"Samaa taivasta katsotaan" is a song by Finnish group Portion Boys, released as a single on 20 January 2023. It was entered in Finland's national final for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023.[1] The song finished second in the final with a total of 152 points.[2] The song debuted at number five on The Official Finnish Charts.[3]
| "Samaa taivasta katsotaan" | ||||
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| Single by Portion Boys | ||||
| Language | Finnish | |||
| Released | 20 January 2023 | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
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The song was written by band members Mikael Forsby and Miko Tamminen, with the song's purpose stated to be to bring joy and create a sense of togetherness.[1]
"Now that there is a lot of evil in the world, we hope that people will get a moment of joy from this song. Let's blow together and create a sense of togetherness."
— JaloTiina
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 5 |
| Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[5] | 4 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Portion Boys: Samaa taivasta katsotaan | UMK23 | Yle Areena". areena.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Käärijä räjäytti pistepankin UMK:ssa: "Lähden voittamaan euroviisuja"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Portion Boys: Samaa taivasta katsotaan" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Portion Boys: Samaa taivasta katsotaan" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 10 June 2023.