Softengine - Something Better (Finland) LIVE Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final

[@pamperedpiggies]

The only Eurovision song that even 7 years later I still regularly listen to!

[@davidbos2621]

Yass omg, i just discovered this song. HOW DID I MISS THIS ITS TOTAL FAVS

[@Simonjeweetzelf]

Me too, and Calm after the storm too

[@treble7seven]

@@Simonjeweetzelf yeee

[@Isvoor]

Sweden: Eight points Netherlands: Ten points Austria: Twelve points Finland: Something Better.

[@karstengjesdal3918]

Isvoor you are funny😜

[@crowjan]

Finland: 50 points Finland:something better

[@APH1991]

@@crowjan. Hotel: Trivago.

[@peterhammer6915]

Now I know the reason why I love Tirol 😀

[@vaarikabatoon]

tbh this is one of my most favourite songs of ESC ever

[@frylineful]

+aariproductions thanks

[@davidbos2621]

Samd

[@ELvisLiveS-ok6mq]

Same

[@Mari-ok6xg]

Omg this was so good. Even as a finn I've missed this. I think they were ahead of their time. They would do so good nowadays!

[@sk70091]

I mean they came in 11th, so they did pretty good. It was Finland's second best result at the time.

[@anastasiavarlami4322]

Probably the most underrated song of Eurovision. One of my favorites that never got to see the light because Eurovision is obviously not about talent! Love from Greece!

[@markgillard5073]

Agree!

[@thesnesgeek]

Excuse me? You mean that Conchita didn’t have talent?

[@Jimmy-sz3nm]

@@thesnesgeek nah, she won it cuz she was trans

[@aatu1]

Anybody after blind channel win?

[@pala0328]

You are about a month early

[@Kroosti]

@@viviproosa2063 My favourite arter Finland

[@onnipiiroinen3218]

Yes

[@SSuillin]

Irish here. love the effort Finland go to to show a part of their culture while usually bringing rock/ heavy pop. Thats when Finland is best. I hadn't listened to hard rock (pun intended) in ages then fell for it again hard when I saw how brilliant Blind channel did. Honestly they should have come 3rd in 2021

[@TranceElevation]

The only song of the entire contest that didn't sound cheesy and predictable.

[@litore8657]

TranceElevation Armenia the same year? ballad turned dubstep? predictable?

[@snowcold5932]

Armenia and Finland are my top2 lol

[@maltheIDM]

Zkun I'll have to agree, I was totally surprised when Armenia hit the last minute.

[@22nd_Place_Vasil]

@@litore8657 Armenia was my winner.

[@mtsg3761]

This and Armenia were superb and really good outliers in what was quite a boring year

[@Amechaniaa]

They deserved something better

[@GalihGumelar]

They made Eurovision just like a stadium-level rock concert, I love that. And I think they deserved more than 11th place. This song is very contemporary and performed by fresh talents. This, alongside with The Netherlands, could change the preconception about Eurovision even though just a little bit. We need more quality songs for next year!

[@agar2]

The real winner. Not acting, being freak or anything. Just good music. This is what Eurovision should be.

[@peioruiz1851]

Weird people in eurovision are cool

[@borys0110]

I don't care about the results. For me they are the winner

[@erisdar]

Don't know if I'm the only one who still comes here from time to time but I'm so sad. I fell in love with Softengine and I was sure they would become famous but they just disappeared. I just hope that whatever they are doing they are happy and don't regret leaving the band.

[@Torska]

The singer makes songs himself, search Topi Latukka. Those songs are mostly in finnish language tho.

[@suzawilo]

Try to find joy in the journey they had.

[@LJBMOTORSPORT]

I remember them shouting me out on Facebook

[@ELvisLiveS-ok6mq]

Its hard to be professional in music, believe or not , even such quality band like this might have hard time getting on the radio even in home country like Finland. Depends of your business links, many stuff in Finnish mainstream are controlled by basically one label. I believe they continued after this, but if no one is constantly putting your songs on radio or TV and booking you to every national festival, in terms of making a career is better to go work in a sausage factory or something. Many musicians do almost everything on their own cost. Have to tip my hat though that they made it to Ireland and English top 100 charts with this, the latter one being really hard to anyone. And they did actually get a big contract to Sony of Finland but never released a full length album anymore, however singles from their EP's made the radio billboard of Finland, the last one still in 2016, which is the last year they released songs. Dont know what went wrong with the contract to not make another full album. I also think that officially the band hasnt quit, it still excists.

