Eurovision 2024 Viewer Favorites! #2 - Windows95man - No Rules!

[@andrewdonaghy1248]

People often forget that it's a SONG contest and not a SINGING contest

[@Vlamdier]

Keep that in mind for this week's #1 #europapa.

[@signebrummerstedt9205]

Even then, Henri actually hits some pretty difficult notes like. Joke song or not, they sing well xD

[@brittanyvandoornik8322]

you can't vote for your own country! it's 50% fan votes, 50% jury :)

[@uikonimi]

Except semis were 100% fan votes

[@XquantumX-_-]

It's actually 51% televotes and 49% jury votes in the final

[@Prafik614]

And you can vote for several coutries and often end up having several different favourites. Often the winner is so good even it wasn’t your first pick, you cannot be mad. Unless it’s Sweden 🤭 With love, from Finland 😎

[@Tsuliwaensis]

@@Prafik614 😂

[@birchleaf]

Finland used to have more normal entries, but never did well. Then one year they sent Lordi and won, and then they figured OK, this is the way to do it. Go crazy. Shock everyone. That’s how we win!

[@DutchJulian97]

Yeah indeed! Then came cha cha cha what came in 2nd place ofcourse and now no rules!!

[@Rash23215]

Yeah that's why no rules did so well and were top in televotes..... wait....

[@birchleaf]

One year they sent a couple of guys with Down’s syndrome and an autistic guy playing punk rock. The shock and awe strategy doesn’t win every time, but it does give better results than their old strategy.

[@birchleaf]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGW8YXuFhbFofbcsi=OZ6m8OU9aYZohRZz

[@becauseimbatman1391]

A representative of Microsoft actually stated that they'd be okay with him using the Windows 95 logo, but it was against Eurovision rules. In the original performance in Finland the logo wasn't blurred but they changed it for the actual competition. The funniest part of all this however was when they re-uploaded the original performance on the ESC YT channel, they just edited the logo in the video to a blur and titled it "Windows95man - No Rules (Rules Applied Version)"

[@ohrusty]

Sorry, but that parentesis is hilarous.

[@alloverdplace8173]

Finland doing Finland💚🇫🇮 I just love it!!! Love from Norway.

[@Labbish1]

🇫🇮❤️🇧🇻

[@Kingkamel2]

hell yeah love from sweden

[@JorgyValenko]

Just because Windows95man brought the fun doesn't mean it doesn't have substance. Beyond the goofiness, the performance has a strong narrative, the egg refers to Finnish mythology, Henri's vocals are surprisingly exceptional and Henri himself is, well, such a babe.

[@ohrusty]

I'm glad you wrote this! I think this goes above a lot of peoples' head. Still funny af, though, of course.

[@thebigtenfour]

"Call me what you may See if I care, see me slay! Is there something wrong with the way I look? Is there something wrong with who I am? If I'm not alright, tell me why do I feel so beautiful tonight?" In a Eurovision full of songs about being yourself no matter how tough it might be, when I sat down and finally listened to these lyrics, those lines somehow hit me the most out of any song. The whole song's message is just incredible. UMK did a good job of featuring the two in the build up and you can see how genuine both were in the spirit of this song. And Henri seems like a quiet guy but just got better and better with each performance. He's adorable, I want to put him in my pocket and take him home with me.

[@JorgyValenko]

@@thebigtenfour I love how we both started our comments quite matter-of-factly and ended up crushing over Henri!

[@MeritSeto]

This whole perfomance was a pure joy to watch back than from first to last second.

[@thrillyria]

Finland is a rule breaker that never breaks the rules. We are very caught up in keeping the peace through following rules and regulations but then we also rebel under them. Finland pretty much kicked off the harder rock era in Eurovision in 2006 with Lordi winning. Sure, there'd been rock and even a little metallish entries in the competition before that. But it absolutely blew up after 2006. Finland also once sent a band of disabled men to Eurovision. Because they had a legitimate band that's been performing live in Finland for years. They wanted to Eurovision so they participated in the national qualification competition and won. They didn't do well in Eurovision. But in my opinion their participation was a huge thing for undervalued and underestimated disability community all over Europe.

