Euroviisut 2007
Encyclopedia
| Date: | 17 February 2007 |
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| Presenter: | Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998... |
| Venue: | Caribia Hall, Turku Turku Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland... (other venues hosted semifinals) |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Winner: | Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone (Hanna Pakarinen song) "Leave Me Alone" is a song by Finnish singer Hanna Pakarinen. The song was released as a single from her third album Lovers."Leave Me Alone" was Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The song was directly qualified for the Final of Eurovision Song Contest in Finland on the 12th of May... performed by Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2004... |
| Winner's result at Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition... : |
17th place |
Euroviisut 2007 was the show in which Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
. Finland hosted the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, after Lordi
Lordi
Lordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1996 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts...
won in 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
.
Overview
Twelve acts participated in Euroviisut 2007 with groups of three performing in each of four semifinals with each semifinal featuring its three participants performing two songs. Jani & Jetsetters, KatraKatra
Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located...
, Jukka Kuoppamäki
Jukka Kuoppamäki
Jukka Kuoppamäki is a Finnish singer, songwriter and priest for The Christian Community in Germany. He visits his summer house in Finland every year. He is one of the most prolific Finnish popular singer-songwriters and has written over 1 500 songs for himself and other famous Finnish singers...
and Johanna Kurkela
Johanna Kurkela
Johanna Kurkela is a Finnish singer. Her first published work was a duet Tahdon tanssia kanssasi with Tomi Metsäketo in 2004. Kurkela released her first album Hetki hiljaa in 2005. She got a lot of publicity in Finnish Preselection final for Eurovision Song Contest 2007, presenting the song Olet...
each performed two Finnish-language songs and one of Laura Voutilainen
Laura Voutilainen
Sanna Laura Voutilainen , is a Finnish popsinger.-Career:Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994...
's two songs was sung in Finnish: the remaining fifteen songs were sung in English.
After the televised broadcast of each semifinal televoting selected which of each act's two songs would be sung the "Final" on which eight of the twelve competing numbers were English-language songs. After the televised broadcast of the "Final" televoting selected which three songs would be performed in the "Super Final"; resultantly three English-language songs: "Anyone, Anymore" by Lovex
Lovex
Lovex is a rock band from Tampere, Finland.- History :Lovex started in 2001–2002, when several members and one former member, who had previously played in other bands, decided to start their own band to play rock music and have fun. As of 2004 they have written and recorded a number of songs, and...
, "Face in the Mirror" by Thunderstone
Thunderstone
Thunderstone can refer to:*Thunderstone , a Finnish power metal band**Thunderstone , their self-titled album*Thunderstone , a worked stone object often associated with a thunder god...
and "Leave Me Alone
Leave Me Alone (Hanna Pakarinen song)
"Leave Me Alone" is a song by Finnish singer Hanna Pakarinen. The song was released as a single from her third album Lovers."Leave Me Alone" was Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The song was directly qualified for the Final of Eurovision Song Contest in Finland on the 12th of May...
" by Hanna Pakarinen
Hanna Pakarinen
Hanna Helena Pakarinen is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2004...
vied on the "Super Final" televised on February 17 2007. Following the broadcast of the "Super Final" televoting determined that "Leave Me Alone" by Hanna Pakarinen would represent Finland at Eurovision 2007.
Aftermath
The high placing by the Finnish entrant at Eurovision 2006 - that being "Hard Rock HallelujahHard Rock Hallelujah
"Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points. It was also Finland's first placement in the top five. It was voted as the most popular Finnish Eurovision entry in the forty years the country has participated...
" by Lordi
Lordi
Lordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1996 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts...
which had in fact won Eurovision 2006 - allowed Pakarinen's "Leave Me Alone" to advance directly to the Eurovision 2007 final held May 12 2007 at Hartwall Areena
Hartwall Areena
Hartwall Areena is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland...
in Helsinki. On the night of competition "Leave Me Alone" earned 53 points to finish in seventeenth place ending any prospective long-range Eurovision impact for Finland which has not since had a Top 20 placing in a Eurovision final.