[@Noksus]

@ELvisLiveS-ok6mq Softengine disbanded in 2017.

[@AnTeiHT]

11th PLACE?! 0_0 They deserve something better!

[@dean5913]

Underrated🤪

[@Kiinell]

Amazing song, production, timing, class. Flawless.

[@chanelemcguinness]

But it was driving me crazy trying to think of what this song reminded me of... I finally figured it out, but its a mixture of so many songs! 00:43 When You Were Young - The Killers 00:56 Fall Out Boy 1:13 Closer To The Edge - 30STM 1:54 Coldplay Hahahaha! I really like this song though! (:

[@johanssonfin]

Chanele Mc Guinness Coldplay isn't a song..

[@0x777]

Black Purple It's not even music.

[@isabellaadamson1011]

1:08 Sounds like the start of call me maybe

[@RafikaSupriyanto]

Pretty accurate haha! Could totally hear it :)

[@antoniogarcia208]

Yeah! That perfect mix of 30 Seconds to Mars, Coldplay, Fall Out Boy and The Killers :3

[@tiredtv7406]

I remember hearing them play this and loving it! It's been on my Spotify playlist ever since, definitely an underrated song!

[@shroomyesc]

This is so bittersweet coming back to, seeing how YLE's eurovision team has absolutely no clue what they're doing anymore

[@steinarmogen3166]

Finland 2019 and 18 has been crap, let's hope they go for rock again

[@Noksus]

this! exactly what I've been saying

[@valentinaislandsofficialch4539]

@@steinarmogen3166 Finland 2018?! Certainly not, this was some kind of a breakthrough due to Saara's qualification. You'd better check what A big fandom she had before the contest. And when it comes to her result in the final, well I needn't explain that 2018 was a bloodbath in terms of songs too

[@sharkan44]

@@valentinaislandsofficialch4539 The problem with Saara was kind of that YLE gave her team kind of free hand. "Monsters" deserved much better placing in Lisbon (around the 15th would be very fair).

[@miriananatale1834]

To be fair, Norma John were amazing, I still can't believe how they didn't qualify

[@omanmc]

This is way better than I remembered.

[@ELvisLiveS-ok6mq]

The band actually had a bit tragic future though they are all fine now for what i know. And i think that the band officially still excists but they are on a break. This song made Finnish, Irish and English billboards and they got a contract to sony, but for some reason they never made a full length album anymore. Still in 2015-2016 some of their songs of their EP's and singles made Finnish radio billboard, but thats the last time they have released songs. One of the band members didnt like the fame at all, didnt enjoy being in a band that was famous, and left the band already in the year 2014. In 2022 the singer Topi got diagnosed with a very rare bone cancer. A big surgery on it was succesful and he recovered, however he spent 20 days in hospital and needed to use a wheelchair for a short time and recover his leg again, of which bones were partly replaced with iron, bolts and titan. At the same time the doctors denied him of activities that might hurt the leg again, so he needed to stop his hobbies skateboarding and football. As well as jumping on the stage as a rock singer. Topi started his solo career in 2018 and for my knowledge he released a song last time in 2020. However both the band and his solo career officially havent stopped, so maybe we hear about them some time.

[@Fragum19]

Deserved so much more. Would've definitely made my top three!

[@renealbrechtsen9743]

Another fantastic rock song by Finland. One of my favorites

[@MirkaKaroliina]

I'm so proud of them!! And 11th place! It's the best result we've gotten since 2006! Hyvä pojat♥ :)

[@indianagnr09]

I expected more :( and from my Poland too,but Better luck next year !

