Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

 

Softengine scored the best Finnish finish in the Eurovision since Lordi's win with their Something better in Copenhagen 2014. They released their debut album, got good critic abroad and for a while it seemed they would actually make it and become world known band. Then September one of the guys left the band and they continued as foursome, releasing singles and promised two EPs to be released. One came, the other never. Then May 2017 another guy left and they were three... Then we haven't quite  heard of them until now: lead singer Topi Latukka has released his debut solo single (but the band still exists). In Finnish. Pehmeitä pintoi is a far cry from bands rocky pop and flirts with today's radio friendly trends and thus remains rather anonymous sadly.... The year after Satin Circus was in UMK and instantly became a fan favorite with Crossroads . They already gained popularity before UMK but sadly Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät run over them for all the wrong reasons...

Softengine has released the first single off the forthcoming EP, Free rider . And once again it's a very catchy rock-pop affair, that would make an awesome dance mix, too (hint, hint!).  Topi Latukka tells there was a rather mystic coincidence with this song: the very day they finished the demo for this song Prince died. The song includes the line "party like it's 1999"....

Finland's brightest pop star Robin has teamed up with Eurovision 2014 rockers Softengine in his new single Salamatie , off his Super Deluxe version of Yhdessä album, where he duets with another Eurovision veteran, Vesa-Matti Loiri in Lapin kesä  andothers like Sanni and Kasmir. Robin may be still only 17, but he has already released seven albums/re-releases over the past four years, and Salamatie is already his 19th single! Each album has sold multiplatinum and he has already 9 top-10 hits. Talk about teen hysteria.....