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ a b Repo, Juha (30 September 2010). "Finland: 12 artist names and web candidates revealed for 2011". EscToday.com. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ Repo, Juha (10 July 2010). "Marko Maunuksela first Finnish candidate for 2011". EscToday.com. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ Repo, Juha (6 June 2010). "Finland: call for songs to take part in the open selection". EscToday.com. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ Repo, Juha (10 September 2010). "YLE receives 277 entries for the Finnish web selection". EscToday.com. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ http://www.viisukuppila.fi/suomen-karsinta/
- ^ "FINLAND - YLE announce Turku as NF city for 2011". Oikotimes.com. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2008
External links
- (in Finnish) Euroviisut official website
- (in Swedish) Euroviisut official website