Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

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.

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processEuroviisut 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 entrantParadise Oskar
Selected song"Da Da Dam"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (3rd, 103 points)
Final result21st, 57 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2010 • 2011 • 2012►

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]

Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s)
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
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
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
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
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
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]
Points awarded to Finland (semi-final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Finland (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. Hondal, Victor (12 February 2011). "Tonight: National final in Finland". Esctoday. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. Repo, Juha (30 September 2010). "Finland: 12 artist names and web candidates revealed for 2011". EscToday.com. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  3. Repo, Juha (10 July 2010). "Marko Maunuksela first Finnish candidate for 2011". EscToday.com. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  4. Repo, Juha (6 June 2010). "Finland: call for songs to take part in the open selection". EscToday.com. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  5. Repo, Juha (10 September 2010). "YLE receives 277 entries for the Finnish web selection". EscToday.com. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  6. http://www.viisukuppila.fi/suomen-karsinta/
  7. "FINLAND - YLE announce Turku as NF city for 2011". Oikotimes.com. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  8. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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