Lordi: Not your father’s Finnish Eurovision entry
An article from the Chicago Tribune. With all this pre-Eurovision publicity, we actually have a chance of winning not getting zero points…
First, Finnish religious leaders warned that the Freddy Krueger lookalikes could inspire satanic worship. Then critics called for President Tarja Halonen to use her constitutional powers to veto the band and nominate a traditional Finnish folk singer. Rumors even circulated that Lordi members were agents sent by President Vladimir Putin to destabilize Finland ahead of a Russian coup–an explanation for why they refused to take off their freakish masks in public.
Alex Nieminen, a Finnish ad executive, argues that the band embodies Finnish self-assertion after decades of isolation. “Lordi represents a rebellion by Finns who are saying, `Hey we are not all the Nokia-wielding people the government would like you to think we are,”‘ Nieminen said.
Hat Tip to Arhi for the link!
