Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Ex-Lordi and Eurovision song contest 2006 winner Sampsa Astala has released a new solo single (we can remember him and his band Stala & So. also from Euroviisut 2011 with Pamela , the participation that eventually made him leaving Lordi for good). This summer also mark's Lordi's 15th anniversary! The song recalls his way from a small town to the top - one can be a small town boy and became anything he wants to, even a Eurovision winner.  He also has a crazy plan to tour all 106 Finnish cities with it - that's a lot of small towns to tour.....

Kita or Sampsa Astala turns 43 today. Congratulations! Kita is a Eurovision song contest winner as a member of Lordi. He left the band in October 2010 when his Stala & So band was taking off. With this band he took part in the Euroviisut 2011 with song Pamela and reached the final but not the top-3 . The band has released already three albums. 

Sorrow in the Lordi family. Tommi Lillman (38) aka Otus has died. Otus came to replace Kita (Sampsa Astala), who had to resign from the band when he wanted t take part in Euroviisut with his other band Stala & So.

Last but not least in Euroviisut 2011 Stala & So. will take the stage. Stala is of course Lordi's drummer Kita or Sampsa Astala who got himself fired from the band by accepting YLE's invitation. But for once Finland can boast having an Eurovision winner in its national final line up! So. has been playing together since 1997 and today known as Stala & So. it features Stala (vocals), Nick Gore (bass, backing vocals), Sami J (solo guitar, backing vocals), Pate Vaughn (rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Hank (drums). After several independent singles and EPs their first real album is ready and the first single off it is Everything is money but here's Shout & Bye bye and Spring romance . Stala & So. will end the Finnish semifinals on January 28, 2011 and their entry will be made public on November 29, 2010.