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Amanda Vido

@avido85.bsky.social

Here for all things Eurovision!! 🇦🇺 🇮🇹
❤️ Ronela Hajati fan 😍 🇦🇱

Born & raised in Australia, with Italian blood and heritage and dreams of a future in Europe.

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Brooke!

@helpingfriendly.bsky.social

OML statement translated to English. The whole band disbanded, but UMK/Yle still put out that statement that they were excluded, which makes sense due to the nature of the allegations.

Riikka @riisikirahvi.bsky.social · Jan 22

The translated statement for context

It has come to our attention that serious accusations have been made anonymously against a member of our band on social media. According to the accusations, Mika Lahti allegedly communicated with a possibly minor person in the IRC-Galleria between 2007 and 2010, knowingly or unknowingly.

The accusations have come as a complete surprise to the members of the band, UMK, Yle and all parties and companies that worked together with the band. The accusations are not aimed at other current members of the band, but the accusations unequivocally concern Mika Lahti.

Other members of the band; Leevi, Juuso, Miska and Dennis have left the band immediately and have expressed their own great shock at the accusations. The band's other members and other collaborators completely distance themselves from the allegations. The accusations presented do not correspond in any way to the values of the other members of the band or the band's collaborators.

In light of this information, One Morning Left will not continue in the New Music competition, but will withdraw on this date. At the same time, all the band's activities will be stopped and the underlying One Morning Left limited company will be liquidated immediately.

Mika Lahti denies the accusations. He is also ready to file a criminal complaint for baseless claims.

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to UMK, other artists, Yle, the public, the band's fans and partners. The other members of the band would never have joined the band if they had known about the possible inappropriate behavior.

We ask that the media or the public do not contact the band's members or partners regarding this matter. We also ask for peace of mind for the working group of the New Music Competition.

We will not comment further on the matter.

January 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Amanda Vido

@avido85.bsky.social

Loving Bluesky... discovered fantastic @ivanilai.bsky.social
Great sound & vibe... this song in particular would suit Eurovision 😍 👌

January 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM

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MrAdamR

@mradamr.bsky.social

Baby Lasagna sang "I'm ready to leave, ciao, mama, ciao" and Eurovision 2025 entries have taken it literally.

January 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM

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ESC Discord

@escdiscord.com

🇮🇹 Carlo Conti has announced the 30 artists competing in the Big category of Sanremo 2025.

The line-up includes former Italian #Eurovision representatives Francesco Gabbani, Francesca Michielin and Massimo Ranieri, as well as Achille Lauro, who represented San Marino in 2022.