[@saintofspades567]

Finland IS in fact the happiest country in the world 7or so years running so perhaps thats why theyre so damn funny??

[@rowaystarco]

I remember people laughed when I said that this was my fave song of the Finnish participants. I just knew it would win in Finland.

[@hedgehogf98]

Honestly, seeing you guys react to funny Eurovision entries puts the widest smile on my face. 😂❤

[@TheGabrielPT]

it's a crime that this only got 19th!!

[@vohol6158]

Hey, at least we got to be a part of the finale! I remember watching ESC in the 2000s when I was a kid and it was a bad period for Finland. Getting to the finale felt like victory in those years.

[@jayjayarray]

yeah that's about right

[@tanjanikola9489]

Henri, the main singer, is a voice artist for films and animation films, and he started working as a voice artist at the age of four. Windows95Man or Teemu Keisteri is a DJ and a visual artist and he paints hilarious pictures for his Ukkeli-series (look it up). The performance has hilarious references to the famous Finnish folklore, Kalevala, according to which the world was born out of an egg of the Goldeneye Duck. Henri is a bird with his feather denim jacket. His boots resemble the boots in the days of Kalevala, which were made out of birch bark in a check-pattern. Henri was not meant to be performing at all. He was producing the song and sang his parts on the demo, but the idea was to replace him with someone else. That never happened, and the demo was sent for selection with his vocals on it, and he ended up in Eurovision! He didn't wish his name to appear as part of the artist name though, but turns up on some of Windows95Man's DJ gigs. For additional laugh, here is a Spa Mix of No Rules in true Enigma-style! (They performed this in Eurovision Village on stage wearing bathrobes and the dancers were blowing bubbles, and they were distributing mini-denim shorts for fingers everywhere!). kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2bZhqOJr92YfNk

[@vohol6158]

I frickin love the spa mix! It's incredible. Now I'm immediately going to go and look for a video of that Eurovision Village performance, I didn't know they did that

[@tamazina]

You're not allowed to vote for your own country. They don't make it that easy for us. But you get up to 20 votes so you can scatter them.

[@Tsuliwaensis]

but would we though if we could? I was thinking about that the other day... I mean, unless your entry that year slaps, of course. but otherwise? idk. 🤷‍♀ I mean, I'm German. I don't know what would have to happen for me to be even just slightly tempted to vote for Germany. we shouldn't even be there tbh. finance the whole thing, absolutely, but then we should just fuck off. 😄

[@realityisblurred3330]

Canadian here who first traveled to Finland in 2011 and literally made friends off the street or waiting in lineups to get into venues etc. These relationships have endured into long lasting friendships to this day and i'm a total Finnophile! and been several times - not only Helsinki, but have pals in Tampere, Turku and Jyvaskyla - all beautiful cities themselves. Love the people, love the culture, love the natural beauty of the country and its quiet quirkiness :).

[@realityisblurred3330]

Salmiakki, Saunas and Lonkeros :D

[@Rooosajenta]

Funfacts: The dancer with the curtain bangs, Jesse Wijnans (Dutch), was one of the Cha Cha Cha dancers for Käärijä last year 🥰 "No rules!" was written about four years ago and Henri was just supposed to sing on the demo. They tried for years to find another singer, but they couldn't find a proper replacement, so they kept Henri as the lead singer 🙂

[@Vlamdier]

He (edit for @Vohol: Jesse) was also a bear when Erika Vikman became second in UMK: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoHEd6SLgtaWgLs

[@Rooosajenta]

@@Vlamdier, and he held Benjamin's microphone in Hoida mut last year. He's been part of several acts in UMK (every year?) since 2020 😃

[@vohol6158]

@@Vlamdier I thought first that you meant Henri, not Jesse, and was pretty confused haha

[@Eva-mp7xg]

11:20 "Is the Finnish language hard to learn?" Not if you're Estonian or Hungarian. For everyone else: next time pls be born in Finland 😂

[@sariweckroth1759]

Us Finnish people have always laughed at ourselves. Self-irony has helped us to survive.

