Erika Vikman rocks the ESC preliminary round with a cheeky, spicy pop song!

Erika Vikman rocks the ESC preliminary round with a cheeky, spicy pop song!

The Finnish singer Erika Vikman has triumphed in a spectacular preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC)! With her provocative pop hit “I'm coming,” the 31-year-old secured her ticket to the competition, which will take place in Basel from May 13th to 17th. Loud krone.at Vikman wants to break taboos about female desire with her daring title, which is also written in German, and announced that she would delight viewers in Switzerland with her “amazing” performance.

Her victory in the Finnish preliminary round “Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu” came after a daring stage show in which she fascinated the audience with a lascivious ride on a microphone stand. The jury, which also included international jury representative Baby Lasagna, rewarded her performance with the maximum number of points. However, the preliminary decision was overshadowed by a scandal: The highly favored metalcore band One Morning Left had to withdraw shortly before the final due to serious allegations against their lead singer and was disqualified, which favored Vikman's victory eurovision.de reported.

Competition and review

In Basel, Vikman will have to assert himself in the second semi-final on May 15th against the Austrian participant JJ, who is competing with his song “Wasted Love”. The competition is strong and there is much to be gained with a performance that could revive Finland's ESC success. After the ups and downs of the past, including Lordi's surprising victory in 2006, it remains to be hoped that Finnish hopes can be realized this time.