Andorra Finnish singer sings "I'm coming" at the ESC in Basel
Finnish singer Erika Vikman has won the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest in her country. The 31-year-old will compete at the ESC in Switzerland in May with the song "I'm coming". With the ambiguous title, which is deliberately written in German, Vikman wants to break taboos about female lust. Whether this will go down well with German-speaking audiences remains to be seen. Slightly artistically altered, the sentence, which is performed as a chorus in the choir, sounds more like: "Ich komm'! Mäh!"
09.02.2025, 14:49
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The ESC will be held in Basel between May 13 and 17 this year. In order to reach the final, Vikman must first prevail with her song in the second ESC semi-final on May 15.
Vikman was the clear favorite of the public vote on Saturday. After winning the Finnish television show "Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu" (UMK), she was optimistic: "I will speak German in Switzerland and the performance will be awesome," she said. She will captivate Europe as a "fabulous Finn", she announced, adding with a wink: "And by being a little bit sinful."
As one of the major ESC donors, Germany automatically qualifies for the final on May 17 according to the rules of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). This applies to a total of five nations. The "big five" also include France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain. Last year's winner, Switzerland, is also seeded for the final.
Ziferblat competes for Ukraine
In addition to Finland, a decision on the ESC participant was also made in Ukraine at the weekend. The group Ziferblat won out of ten acts with the song "Bird of Pray", which is characterized by many changes of style and tempo.