Semifinals
Semifinal 1| Date: | 20 January 2007 |
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| Presenter: | Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998... |
| Venue: | Tohloppi Studios, Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | Musta Sulhanen performed by Jani & Jetsetters, Leave Me Alone performed by Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2004... and Face In The Mirror performed by Thunderstone Thunderstone (band) Thunderstone is a Power metal band from Helsinki, Finland. The band was formed in 2000 by guitarist Nino Laurenne, and the line-up became full the following year. After the release of the band's self-titled debut album, Thunderstone, the band toured Europe supporting Stratovarius and Symphony X... |
| Draw | Song | Artist | Televotes | Finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etupenkillä | Jani & Jetsetters | 1628 | NO |
| 2 | Tell Me What To Do | Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2004... |
3777 | NO |
| 3 | Forevermore | Thunderstone Thunderstone (band) Thunderstone is a Power metal band from Helsinki, Finland. The band was formed in 2000 by guitarist Nino Laurenne, and the line-up became full the following year. After the release of the band's self-titled debut album, Thunderstone, the band toured Europe supporting Stratovarius and Symphony X... |
2825 | NO |
| 4 | Musta Sulhanen | Jani & Jetsetters | 1861 | YES |
| 5 | Leave Me Alone | Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2004... |
8459 | YES |
| 6 | Face In The Mirror | Thunderstone Thunderstone (band) Thunderstone is a Power metal band from Helsinki, Finland. The band was formed in 2000 by guitarist Nino Laurenne, and the line-up became full the following year. After the release of the band's self-titled debut album, Thunderstone, the band toured Europe supporting Stratovarius and Symphony X... |
5056 | YES |
Semifinal 2
| Date: | 27 January 2007 |
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| Presenter: | Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998... |
| Venue: | Tohloppi Studios, Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | Levitä Siivet performed by Jukka Kuoppamäki Jukka Kuoppamäki Jukka Kuoppamäki is a Finnish singer, songwriter and priest for The Christian Community in Germany. He visits his summer house in Finland every year. He is one of the most prolific Finnish popular singer-songwriters and has written over 1 500 songs for himself and other famous Finnish singers... , Tietäjä performed by Katra Katra Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located... and Plane Away performed by Humane |
| Draw | Song | Artist | Televotes | Finalist |
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| 1 | Levitä Siivet | Jukka Kuoppamäki Jukka Kuoppamäki Jukka Kuoppamäki is a Finnish singer, songwriter and priest for The Christian Community in Germany. He visits his summer house in Finland every year. He is one of the most prolific Finnish popular singer-songwriters and has written over 1 500 songs for himself and other famous Finnish singers... |
2277 | YES |
| 2 | Bubble Shell | Humane | 1119 | NO |
| 3 | Tietäjä | Katra Katra Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located... |
2425 | YES |
| 4 | Pikajuna | Jukka Kuoppamäki Jukka Kuoppamäki Jukka Kuoppamäki is a Finnish singer, songwriter and priest for The Christian Community in Germany. He visits his summer house in Finland every year. He is one of the most prolific Finnish popular singer-songwriters and has written over 1 500 songs for himself and other famous Finnish singers... |
1440 | NO |
| 5 | Plane Away | Humane | 4301 | YES |
| 6 | Vaaratar | Katra Katra Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located... |
797 | NO |
Semifinal 3
| Date: | 3 February 2007 |
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| Presenter: | Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998... |
| Venue: | Tohloppi Studios, Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | Olet Uneni Kaunein performed by Johanna Kurkela Johanna Kurkela Johanna Kurkela is a Finnish singer. Her first published work was a duet Tahdon tanssia kanssasi with Tomi Metsäketo in 2004. Kurkela released her first album Hetki hiljaa in 2005. She got a lot of publicity in Finnish Preselection final for Eurovision Song Contest 2007, presenting the song Olet... , Left My Heart Behind performed by Katra Katra Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located... and Plane Away performed by Kentala |
