The first of two parts of their second studio album was released as an EP on 4 December 2015 entitled From Earth, From Ashes, From Dust. It includes the release of the singles "All About You & I" and "Big Fat Bass Drums".
The band was formed in the city of Seinäjoki, Finland in the summer of 2011 at the cottage of the grandparents of singer/guitarist/songwriter Topi Latukka. They came to their line-up in the summer of 2013, after diligent songwriting, practising, gigging and success in band competitions.[2]
2013–14: Eurovision Song Contest and We Created the WorldEdit
Softengine presenting themselves and Something Better at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.
On 10 December 2013 Softengine was revealed as one of the acts for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2014. On 11 January 2014 they won their Heat to advance to the final. On 1 February 2014 Softengine were chosen to represent Finland with the song "Something Better" at the Eurovision Song Contest at the B&W Hallerne in Copenhagen, Denmark. During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Finland were drawn to compete in the second half of the second semi-final on 8 May 2014. In the second semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Finland would perform 8th, following Lithuania and preceding Ireland. They released their Eurovision song "Something Better" on 21 March 2014.[3] The song got qualified to the final with 3rd place and 97 points. At the final, they performed 18th, following Slovenia and preceding Spain. Their final result was 11th place with 72 points, Finland's best placing since 2006. In June 2014 they released a new single, called "Yellow House". In September 2014 it was announced that bassist Eero Keskinen would leave the band to focus on his career as a lighting technician.[4] On 3 October 2014 they brought a new single out "The Sirens", the official video was released on YouTube on the 17 October 2014. Also on 17 October 2014 they released their debut album We Created the World. The debut album features 11 songs, including singles Something Better, Yellow House and The Sirens. "What If I?" was released as a single on 17 December 2014, along with a music video.
2015Edit
The band appeared on the Finnish Eurovision selection show UMK in March 2015, to perform an acoustic version of "Something Better" followed by "The Sirens". On 17 June 2015, the band released "All About You And I".
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Softengine is a Finnish alternative rock band that represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen Denmark with their song Something Better 1 They released their debut album We Created the World in October 2014 The band s members were born between 1994 and 1997 SoftengineSoftengine 2014 Background informationOriginSeinajoki FinlandGenresAlternative rockYears active2011 2018LabelsSony Music 2014 2018 MembersTopi Latukka born 1994 Ossi MakelaTuomo AlarintaPast membersKasimir KantonenEero KeskinenHenri Oskar born 1994 The first of two parts of their second studio album was released as an EP on 4 December 2015 entitled From Earth From Ashes From Dust It includes the release of the singles All About You amp I and Big Fat Bass Drums Contents 1 Music career 1 1 2011 13 Formation and early beginnings 1 2 2013 14 Eurovision Song Contest and We Created the World 1 3 2015 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Extended plays 2 3 Singles 3 ReferencesMusic career Edit2011 13 Formation and early beginnings Edit The band was formed in the city of Seinajoki Finland in the summer of 2011 at the cottage of the grandparents of singer guitarist songwriter Topi Latukka They came to their line up in the summer of 2013 after diligent songwriting practising gigging and success in band competitions 2 2013 14 Eurovision Song Contest and We Created the World Edit Main articles Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 and We Created the World source source source source source source source Softengine presenting themselves and Something Better at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 On 10 December 2013 Softengine was revealed as one of the acts for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2014 On 11 January 2014 they won their Heat to advance to the final On 1 February 2014 Softengine were chosen to represent Finland with the song Something Better at the Eurovision Song Contest at the B amp W Hallerne in Copenhagen Denmark During the semi final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall Finland were drawn to compete in the second half of the second semi final on 8 May 2014 In the second semi final the producers of the show decided that Finland would perform 8th following Lithuania and preceding Ireland They released their Eurovision song Something Better on 21 March 2014 3 The song got qualified to the final with 3rd place and 97 points At the final they performed 18th following Slovenia and preceding Spain Their final result was 11th place with 72 points Finland s best placing since 2006 In June 2014 they released a new single called Yellow House In September 2014 it was announced that bassist Eero Keskinen would leave the band to focus on his career as a lighting technician 4 On 3 October 2014 they brought a new single out The Sirens the official video was released on YouTube on the 17 October 2014 Also on 17 October 2014 they released their debut album We Created the World The debut album features 11 songs including singles Something Better Yellow House and The Sirens What If I was released as a single on 17 December 2014 along with a music video 2015 Edit The band appeared on the Finnish Eurovision selection show UMK in March 2015 to perform an acoustic version of Something Better followed by The Sirens On 17 June 2015 the band released All About You And I Discography EditAlbums Edit Title Details Peak chart positionsFIN 5 We Created the World Released 17 October 2014 Label Sony Music Format Digital download CD 7Extended plays Edit Title Details Peak chart positionsFIN 5 From Earth From Ashes From Dust Released 4 December 2015 Label Sony Music Formats Digital download CD denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory Singles Edit Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumAUT 6 GER 7 IRE 8 UK 9 Broken Reflection 2014 We Created the World Circle In Disarray Narcissus Our Life Our Love Our New Age Phone Call from Unknown Something Better 62 80 72 93 The Sirens What If I Yellow House All About You amp I 2015 From Earth From Ashes From Dust Big Fat Bass Drums Golden Years Raise a Glass Free Rider 2016 Non album singles She Is My Messiah denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory References Edit Lewis Pete 1 February 2014 Finland Softengine win UMK 2014 Esctoday com Retrieved 1 February 2014 Softengine Something Better Finland 2014 Participant Profile Eurovision Song Contest Copenhagen 2014 Archived 2014 03 26 at the Wayback Machine iTunes Music Something Better Single by Softengine Softengine s Facebook page a b Hung Steffen Discography Softengine Finnish Charts Portal Hung Medien Steffen Hung Hung Steffen Discographie Softengine Austrian Charts Portal Hung Medien Steffen Hung Hung Steffen Discographie Softengine German Charts Portal Hung Medien Steffen Hung Archived from the original on April 3 2015 Hung Steffen Discography Softengine Irish Charts Portal Hung Medien Steffen Hung Peak positions in the United Kingdom For Something Better CHART CLUK Update 24 05 2014 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