In article , Jukka Raustia
wrote:
> Peter Bruells wrote:
>
> > The joke was that this "hard-rock, metal, goth and neo-punk" band was
> > an absolute outsider in the traditional fare of the Grand Prix de la
> > Eurovision / Eurovision Song Contest. AFAIK them being nominated to
> > sing for Finland caused a major media ruckus in Finland and many
> > thought they would finish, well, not quite as good as they did.
>
> I wished I had something brilliant to comment but I don't. I'm still
> stunned by events of the weekend. I'm also stunned by the fact that even
> before the competition Lordi became so well accepted among the majority of
> Finns. Even before victory of yesterday I've heard numerous 70+ ladies and
> gentlemen from many walks of life commenting how the Lordi is the right
> group to send into EV song contest.
>
> Last year all this might have passed as AH. But like Berlin Wall,
> everything which seems permanent may suddenly fall down. As metal and hard
> rock has been perhaps the most popular form of pop music in Finland for
> some last ten years, the Lordi's victory will destroy all possibilites of
> posing as a rebel by listening to metal music in Finland. I guess the
> popularity of rap music will rise among the youth.
>
IIRC Nightwish is now in the market for a new singer, so maybe they'll
get a female rapper :)
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