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LORDI Frontman: 'We Have Absolutely Nothing To Do With Satanism'
Eurovision winners, Finnish heavy metal band LORDI, spoke to the BBC in their first British radio interview since their victory. "There is a saying in Finland that hell freezes over before Finland wins the Eurovision," singer Mr. Lordi, whose real name is Tomi Putaansuu, told BBC Radio Five Live. "T...June 2, 2006
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LORDI Homecoming Party Was Largest-Ever Public Gathering In Helsinki
According to Helsingin Sanomat, Friday evening's (May 26) celebrations of monster-band LORDI's Eurovision Song Contest success were the largest public gathering ever seen in Helsinki. According to official police estimates, the crowd at the free concert in the Market Square numbered around 90,000, w...May 30, 2006
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French LORDI Fans Demand Apology For TV Hosts' Disparaging Remarks
According to the Helsingin Sanomat, some 15,000 French LORDI fans have signed an Internet petition demanding an apology from French TV Eurovision hosts for what were claimed to be disparaging remarks about the artists during the Athens show. At the end of LORDI's performance on May 20, one of the Fr...May 29, 2006
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OPETH Mainman Says LORDI Is Music For 'Five-Year-Olds'
OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has commented on LORDI's surprise win in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, marking Finland's first Eurovision victory in 45 years. Asked by an OPETH fan on the band's official forum what he thought of LORDI winning the contest, Mikael replied, "Haha! I love watchin...May 27, 2006
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LORDI's EUROVISION Victory 'Party' Attended By 80,000 People: Video Available
Matti Huuhtanen of The Associated Press has issued the following report: Thousands of Finns swarmed into Helsinki's central market square to greet their new national heroes, monster hard-rockers LORDI, as they performed for the first time in public since a stunning victory at the Eurovision Song Con...May 27, 2006
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LORDI Fans Furious At 'Outing' By Gossip Magazine
Finland's Helsingin Sanomat has issued the following report: The latest issue of the weekly celebrity gossip magazine 7 Päivää (Seven Days, generally known hereabouts as Seiska) has caused a storm of protest from fans of the monster-metal Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI. The paper published a...May 26, 2006
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EUROVISION Winners LORDI Become Tourist Attraction
TravelVideo.tv has issued the following press release: The extraordinary success of a wild rock band in the annual Eurovision Song Contest has turned a little-known group from Finland into a tourist attraction. The Finnish Tourist Board has capitalized on the win by the heavy metal monsters, LORDI,...May 25, 2006
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LORDI Enjoying Chart Success With 'Hard Rock Hallelujah'
According to Doteurovision.com, Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI look set to enjoy a European hit with their song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". Their song is already in the top ten iTunes download chart in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Norway and Portugal. In Finland different remi...May 25, 2006
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LORDI, WICKED WISDOM, GOJIRA Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival
VirtualFestivals.com is reporting that Finland's LORDI — having just won the Eurovision Song Contest with their arockalyptic anthem "Hard Rock Hallelujah" — will return to Download festival at Castle Donington, England to play the Gibson Guitar/MySpace.com stage prior to SICK OF IT ALL on Sunday 11...May 24, 2006
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Finnish Square Named After LORDI
BBC News is reporting that the Finnish city of Rovaniemi says it will name a square after monster rock band LORDI, its surprise Eurovision Song Contest winners. The band was the first Finnish act to claim victory in the competition. It also made history as the first heavy metal group to win. Its ...May 23, 2006
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LORDI: Video Of Post-EUROVISION Press Conference Available Online
Video footage of LORDI's press conference that took place shortly after they were named the Eurovision Song Contest winners on Saturday (May 20) in Athens, Greece has been posted online at BBC.co.uk. According to the BBC News, LORDI have been defended against claims of Satanism by their country's am...May 22, 2006
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LORDI Frontman On EUROVISION Win: 'This Is A Victory For Rock Music And Open-Mindedness'
A high-quality video of LORDI's winning performance at the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday (May 20) in Athens, Greece can be downloaded at this location (75 MB). At the end of LORDI's performance, right before the file is cut, you can hear one of the hosts (this is taken from French televi...May 21, 2006
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Finnish 'Monsters' LORDI Are EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Winners!
BBC News is reporting that Finnish "horror rock" band LORDI — who dress in monster costumes — have pulled off a surprise win at the 51st Eurovision Song Contest in Athens. European viewers voted for LORDI's song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" in a show that is normally associated with catchy pop and big bal...May 20, 2006
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LORDI Advance To EUROVISION Final
Finnish hard rockers LORDI have made it to the final — along with with nine more artists — of the Eurovision Song Contest after competing in the semi-final in Athens, Greece on Thursday (May 18). Some 23 countries took part in the semi-final, with just 10 final places up for grabs. Fourteen more son...May 18, 2006
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LORDI Perform Warm-Up Concert In Athens
Finnish hard rockers LORDI — who have been chosen to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest this year — performed at a "secret" gig Tuesday night (May 16) in Athens, Greece at the Underworld Club. The show — which was not open to the public — featured a six-song setlist, including th...May 16, 2006
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