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Linda Lampenius: They keep asking me.... SVT and YLE!

To represant Finland in the Eurovision namely. So says Linda Lampenius, the guest act in tonight's Euroviisut 2011 final. And ads: "I have been asked already three times in Sweden and twice in Finland, but the song should be perfect for violin and voice, otherwise no. ". Tonight she will perform Elton John's Your song with the Swedish Gentlemen. She has also performed Alexander Rybak's Fairytale on gigs often. Linda Lampenius is a Finnish "violin sensation" who's career started when she was playing in orchestra in TV and in libe broadcast the camera director started zooming into her througout the concert in early 1990's. Later she ended up in Playboy, Baywatch, recorded both pop and classical as Linda Brava and Linda Lampenius. I remember seeing her a few times in Italian TV and today she's bigger in Sweden where she lives than in her native Finland. She has often said she's not been taken seriously in Finland because of Playboy and Bay...

Finland vs. Sweden: the annual Eurovision war!

It's spring time! It's Eurovision time for sure as here it starts again, the annual media war with the Finnish and the Swedish Eurovision acts. Ever since Lordi scared and buried Carola it has been pretty amusing past time this time of the year. Aftonbladet started it yesterday when their critic came out and they totally killed the Finnish song and claiming the girls are just Linda Lampenius (a Finnish violinist who has made a career in Sweden rather than in Finland where she is only sadly remembered by most for Playboy  Fame LA and Baywatch even though now she is gaining respect again as one of the judges in X-Factor) clones. Ilta-Sanomat answers today by asking if the Swedish boredom is any better, with a picture of Anna looking very... ehm... Kuunkuiskaajat-like.