[@phueal]

There are exceptions for all countries, but Finland has a reputation for rock entries rather than silly entries, albeit also often rock with a fun twist. They don't always send rock entries, but their most memorable and highest placing songs have been rock or rock-adjacent.

[@seqvela]

I had the absolute privilege of seeing this at the semi finals, and I was crying laughing. They are without a doubt the most entertaining act this year

[@rachael866]

In rehearsal he burnt through his sock and damaged several tiles on the floor so they made him change his original sparklers. You can see on their video about eurovision they have posted on here, they were. originally much more powerful 😂

[@Rooosajenta]

Originally he waved the sparklers much more up, down and around. In this version he keeps them more up in the air. And the floor under him is covered with a protective mat 😅

[@rachael866]

@@Rooosajenta yeah, it looked so good when he pointed them both up and down

[@Sinivalkoseepra-yz1ke]

You spoke so nicely about Finland, thank you 😁 I am still so happy we chose to send this to Eurovision, and how well the guys did there, it still brings me so much joy every time I see the performance! You guys are very welcome to visit Finland! We usually tend to be very welcoming to any foreigners who are genuinely interested about us. We know we have a wonderful country, we are very proud of it and love to share bits about it to visitors and share information about our culture to anyone interested. That's why whenever Finland is mentioned anywhere, there is bound to be a swarm of finns in the comment section 😅 We are often seen as quiet, serious and grumpy introverts, but then there is this other side of us that is just crazy, humorous and not taking ourselves seriously. And we would love to show that part of our mentality for visitors 😁

[@henryjackson6677]

I was surprised it did so badly in the fan vote.

[@suvi7255]

I'm SO happy you appreciated our act! Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮

[@elina0301]

I’m sitting here laughing so much to this incredible performance!! It’s so much fun and the “This Is Finland 🇫🇮” and double, triple, quadruple…..forever denim 😂 To sum it all up: I Love Finland ❤️🇫🇮

[@saintofspades567]

You should start a whole new paralell channel where you deep dive into finnish culture. Ismo, sauna culture, happiness factors etc. Youll LOVE it!! And well love watching you fall even deeper in love with finland! Its a win win /swede

[@emokter8577]

Windows 95 was my favourite artist this year. Watched all of his eurovision content, his reactions, therapy session 😅. So funny and creative.

[@tanjanikola9489]

Me too! Their interactions with Marcus & Martinus was so funny with the painting session...

[@Alex24517]

Same 😁😊

[@marinaa.6140]

Finland is the happiest country in the world😊👍. Have fun❤️!

[@matas91]

I am here for your reactions to Eurovision. I can't get enough. More and more guys. Love ya

[@kv6uf]

In my opinion, the best comment someone wrote about this vid was "They are years ahead of us." You saying "(not taking ourselves too seriously) is like the future" that just warms my heart.

[@iammotanz]

This one got a lot of haters this year because many Eurofans take themselves and the contest way too seriously. They fail to see the substance behind comedy and care too much about appearances and "good vocals". That's why this type of entries do well, but not well enough to win.

[@Piia2023]

They also got so much hate because Sara who was the favorite through out Europe to win came second.

[@norax3212]

@iammotanz this exactly! People who think they are intelligent say this is stupidity, but totally fail to see message, attitude and how much serious work has put into this. This is serious entry with lot of humor!

[@sav0001]

@@Piia2023 And she would have done so much better, especially with the juries. Hopefully she comes back again with a good song and wins UMK one year

[@AmaanStorm]

Finland has had some stand out songs that didn't necessarily fit the Eurovision mould, but somehow weirdly they have become quintessential songs that define the craziness of 'Eurovision'. From a hard rock horror band that won in 2006, to a punk band with developmental disabilities in 2015, Finland have (in the last 20 years) delivered something unique, or something memorable. From Krista Siegfrids same sex kiss with the slightly deranged "Marry Me" to Kaarija's fun-filled "Cha Cha Cha", and the more quality pop songs and ballads like Saara Alto's "Monsters" and Norma John's "Blackbird", there's so much in the Finnish Eurovision back catalogue that makes up a rich and varied musical tapestry. Perhaps have a look at the songs of the past 20 or so years that have represented Finland. There's some great stuff

[@ShookieL]

When I watched this during the finals I was cracking up and thinking OMG, Mike and Joe are going to love this one!

