Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Euroviisut 2011 100% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | Online Voting: 1–15 October 2010 Semi-final: 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 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.[1] It was announced that the European Capital of Culture 2011 Turku would host the Finnish final, at the Holiday Club Caribia on 12 February.[2] On 10 September, Yle announced that they received 277 entries. Twelve of them would be chosen to participate in the Semi-finals. Three songs from an online vote would also be chosen for the Semi-finals.[3] Fifteen songs were placed online. The online voting started on 1 October. The public could vote for their favorite song via SMS.
Like last year, the winner of the Finnish tango contest Tangomarkkinat, Marko Maunuksela, was offered an invitation to take part in the Finnish selection for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.[4]
There were three weekly Semi-finals with five songs each. In every Semi-final three songs proceeded to the final. Yle picked 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 proceeded to the Super-Final, where the Finnish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was chosen.
The shows were hosted by Jaana Pelkonen and Tom Nylund.[5]
On 30 September, Yle announced the fifteen songs for the online SMS selection and the twelve invited artists.[5]
Online SMS Voting
Three of the fifteen songs advanced 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 | "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 contained five acts - four invited artists, and one online qualifier. Each semi-final, held on consecutive Fridays in January 2011, were held in Turku. Three songs from each semi-final qualified 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" (Tango of gloomy land) | Mika Toivanen (m & l) | 2 |
| 3 | Johanna Iivanainen | "Luojani mun" (The creator of mine) | Johanna Iivanainen (m), Edu Kettunen (l) | 3 |
| 4 | Jonna | "Puppets" | Jonna (m & l), Miika Colliander (m) | 5 |
| 5 | Cardiant[6] | "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 | "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" (The two lands of my heart) | Juha Tikka (m), Susanna Haavisto (l) | 3 |
| 5 | Father McKenzie[6] | "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" (From here to the world) | Antti Kleemola (m), Mikko Karjalainen (l) | 2 |
| 3 | Tommi Soidinmäki | "Seis!" (Stop!) | Petri Laaksonen (m), Kyösti Salokorpi (l) | 5 |
| 4 | Saara Aalto[6] | "Blessed with Love" | Saara Aalto (m & l) | 3 |
| 5 | Stala & So. | "Pamela" | Sampsa A. Stala (m & l), Sami J. (m) | 1 |
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" (From here to the world) | Antti Kleemola (m), Mikko Karjalainen (l) | 7 |
| 3 | Milana Misic | "Sydämeni kaksi maata" (The two lands of my heart) | Juha Tikka (m), Susanna Haavisto (l) | 9 |
| 4 | Paradise Oskar | "Da Da Dam" | Axel Ehnström (m & l) | 1 |
| 5 | Cardiant | "Rapture in Time" | Antti Hänninen (m), Lauri Hänninen (l) | 6 |
| 6 | Johanna Iivanainen | "Luojani mun" (My creator) | Johanna Iivanainen (m), Edu Kettunen (l) | 10 |
| 7 | Father McKenzie | "Good Enough" | Tobias Granbacka (m & l) | 2 |
| 8 | Marko Maunuksela | "Synkän maan tango" (Tango of gloomy land) | Mika Toivanen (m & l) | 8 |
| 9 | Saara Aalto | "Blessed with Love" | Saara Aalto (m & l) | 3 |
| 10 | Stala & So. | "Pamela" | Sampsa A. Stala (m & l), Sami J. (m) | 4 |
Super Final
The Super Final featured the top three songs of the final: Paradise Oskar, Father McKenzie and Saara Aalto. Paradise Oskar won.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Televotes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paradise Oskar | "Da Da Dam" | 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:
Points Awarded by Finland[7]
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
- ^ Repo, Juha (2010-06-06). "Finland: call for songs to take part in the open selection". EscToday.com. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Repo, Juha (2010-07-10). "Marko Maunuksela first Finnish candidate for 2011". EscToday.com. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Repo, Juha (2010-09-30). "Finland: 12 artist names and web candidates revealed for 2011". EscToday.com. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
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- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2008