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"Yamma, yamma"Country Artist(s) Pekka Juhani Maijanen
As Pave Maijanen
Language Composer(s) Pave Maijanen
Lyricist(s) Conductor Olli Ahvenlahti
Final result 23rd
Final points 4
◄ "Hullu yö" (1991) "Tule luo" (1993) ►
"Yamma, yamma" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 , performed in Finnish by Pave Maijanen .
The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Iceland 's Heart 2 Heart with "Nei eða já " and preceding Switzerland 's Daisy Auvray with "Mister Music Man ". At the close of voting, it had received 4 points, placing 23rd (last) in a field of 23.
The song is in praise of listening to "valve radio", with Maijanen likening it to a stadium with "a hundred musicians inside it". The unusual subject matter and title have contributed to the song becoming something of a favourite among Contest fans. Maijanen also recorded the song in English under the same title; "Yamma-yamma".
It was succeeded as Finnish representative at the 1993 Contest by Katri Helena with "Tule luo ".
During the ESC 2010 semi-final voting session "Yamma Yamma" was included in a medley presenting some "funniest bottoms".
References
Participation Artists Songs
"Aava "
"Addicted to You "
"Aina mun pitää "
"Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus "
"Aurinko laskee länteen "
"Blackbird"
"Bye Bye Baby"
"Cha Cha Cha "
"Da Da Dam"
"Dark Side "
"La dolce vita "
"Eläköön elämä "
"Fantasiaa "
"Fri? "
"Hard Rock Hallelujah "
"Hengaillaan "
"Huilumies "
"Hullu yö "
"Jezebel "
"Katson sineen taivaan "
"Keep Me Warm"
"Kuin silloin ennen "
"Kun kello käy "
"Laiskotellen "
"Lapponia "
"Leave Me Alone"
"A Little Bit"
"Look Away "
"Looking Back "
"Lose Control"
"Marry Me "
"Missä miehet ratsastaa "
"Monsters "
"Muistathan "
"Muistojeni laulu "
"När jag blundar "
"Nauravat silmät muistetaan "
"Never the End"
"Niin kaunis on taivas "
"No Rules! "
"Nuku pommiin "
"Old Man Fiddle"
"Playboy"
"Pump-Pump"
"Reggae OK"
"Sata salamaa "
"Sing It Away"
"Something Better"
"Takes 2 to Tango"
"Tie uuteen päivään "
"Tipi-tii"
"Tom Tom Tom"
"Tule luo "
"Työlki ellää "
"Valoa ikkunassa "
"Varjoon – suojaan "
"Why?"
"Yamma, yamma"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete
Countries Artists Songs
"Alt det som ingen ser "
"Amor d'água fresca "
"I morgon är en annan dag "
"Little Child"
"Ljubim te pesmama "
"Mister Music Man"
"Monté la riviè "
"Nei eða já "
"Nous on veut des violons "
"Olou tou kosmou i Elpida "
"One Step Out of Time "
"Rapsodia "
"Sou fräi "
"Teriazoume "
"Todo esto es la música "
"Träume sind für alle da "
"Visjoner "
"Why Me? "
"Wijs me de weg "
"Yamma Yamma"
"Yaz Bitti "
"Ze Rak Sport "
"Zusammen geh'n "