[@Alex24517]

Thanks for the reaction guys. 🤗 I am very glad that you liked the song. It's a winner for me this year. ❤️

[@madmansa1]

You guys should move to europe! You fit sooooo well here plus your quirky humor which is the same as in here! You would discover a new world!!❤😂

[@SK-nw4ig]

Finland IS goofy and funny. Not neccessarily always on Eurovision and it is often hidden by introvertion, gloomyness and silence, so people outside Finland dont really understand the humour is there. The humour in Finland is stupid and hillbilly, as seen here, or dark and dry. This is what we like and not everything has to be taken seriously. I am so happy you get it :D

[@FiaKopravitsh]

I've been waiting for this 😂😂

[@Labbish1]

I love how Mike became big fan of Finland ❤️ Btw, I think there is a Finnish town in Michigan US. You should propably visit there.

[@patrickuotinen]

You should also see the music video, and the spa version, and the orchestra version.

[@P0L_03]

my favorite Finland appearances are 2021 closely followed by 2006. You can tell I have a preferred style😂

[@07012969]

So happy you reacted to this ❤❤❤❤ this was the best thing this year 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@NelaKo]

We have UMK contest in Finland, and that's where our Eurovision contestant is selected. Videos are in KZbin. And welcome to Finland anytime! :)

[@Eva-mp7xg]

5:15 This is SPARTAAAA! I mean FINLAAAAAND!!!! Loved-loved-loved your reaction, thank you!

[@Solsortemor]

Finland is part of the Nordic countrys and not a Scandinavian country 🙂 I came home from FInland today... saw Käärijä gig and their trees are actually very very tall!!

[@kevanmcdougallmph]

The fact there are so many different genres of music represented at Eurovision is one of my favourite aspects of the event. Becoming a Eurovision fan has opened the door for me to appreciate so many different genres and languages of music, and it's challenged a lot of my biases when it comes to what I consider "quality music".

[@norax3212]

You could watch the music video for this, it’s great!

[@elinan3027]

When you come to Finland you can rent Käärijä's airbnb apartment 💚😉💚

[@Kaarijafan2024]

Welcome to Finland 🇫🇮💚 And join some Käärijä/Windows 95man gig 🤩 little off topic here but Käärijä & Joost released collab - TRAFIK! Waiting reaction video 😂

[@norax3212]

Mike had pretty good comparison (the comedian who has the spot on joke to you) this year Finland did not do that well, probably the reason is similar to that, this did not spoke to majority of Europe.

[@sannev8407]

Some may look at this as weird, bad, wacky and all stuff. I did too. But actually the song is very good and nostalgic and the singer is actually very good as well. I could do without windowsman, but i fell in love with the song and the singer

[@Hkmh-um4zt]

WtF Welcome to Finland

[@donuseeisee6465]

First found you two during your first Eurovision viewing. Now that you know more about Finland and have seen the moomin-trolls during the interval act, I can tell you, with the most sincere love ❤️, that you both have always reminded me of Snuffkin and Sniff. You have the full show in English on KZbin on the official channel for the Moomins. The 90ties one. I don't know if you need a vpn.

[@tapanim6576]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Piia2023]

Check out the UMK music video too, you hear the 🦅 screaming, worth checking out.

[@ОксанаВісина]

I like Finland and my Ukraine and Norway and Nemo, so I am glad those shows exist ❤

[@3eyedsight]

Finland Eurovision Week? :)

[@Vlamdier]

Can I vote for Erika Vikman ~ Cicciolina? 🐻🐻

[@Piia2023]

Take a listen to the Spa Mix version and the classical version of No Rules :)

[@Elina--]

It is so fun to watch you hype and love our country! 🩵🇫🇮 And thanks for your reaction 😊 Edit: Hey you are always welcome here! 😆

[@RiyaSDesai]

5:02 i can't believe we didn't get a comment about the truly perfect beams here

[@WeeklyTop5]

The denim is distracting!

