Today, the sad news came to us that Finnish singer Laila Halme passed away. Laila Halme, born Laila Soppi in the Finnish town of Jääski, was a Finnish singer and actress. She began her career in the 1950, singing in several orchestras. Her first single “Kaunis rakkaus” was released in 1959. In 1960, she released several singles and EP’s at the Philips label. In 1961 she debuted as an actress in two films: “Penkki” and “Tähtisumua”.
In 1963, she participated in Euroviisut, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Olen mikä olen”. She became 3rd, while the song “Muistojeni laulu” won and Irmeli Mäkelä was chosen to sing it in the Eurovision Song Contest. However, Finnish broadcaster YLE decided to let Laila Halme sing it in the international final. She did not receive any point at all. A year later, Laila Halme represented Finland in the festival of Sopot in Poland. She released a couple of singles but left showbusiness in 1967. We only saw her back in 1987, when she hosted Euroviisut. Her son Jussi Halme is also a singer, he took part in Euroviisut in 1990.
Laila Halme was 87 years old.
🇷🇸 Who is going to represent Serbia?
Tonight is the night Serbia will decide. After this evening, we know who will represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. The final of Pesma za Evrovizije 2025 will be held tonight. The show starts at 21:10 CET and you can watch it on YouTube. There are 12 contestants. A jury and televote (50/50) will decide who will be the winner. This is the full line up: nr. Artist Title 1 Oxajo MaMa 2 Mimi Mercedez Turbo žurka 3 Vukayla Mask 4 Ana & The Changes Brinem 5 Biber Da mi se vratiš 6 Bojana & David Šesto čulo 7 Maršali Po policama sećanja 8 Princ Mila 9 Sedlar Oči boje zemlje 10 Lensy Hvala ti 11 Milan Nikolić feat. Caka Storia del amor 12 Harem Girls Aladin 13 Tam Durum Durum 14 Filarri Meet and Greet 15 Iskaz Trendseter 16 Kruz Roudi Sve i odmah Biber participated in 2022 (15), 2018 (4th) and in Serbia & Montenegro in 2006 (12th).Bojana & David took part in last year’s national final and were 7th.Princ was the runner up in the 2023 national final.Sedlar participated in the 2007 semifinal as a member of the band IQ.Milan Nikolić won in 2009 and, along with Marko Kon, represented Serbia in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with “Cipela”.Filarri competed in 2023 and became 13th. Milaan, supporting Marko Kon in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Share
