Saturday, September 29, 2007
Indiepop Hallelujah!
Friday, September 28, 2007
When 2 becomes 3
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Hanna on Black ice
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Katri Helena did it again!
Katri Helena wore the microshorts again! She said earlier show would not wear it again after her summer gig when she dusted off her micros from late 60's, but she apparently decided the gay boys in Helsinki deversed to see it, too, when she performed in DTM for the first time last night! And indeed the crowd went wild! (photo: Iltalehti)
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Sonja Lumme: Sea and wind
Sonja Lumme has released a new album after a long break, Meri ja tuuli or Sea and wind. All the songs are about sea and wind as the title suggests including old classics and some new stuff. One song is written and dedicated for her brother who died at 16 when his boat sunk. The song that gave inspiration to whole album is a cover of Lasse Mårtensson's Myrskyluodon Maija.
Finland 1975: Pihasoittajat
Pihasoittajat may be the less known of the all Finnish Eurovision artists despite their excellent 7th place in the ESC. Also, it is one of those many artists/groups whose story sadly ended more or less right after Eurovision....
The group formed from Irish folk music lovers after a trip to Kaustinen folk music festival in Finland 1969. Two years later they did a musical theater together with Ryhmäteatteri based on Irish folk music that became so popular it was later remade for TV, too, followed by a Swedish version later on. In 1972 their first album Kivinen tie Dubliniin - rocky road to Dublin was released featuring Irish folk music both in Finnish and English. The second album Hattukauppiaan aamu was all in Finnish and the band performed now also Finnish folk songs and their own songs.
Next came the Finnish Euroviisut with Viulu-ukko, performed in English as Old man fiddle in the ESC, their last album Kontaten kotiin, entirely written by Kim Kuusi, before the band broke up.
The band made a come back in 1995 after 20 years and performed regularly without further recordings. This second coming ended in 2000 when one of the leaders Hannu Karlsson died.
The group formed from Irish folk music lovers after a trip to Kaustinen folk music festival in Finland 1969. Two years later they did a musical theater together with Ryhmäteatteri based on Irish folk music that became so popular it was later remade for TV, too, followed by a Swedish version later on. In 1972 their first album Kivinen tie Dubliniin - rocky road to Dublin was released featuring Irish folk music both in Finnish and English. The second album Hattukauppiaan aamu was all in Finnish and the band performed now also Finnish folk songs and their own songs.
Next came the Finnish Euroviisut with Viulu-ukko, performed in English as Old man fiddle in the ESC, their last album Kontaten kotiin, entirely written by Kim Kuusi, before the band broke up.
The band made a come back in 1995 after 20 years and performed regularly without further recordings. This second coming ended in 2000 when one of the leaders Hannu Karlsson died.
dog design: the graphics of the year
dog design's designs may not be so doggy after all as they have won the annual award by the Finnish graphics association and industrial designers. Not only for the Eurovision image but the past 15 years they have been working together....

Tunnisteet:
2007,
dog design,
Finland
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Better Ramón than never
My household has discovered Ramón Del Castillo a bit late, but better late than never, right? He shook his hips to Para llenarme de ti in Istanbul 2004 with respectable results for Spain but I paid attention to him only now when his second album is out and discovered also his debut. Nice latin music indeed. Is he aiming to become the new Luis Miguel or Marc Anthony?
Friday, September 07, 2007
Hanna does Garnier
Hanna does Lapponia
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Katri and Jari together again
Fredi returns.... and goes for 2008?
Monday, September 03, 2007
Sunday, September 02, 2007
WE WON!!!
I know nothing about dance but it was rather entertaining show. Graham Norton is always Graham Norton even if he wasn't being dirrty this time, much, and the Finnish pair Katja Koukkula and Jussi Väänänen did a great job amongst all circus numbers and Dance with the stars woodlegged amateurs (Sweden anyone?). Irish couple was cute, and Russia's first number was beautiful. Also Ukraine and Portugal are worth mentioning...
Full ranking: 1. Finland 132, 2. Ukraine 121, 3. Ireland 95, 4. Poland 84, 5. Austria 74, 6.Portugal 74, 7.Russia 72, 8.Germany 59, 9.Denmark 38, 10.Spain 38, 11.Lithuania 35, 12.Netherlands 34, 13.Greece 31, 14.Sweden 35, 15.United Kingdom 18 and 16.Switzerland 0
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