Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
In the 2012 contest, "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla failed to qualify Finland to the final, placing twelfth in the semi-final.[2] Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest have been selected through national final competitions that have varied in format over the years.Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster also announced that the Finnish entry for the 2013 contest would be selected through Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013.The judging panel participated in each show by providing feedback to the competing artists and selecting entries to qualify in the competition.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.[14] The final took place on 9 February 2013 at the Barona Areena in Espoo where the eight entries that qualified from the preceding three shows competed.[16] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval act featured Teflon Brothers featuring Meiju Suvas and Stig, Suvi Teräsniska, Johanna Iivanainen, Emma Salokoski, Kaisa Vala, 2007 Finnish Eurovision entrant Hanna Pakarinen and 2012 Finnish Eurovision entrant Pernilla Karlsson.On 13 April, Siegfrids performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Marlayne and Linda Wagenmakers.[25] The two semi-finals and the final were televised in Finland on Yle TV2 with a second audio program providing commentary in Finnish by Aino Töllinen and Juuso Mäkilähde and in Swedish by Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos.The Finnish performance featured Krista Siegfrids performing in a white wedding dress joined by three dancers wearing pale purple suits with black eye masks, which was later transformed to pink dresses, and two backing vocalists wearing red maid outfits.[30][31][32] The three dancers that joined Krista Siegfrids on stage were Haza Kajipoori, Katrin Vaskelainen and Kiira Kilpiö, while the two backing vocalists were Emelie Granvik and Reetta Korhonen.This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.The following members comprised the Finnish jury: Patric Sarin, Sana Mustonen, Susanna Laine, Mikael Saari and Kyösti Salokorpi.
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