[@DukeOfDarkside]

indianagnr09 From poland lol? They get in the finals with terrible songs and u expected higher place ? :D:D:D europa showing that they are voting for tits lol

[@nastasiacr3676]

You guys in Finland always have great songs. You have great taste in rock music usually, it's ok that you're not getting good places, your songs are always nice. It's just that this kind of music is not that much appreciated by the eurovision viewers:P

[@romanradchenko8934]

Great song. I supported them. #FromUkraine

[@aleksndrbogdanov5362]

These "singers" should sing in twillight, but not represent country, where real Nightwish was born, Sonata Arctica, Tarot and others, who really worth to be proud of.

[@davidebattel5079]

YEAH 11th PLACE! SO PROUD OF THEM! LOVE FROM ITALY!

[@ada20101993]

They deserved much more than 11th place!

[@davidebattel5079]

You're right, but it's a good result anyway.

[@Casifire]

Davide Battel this is the second best place that finland has ever gotten. We finns are already proud of them for that.

[@frylineful]

+Davide Battel thank u :)))) I wish we would´ve got to top 10, but 11th place is good as well :))

[@Euroviking86]

+Casifire Not quite right there, you've been in the top-10 several times, albeit not since 1989 apart from Lordi.

[@anemotionalwreck6732]

they sound exactly the same live! brilliant song, great lyrics and of course, his voice is very unique and beautiful. much better than many songs out there this year. all my love and respect go out to these wonderful young boys!

[@KuklusKlanas]

this is the live version

[@anemotionalwreck6732]

Dievas Neegzistuoja i meant that they sound the same live and in the music video

[@lessersooty]

Dievas Neegzistuoja I wouldn't use the word "live" when talking about eurovision...

[@MuvoIRL]

domogunner the only thing that is not allowed to be playback in Eurovision is the vocals... so yeah, that is him singing live..

[@nprovenghi271]

You CANNOT tell me that this wasn't a winning performance. Simple as that. Amazing vocals, song, staging, everything. 11th is 10 places too low. Hyvä Softengine! Best of luck away from Eurovision! :D

[@kalapacssara2053]

This song actually won the Hungarian televote, but the professional jury's decision brought down the points to only 6.

[@jordygarcia3119]

So so so underrated!

[@mustaineforpresident]

This song should have won. I voted for it. Whatever, I'll buy a Softengine album as soon as possible. lml

[@Adamson11x]

it may take a while

[@timsiddiqui3245]

I want to give you two thumbs-ups. One for saying something good about this song. Second one for having a Megadeth album cover as your pic. lml

[@mustaineforpresident]

lml finally someone who understands music!

[@nprovenghi271]

Softengine's debut album is out NOOOOOOOOOW! :D itunes.apple.com/fi/album/we-created-the-world/id920817123

[@Eldoradopartyband-nc1fj]

After 10 years this song still sounds amazing!!! Well done guys 💪

[@lukasbro]

This is REAL music! Deserved much more.. Greetings from Germany!!

[@florenna]

*Finland. The gift that keeps on giving in Eurovision Song Contest!!* But this one truly deserved a better placing than mere 11th....

[@LebaneseAtHeart]

Much better then the winner that year !!!!! 1000 points for Finland 🇫🇮 from Lebanon 🇱🇧! My winner !! 🇱🇧 💗 🇫🇮

[@IIAnakinaII]

So proud of my Finnish boys, no matter that I'm Spanish.

[@telmoroxo1484]

It's the only one I'd have on my iPod. Congratulations from Spain!!

[@jens2049]

Me to!

[@happyweaver6587]

this is hands down Finlands best esc song ever

[@pompeya402]

2022 and I'm still in love with this. I will never forget it

[@duckface2769]

This is the best eurovision song I have ever heard!🙌

[@markgillard5073]

👌👌👌

[@evilynnigirlie]

An actual ESC gem... one of the best Finnish entries ever

[@nargishasan9094]

Still listening to this song. Btw I used to think he looks like Macaulay Culkin. And still think same...

[@annam8163]

Not lying when I say this, but I always knew this was going to do better than what everyone was predicting - it's too strong of a song to flop. I thought it would be top 10, but hey, 11th is close enough! I do think that it deserved to be top 5, but in the context of this contest and considering Finland's past record in Eurovision, I think this song did incredibly well to get to 11th. Proud of my country for giving for 5 points, although it should have been more! Well done Finland, always knew you could get up there!

