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| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 31 January 1976 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Pump-Pump" | |||
| Artist | Fredi and the Friends | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 44 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Finland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "Pump-Pump", composed byMatti Siitonen, with lyrics byPertti Reponen [fi], and performed byFredi and the Friends. The Finnish participating broadcaster,Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Nine entries were selected for the competition from 245 received submissions.Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 31 January 1976 at its television studios inHelsinki, hosted by Matti Elo. The winner was chosen by regional juries. Each juror distributed their points between 1–5 points for each song.[1][2][3][4]
Before the winner's performance, a protestor arrived on stage, criticising the winning entry and the commercialization of Eurovision.[3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anneli Sari [fi] and Deszö Balogh | "Mustalaiskaravaani" | Deszö Balogh,Tuula Valkama [fi] | 353 | 2 |
| 2 | Fredi ja Ystävät | "Pump pump" | Matti Siitonen,Vexi Salmi | 380 | 1 |
| 3 | Paula Koivuniemi andFinlandia-kvartetti [fi] | "Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi" | Matti Bergström [fi],Pirjo Bergström [fi] | 182 | 9 |
| 4 | Mikko Alatalo Band | "Myyty mies" | Matti Laakso | 306 | 5 |
| 5 | Kirka | "Neidonryöstö" | Jukka Siikavire [fi],Erkki Mäkinen [fi] | 314 | 4 |
| 6 | Monica Aspelund | "Joiku" | Aarno Raninen, Monica Aspelund | 289 | 6 |
| 7 | Markku Aro | "Ruska" | Martti Pohjalainen [fi],Juha Vainio | 330 | 3 |
| 8 | Jouko, Kosti and Paavo [fi] | "Can-can" | Paul Fagerlund [fi], Vexi Salmi | 275 | 7 |
| 9 | Inga Thommessen [fi] | "Tillsammans med barn" | Lasse Mirsch, Inga Thommessen | 191 | 8 |
| Song | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Mustalaiskaravaani" | 49 | 51 | 43 | 27 | 87 | 37 | 59 | 353 |
| "Pump pump" | 52 | 46 | 63 | 38 | 90 | 46 | 45 | 380 |
| "Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi" | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 41 | 23 | 31 | 182 |
| "Myyty mies" | 31 | 55 | 56 | 31 | 49 | 33 | 51 | 306 |
| "Neidonryöstö" | 50 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 66 | 48 | 50 | 314 |
| "Joiku" | 36 | 38 | 44 | 29 | 70 | 35 | 37 | 289 |
| "Ruska" | 40 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 68 | 35 | 49 | 330 |
| "Can-can" | 40 | 31 | 46 | 28 | 50 | 38 | 42 | 275 |
| "Tillsammans med barn" | 26 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 191 |
The winning song was performed in Finnish in the national final but translated into English for Eurovision. The lyrics in English were written byPertti Reponen [fi]. However the song title didn't change.
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On the night of the final Fredi and the Friends performed 11th in the running order following Greece and preceding Spain. The Friends was formed by vocalistsTitta Jokinen andAnneli Koivisto [fi], backing vocalists Aimo Lehto andIrma Tapio [fi], and a pianist and a backing vocalistAntti Hyvärinen [fi]. The performance's choreography was made byAira Samulin. The entry was conducted byOssi Runne. At the close of voting "Pump-Pump" had picked up 44 points, placing Finland 11th of the 18 entries.[5]
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