Joalin is one of the fifteen nominees at the 2025 Music Moves Europe Awards, the European Union Prize for popular and contemporary music. The Music Moves Europe Awards will be given out at ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) in Groningen on 16th January 2025.

Joalin Loukamaa was born in Turku, Finland but lived in Mexico from the age of 10. She emerged in the music scene as a solo artist in 2022 with singles like "Angelito" and "Así Así". In 2023, she was signed to Because London Records, and has released three singles this year on the label. Joalin's music has been described as a cross between her Nordic and Latin influences: melancholic electro-pop melodies meeting Latin rhythms, and combining lyrics sung in English and Spanish. She was also a member of the band Now United until March 2023.

The other nominees this year are Boko Yout (SE), Daniela Pes (IT), Hillari (NO), Judeline (ES), Kingfishr (IE), Loverman (BE), Maella (CZ), Mina Okabe (DK), Naomi Sharon (NL), Night Tapes (EE), UCHE YARA (AT), Woomb (BG), Yamê (FR) and Zimmer90 (DE).

The Music Moves Europe Awards (MME Awards) is the European Union Prize celebrating the emerging artists who represent the European sound of today and tomorrow. It is a key component of the European Union's efforts to support and promote the European music sector, designed to accelerate the international careers of upcoming European artists.

All fifteen nominees are invited to play at ESNS Festival in Groningen, the Netherlands, and also to join the MME education program, with best practices in the music industry, organised by ESNS and the partners of the MME Awards: Liveurope, Yourope, Live DMA, IMPALA, Digital Music Europe, ICMP-CIEM, International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) and European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE).

Five artists will be selected as winners by an international jury and one artist will be chosen for the Grand Jury Prize. All winners will be revealed at the MME Awards ceremony on Thursday 16 January, 2025 at ESNS in Groningen, the Netherlands. Each winner will receive €10.000. The winner of the Grand Jury Award will receive an additional green touring voucher worth €5.000. The winner of the MME Public Choice Award 2025 will receive €5.000.

Music fans across Europe can now vote to choose the winner of the MME Public Choice Award 2025 through the MME Awards website.

Previous nominees and winners of the EU Prize include Adele, ROSALÍA, Dua Lipa, Mumford and Sons, Hozier, Christine and the Queens, Girl in Red, and Blackwave. Previous winners from Finland have included Lxandra and Vildá.