[@shroomyesc]

If only jury mattered this would've been 9th :)

[@PatrikRasch]

Still listen to this one from time to time ❤❤

[@Carbon91]

i'm living in romania and i voted for them, amazing song, cya next year finland

[@chaemlovesyou]

I really love this song. 5 years have already passed but I still obsessed with this. Can't get over. It's so underrated ToT

[@slivkalenivka]

One of my favourites of this Eurovision. They are really cool and very talanted, they definitely shoud be in top-5

[@bianca12727]

Love this song

[@hannahellbr8227]

I still come back to listen to this song, it gives me chills every time ✨ love it so much!

[@markgillard5073]

I agree👌👌

[@martafixarcoolt5993]

+1

[@zinkin_sad]

it gives me hope and some nostalgia at the same time ^___^

[@blxckmendes]

i still listening in 2018 this fucking amazing song.

[@markgillard5073]

I agree👌👌❣️

[@OfficialSugarplum241]

The only song from this year that I went back and listened to again! I'm obssessed with it!

[@luludev9294]

I live in the US, so I don't get to see Eurovision live and all that. But i found the 2014 recording, and by far, this and Norway's were my favorite/ I feel like this should've won; it sounds like there's genuine emotion, and every time I listen to it I get chills. I'm sad it didn't do better :(

[@22nd_Place_Vasil]

Who's here after cha cha cha and coming back to 2014? I hope I am not alone 😄

[@s.m.a8182]

Finland in 2006,2014 ane 2021 are elite 🤘😍

[@JanJan-rc4zp]

And 2008 are great.

[@auraselements3327]

And 2007

[@orangebear280]

Finland needs to send ONLY rock, because it’s their religion :)

[@cnb-1038]

@@orangebear280 😁

[@cnb-1038]

I think this is best if all time from Finland.

[@MuvoIRL]

this lightshow still gives me goosebumps!

[@najia59]

This is still one of the greatest eurovision entries ever

[@lexezlao]

I know people already said this but damn it does sound like an anime opening

[@anastasiax3341]

Finland

[@escmarissa]

11th place ! Well deserved , and happy to see mine favourite not in the bottom. I voted 20 times, got 2 points from the Netherlands , but atleast something. Hope to see a lot of great things from the band in the future !

[@laurafeldmann]

*well how much this cost?*

[@miguelpuchades3319]

@@laurafeldmann a lot of money

[@SamuelLee-gw6wr]

I'm about to set off for a 7 day trip to Finland, so I came back to my favorite ESC entry from the country.

[@gertimezini3746]

You rocked the stage guys, perfect performance. All the best from Albania.

[@santaolaja1]

For me, the best song of the last years in eurovision.

[@henkjanvanderweide3362]

every time i listen to this I like it more and more

[@jogosgoncalo]

In my opinion this was the best act. It seems like a pro band. I think they deserved to win this year. Cumpz from Portugal.

[@gangsta6259]

I have to say as a Eurovision fan and as a finn that i couldn't be more proud of these guys! My favourite of finnish eurovision songs ever! 11th place is also absolutely fantastic, thank you so much for voting us, Europe! :)

[@MichaelBlitzkrieg09]

Finland and Romania both have the same number of points. Great song anywayz:D

[@johanneshedemann]

I have to say as an German i couldn't be less proud of Germany... This song was so good against ours ^^

[@florenna]

Michael009 Yeah, they had same nr of points, but Finland was still 11th and Romania 12th as they count which entry has got points from more countries :)

[@AleFonlut]

This was the best performance on Eurovision, not only this year but ever. Favourite song ever. Should have won.

[@markohatvani5060]

Hi i'm from Hungary.I and my family voted for you.greetings to relatives ! :)

[@dashennel2509]

Since 2010, Finland never disappointed me :) One of my most favourite ESC countries :) Greetings from Germany

[@frylineful]

Thank you, Poland, San Marino, Denmark, The Netherlands, UK, Latvia, Iceland, Sweden, Germany, Norway, Estonia, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland who gave us points, we love you

[@tiktokftw4017]

Underrated

[@jaylikesart9496]

proud to be half-finnish! hello to everyone from Finland! :))

[@FMM8Channel]

suomi perkele !

