š«š® Finnish Artist Study: KUUMAA/Behm/Mirella
I really like doing this, this was awesome to break down these three artist. Who am I missing when it comes to contemporary Finnish Artists? What is the scene like? Iād love to know any thoughts you have if you are in the know!
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Please check out the video of KƤƤrijƤ's cover of Ylivoimainen called Vantaalainen which he performed on a Finnish tv series called Vain elƤmƤƤ. The concept is they cover each other's songs so he was performing in front of Johannes, the lead singer of Kuumaa. It is worth watching just for Johannes' reactions. Google the lyrics, the cover version is about Vantaa, which is where KƤƤrijƤ grew up. You also have the fact Kuumaa lost out to KƤƤrijƤ in 2023 with Ylivoimainen but they are all friends!! I adore Vantaalainen, it's funny but it's a good song. Someone in the comments to the video talked about the improvement in KƤƤrijƤ's vocals since 2023 and Cha Cha Cha.
If you want to react to finnish rap, I would recommend JVG. Itās a rap duo with very melodic elements in their songs. They are often featuring other artist. Their breaktrough hit was āHƤissƤā in 2011 I think, and they have had numerous bangers ever since, āikuinen vappuā might be the most played. It means eternal vappu. āVappuā is kind of a spring carnival, enjoyed by more or less all finns April30th- May1 st. There are balloons, dancing, picnics, singing, Champagneā¦ you name it. Many other of their songs are so good: tarkenee, rehellisesti, jƤƤpƤhƤn ā¦ -pic and choose.
You asked on the Serbian artist video what the music scene is like there, so I thought I would share a little about Finnish music culture! Festival culture is HUGE in Finland. They have absolutely brutal winters but the summers are so nice, everyone wants to get outside, listen to music, and have a good time. Most artists make most of their money from summer outdoor gigs. Finnish festivals are also famous around the world, especially huge ones like Ruisrock and Ilosaarirock. Sex Pistols are going to be at Ilosaarirock this year and Electric Callboy, Lily Allen, and Swedish House Mafia will all be at Ruisrock.
Finnish is pronounced a little like japanese. No th on the t or k etc. and the language is written as spoken. No silent letters.
Check Antti Paalanen Takatukka from UMK live. It is psychedelic throat singing modern and fun way :)
The groove on Ylivoimainen: one of the other contestants in that year of UMK called it "gloomy but dancey" hahaha
I love that description!
āUuden Musiikin Kilpailuā where KUUMAA was is a competition that decides the Finnish representative for Eurovision. They competed there in 2023 but sadly didnāt make it to Eurovisionš¢