| Draw | Song | Artist | Televotes | Finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olet Uneni Kaunein | Johanna Kurkela Johanna Kurkela Johanna Kurkela is a Finnish singer. Her first published work was a duet Tahdon tanssia kanssasi with Tomi Metsäketo in 2004. Kurkela released her first album Hetki hiljaa in 2005. She got a lot of publicity in Finnish Preselection final for Eurovision Song Contest 2007, presenting the song Olet... |
1661 | YES |
| 2 | Merry-Go-Round | Kentala | 584 | NO |
| 3 | Anyone, Anymore | Lovex Lovex Lovex is a rock band from Tampere, Finland.- History :Lovex started in 2001–2002, when several members and one former member, who had previously played in other bands, decided to start their own band to play rock music and have fun. As of 2004 they have written and recorded a number of songs, and... |
4510 | YES |
| 4 | Jossain Metsäin Takana | Johanna Kurkela Johanna Kurkela Johanna Kurkela is a Finnish singer. Her first published work was a duet Tahdon tanssia kanssasi with Tomi Metsäketo in 2004. Kurkela released her first album Hetki hiljaa in 2005. She got a lot of publicity in Finnish Preselection final for Eurovision Song Contest 2007, presenting the song Olet... |
914 | NO |
| 5 | Left My Heart Behind | Kentala | 1044 | YES |
| 6 | Wild and Violent | Lovex Lovex Lovex is a rock band from Tampere, Finland.- History :Lovex started in 2001–2002, when several members and one former member, who had previously played in other bands, decided to start their own band to play rock music and have fun. As of 2004 they have written and recorded a number of songs, and... |
881 | NO |
Semifinal 4
| Date: | 10 February 2007 |
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| Presenter: | Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998... |
| Venue: | Tohloppi Studios, Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | See the Sings performed by Beats and Styles Beats and Styles Beats and Styles is a Finnish pop/rock/rap group led by DJ Control whose real name is Jaakko Manninen. Beats and Styles sings in English and has collaborated with wide variety of artists, such as Michael Monroe, Papa Dee, Toni Wirtanen, Raymond Ebanks and Andy McCoy.-History:The band was... , Rock'n Roll Dreams performed by Jann Wilde Jann Wilde Jann Wilde is a Finnish singer/songwriter from Tampere, Finland. Born in 14 April 1982.Jann Wilde started his musical career when he released his demo EP Boys Out Of New York in 2004. On the early demos, he recorded all the instruments on most of the tracks... and Rose Avenue and Take A Chance performed by Laura Laura Voutilainen Sanna Laura Voutilainen , is a Finnish popsinger.-Career:Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994... |
| Draw | Song | Artist | Televotes | Finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosketa Mua | Laura Laura Voutilainen Sanna Laura Voutilainen , is a Finnish popsinger.-Career:Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994... |
1322 | NO |
| 2 | See the Sings | Beats and Styles Beats and Styles Beats and Styles is a Finnish pop/rock/rap group led by DJ Control whose real name is Jaakko Manninen. Beats and Styles sings in English and has collaborated with wide variety of artists, such as Michael Monroe, Papa Dee, Toni Wirtanen, Raymond Ebanks and Andy McCoy.-History:The band was... |
515 | YES |
| 3 | Rock'n Roll Dreams | Jann Wilde Jann Wilde Jann Wilde is a Finnish singer/songwriter from Tampere, Finland. Born in 14 April 1982.Jann Wilde started his musical career when he released his demo EP Boys Out Of New York in 2004. On the early demos, he recorded all the instruments on most of the tracks... and Rose Avenue |
953 | YES |
| 4 | Take A Chance | Laura Laura Voutilainen Sanna Laura Voutilainen , is a Finnish popsinger.-Career:Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994... |
2162 | YES |
| 5 | Take It Back | Beats and Styles Beats and Styles Beats and Styles is a Finnish pop/rock/rap group led by DJ Control whose real name is Jaakko Manninen. Beats and Styles sings in English and has collaborated with wide variety of artists, such as Michael Monroe, Papa Dee, Toni Wirtanen, Raymond Ebanks and Andy McCoy.-History:The band was... |
351 | NO |
| 6 | Cinnamon | Jann Wilde Jann Wilde Jann Wilde is a Finnish singer/songwriter from Tampere, Finland. Born in 14 April 1982.Jann Wilde started his musical career when he released his demo EP Boys Out Of New York in 2004. On the early demos, he recorded all the instruments on most of the tracks... and Rose Avenue |
881 | NO |
Final
| Draw | Song | Artist | Televotes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone (Hanna Pakarinen song) "Leave Me Alone" is a song by Finnish singer Hanna Pakarinen. The song was released as a single from her third album Lovers."Leave Me Alone" was Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The song was directly qualified for the Final of Eurovision Song Contest in Finland on the 12th of May... |
Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2004... |
16,937 | 1st |
| 2 | See The Signs | Beats and Styles Beats and Styles Beats and Styles is a Finnish pop/rock/rap group led by DJ Control whose real name is Jaakko Manninen. Beats and Styles sings in English and has collaborated with wide variety of artists, such as Michael Monroe, Papa Dee, Toni Wirtanen, Raymond Ebanks and Andy McCoy.-History:The band was... |
2,512 | 12th |
| 3 | Musta Sulhanen | Jani & Jetsetters | 3,507 | 11th |
| 4 | Anyone, Anymore | Lovex Lovex Lovex is a rock band from Tampere, Finland.- History :Lovex started in 2001–2002, when several members and one former member, who had previously played in other bands, decided to start their own band to play rock music and have fun. As of 2004 they have written and recorded a number of songs, and... |
15,112 | 2nd |
| 5 | Levitä Siivet | Jukka Kuoppamäki Jukka Kuoppamäki Jukka Kuoppamäki is a Finnish singer, songwriter and priest for The Christian Community in Germany. He visits his summer house in Finland every year. He is one of the most prolific Finnish popular singer-songwriters and has written over 1 500 songs for himself and other famous Finnish singers... |
4,776 | 10th |
| 6 | Rock'n Roll Dreams | Jann Wilde Jann Wilde Jann Wilde is a Finnish singer/songwriter from Tampere, Finland. Born in 14 April 1982.Jann Wilde started his musical career when he released his demo EP Boys Out Of New York in 2004. On the early demos, he recorded all the instruments on most of the tracks... and Rose Avenue |
7,907 | 5th |
| 7 | Tietäjä | Katra | 5,281 | 8th |
| 8 | Take A Chance | Laura Laura Voutilainen Sanna Laura Voutilainen , is a Finnish popsinger.-Career:Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994... |
8,988 | 4th |
| 9 | Plane Away | Humane | 6,828 | 7th |
| 10 | Face In The Mirror | Thunderstone Thunderstone (band) Thunderstone is a Power metal band from Helsinki, Finland. The band was formed in 2000 by guitarist Nino Laurenne, and the line-up became full the following year. After the release of the band's self-titled debut album, Thunderstone, the band toured Europe supporting Stratovarius and Symphony X... |
10,997 | 3rd |
| 11 | Olet Uneni Kaunein | Johanna Kurkela Johanna Kurkela Johanna Kurkela is a Finnish singer. Her first published work was a duet Tahdon tanssia kanssasi with Tomi Metsäketo in 2004. Kurkela released her first album Hetki hiljaa in 2005. She got a lot of publicity in Finnish Preselection final for Eurovision Song Contest 2007, presenting the song Olet... |
7,791 | 6th |
| 12 | Left My Heart Behind | Kentala | 5,100 | 9th |
Super Final
| Draw | Song | Artist | Televotes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone (Hanna Pakarinen song) "Leave Me Alone" is a song by Finnish singer Hanna Pakarinen. The song was released as a single from her third album Lovers."Leave Me Alone" was Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The song was directly qualified for the Final of Eurovision Song Contest in Finland on the 12th of May... |
Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2004... |
73052 | 1st |
| 2 | Anyone, Anymore | Lovex Lovex Lovex is a rock band from Tampere, Finland.- History :Lovex started in 2001–2002, when several members and one former member, who had previously played in other bands, decided to start their own band to play rock music and have fun. As of 2004 they have written and recorded a number of songs, and... |
38175 | 3rd |
| 3 | Face In The Mirror | Thunderstone Thunderstone (band) Thunderstone is a Power metal band from Helsinki, Finland. The band was formed in 2000 by guitarist Nino Laurenne, and the line-up became full the following year. After the release of the band's self-titled debut album, Thunderstone, the band toured Europe supporting Stratovarius and Symphony X... |
54716 | 2nd |
ESC history
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007At the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Finland chose their entry through Euroviisut 2007. Finland will be acting as host of the Eurovision contest for the first time, after Lordi won in 2006. The winning artist was Hanna Pakarinen, who represented Finland with her song Leave Me Alone...
- Finland in the Eurovision Song ContestFinland in the Eurovision Song ContestFinland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, and has participated a total of 45 times. Finland won the contest for the first time in 2006 with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah"...
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