5.2.1972 - Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor

5.2.1972 - Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor - Muistathan

The results show for Euroviisut 1972 was held in YLE's studios in Helsinki. The songs were presented a week before and people voted with postcards. Nearly 70.000 arrived and the winner Muistathan got 1/3 of them. But the winner was no surprise to anyone as the results leaked days before. But funny fact is that even the singers themselves critizised the result and didn't believe in their chances in Edinburg. So they decided to use their looks and wardrobe to get noticed. Päivi was a popular singer at the time but Kim was unknown actor student who accepted to sing just to earn some money. Suddenly in Edinburg the journalists liked the song and spirits were a bit higher. However BBC told them not to look too sexy on stage, it's a family programme after all! 78 points and 12th was way better than we expected....

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Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

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