[@systemofaparis]

Great Finland you played "something better" than 2013

[@robsch21]

No way you think that 2013 was Finnlands best song

[@collisionsc-7875]

+Stefano Parisi Certainly better than 2006.... then it went down in 2015

[@AngamarZERO]

+Robert Sch wtf

[@thelucypark]

+Stefano Parisi Nice one, mate ;)

[@collisionsc-7875]

HenkkazoR Everyone knows that... but Eurovision is a song contest, not a "pity whoever has the worst medical condition" contest. Norway's representitive has Bipolar Disorder this year, and she still has a great song. No excuse.

[@OscarDerLoewe]

Congrats guys, it was a hell of a performance. Now whole Europe and Australia know who you are. We are awaiting your album and gigs! You really rock!

[@veronikaesc321]

Blessing for my eyes and ears

[@dorkadeak4368]

The best eurovision song from Finland ever imo

[@Aruvk26]

The only song that I still have in my music player...this one and their whole album. What a great band!

[@lolollol8663]

This was one of the best songs! Reminded me of the old fall out boy. Love from the UK xxx

[@michaelcphotography1]

one of my favourites ever!

[@jeanpeuxplus7257]

Just brilliant. In fact, this song is TOO good for the Eurovivion Song Contest !!! Congrats Finland, 12 points from me ^^

[@viola9946]

they really are too good for the eurovision song contest

[@96Natasja]

The lead singer is so hot 😍😍😍

[@gr9032]

The singer Topi Latukka was diagnosed with some type of bone cancer. I hope he will recover.

[@gnomopower2]

I think you should have won!! you were and are my favorite between all! I'm sure you all will have a good future in music life!! Now you know by sure you have another new great fan. Kisses from Catalonia, Spain!!

[@1965predi]

Best of Eurovision of all Time

[@raquelcm3914]

best song this year,

[@ArchieT7]

One of my favourites of all time. Really deserved more than 11th place imo.

[@saraglq18]

They were amazing! One of my favourite performances!! They deserved to be at least in the Top 5. Cheers from Spain!

[@kateelra7352]

Hungary loves Finland and Finnish bands :) You guys rock!

[@BassTechnologic]

I voted for them alot... HOW DID THEY NOT WIN? From Australia

[@armenkarapetyan9010]

***** What ? From Australia ? xD

[@frylineful]

+BassTechnologic you voted for us from australia? i dont think so

[@kalfy2491]

Fail liar

[@eurovisionamino]

best song of whole eurovision...

[@TheyCallMePhilip]

The best result in years! I'm so glad for Finland!! :)

[@lauramendez1755]

THIS IS AMAZING!! LOVE FROM SPAIN!

[@ekinkenar9277]

the best song i've ever heard.Greetings from Turkey!

[@nicoltsiliki8599]

You deserved to be on the top 3 along with greece and slovenia!!! The song was amazing and you are soo hot!!!! Love from Greece 3 3 3

[@tyrxian6452]

Wow, the kid from home alone has some great vocals

[@Euroviking86]

This is the best Finnish entry since 2007. A well-deserved 11th place.

[@LadyAsia]

still in love with the song!

[@TheNerdyChive]

This is my favorite Eurovision song of all time.

[@kristijandimovski1]

My favourite! The best ! Greetings from Macedonia !!

[@christina2197]

Me and my mother voted on them!:) I'm so proud of being quart finnish xD -Denmark :)

[@gabbygriffon979]

NOW THAT, is a light show.

[@freddiecrouch2942]

Great song! from the UK

[@nellaimmonen3554]

I'm still so proud of these guys. But to be honest they deserve so much more attention, because their music is so frickin good. So go listen to their album if you haven't already! :)

[@iisa8342]

|-/ and I agree

[@wemppuli1]

agree so much! and |-/

[@theamelian]

danhowellisasquish I-/ YAAAAS AND |-/ #fearwillløse