[@Piia2023]

Don't mess with Finland 😂they will give multiply back...the best song and show this year :)

[@InfoDog666]

If you guys actually end up coming to Finland, come stay at our old wooden house in the archipelago! We're a Finnish-American couple in our 30s. There's a kick-ass garden with a sunroom! 🌞

[@tanjanikola9489]

Check out Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah (winner) and Blind Channel (6th) - Dark Side as other Finnish entries in previous Eurovision contests. And please visit Finland! You would fit right in. I recommend taking the cruise from Stockholm (absolutely beautiful going through the archipelago, and you get the idea when you zoom in on Google map). Sometimes these artists actually perform on the ferries (although not in peak summer time). Käärijä is performing on a Helsinki-Tallinn cruise at the end of August though, but most of the big artists perform on Stockholm trips - there aren't many though, so you need to keep an eye on them. Welcome!!

[@Piia2023]

They have done Lordi

[@tanjanikola9489]

@@Piia2023 Ah, probably forgot about that, as there are so many reactions! 😁

[@Bakellsoni]

You guys fit here 100%! 💙

[@MissMars2022]

I can't believe, that we are so many Eurovision weeks in, and we still have to teach you rule number 1 :D, which is: you cannot vote for your own coutry! The point of the whole contest is uniting countries, so you have to pick your fave country except your own. otherwise the contest would be rubbish, as the biggest countries (population wise) would win anyway. It's still hard to choose though, well not this year, as I actually only liked 4 entries and one of them (europapa) wasn't even in the final.

[@mariafranklin5791]

You are the best! 💙❤️💚💛🇫🇮

[@christin_germany]

Let's not forget about pyrogate! Their special effects destroyed some of the LED tiles on the floor during the first rehearsals and they had to switch to different pyros on a short notice.

[@friederikebaum9261]

Love your reactions to Eurovision ❤ Thank you! Here are some of my favorites from various countries and years: - Liar (ESC 2024) - Rim Tim Tagi Dim (ESC 2024) - Because of you (ESC 2023) - Zitti e Buoni (ESC 2021) - Discotheque (ESC 2021) - je me casse (ESC 2021) - Abu Dhabi (ESC 2019) - Toy (ESC 2018)

[@robbeck8661]

finnland has one of the best life quality's worldwide... work life balance, free healthcare and education, long paid parental leave for both parents, paid vacation, low crime rate ect ect....

[@inegom1735]

They were robbed... this should have won eurovision!... also we desperately need an electric callboy cover/colab

[@LLauraLee]

Welcome to Finland 😎🇫🇮

[@zupermaus9276]

Plllleeeeeez go to Finland

[@barawen_who]

I'm surprised you hadn't watched this song before, I was so sure you would love it 😂

[@Eva-mp7xg]

Be careful with moving to Finland. At some point, your new friends or neighbours will invite you to their sauna 😂😂🤣

[@Piia2023]

Yeah...and in a Finnish sauna you have no shirt and no pants 😅

[@znmde]

1 min ago is crazy 😂❤

[@alisaa63]

you need to react to finland 2021!! not a goofy act like this but an absolute banger

[@MissMars2022]

is that blind channel you're talking about? if so, posting this for ages, but they won't listen :D (because they like rock, but never react to rock, wonder why)

[@vohol6158]

​@@MissMars2022 I don't think they do "single" reactions like that. Only packages of 5. But someone could come up with a suggestion of a Eurovision Rock Week with 5 performances and just comment it under every video (or pay them for doing a reaction to that list, lol)

[@MissMars2022]

@@vohol6158 I already posted a 5 rock songs suggestion 5 times. Even without lordi and maneskin, since they already reacted to both

[@merituulimakiruusu8664]

You're absolutely welcome to move to Finland! Finnish is one of the hardest languages in the world to master but I wouldn't worry about it too much since almost every person in Finland speaks English. If you're up for it, make a video about you learning more about Finland!

[@NiRo808]

Finnish is a category 4 language in the FSI ranking ( 1 through 5 ). It’s a hard language to learn.

[@Vlamdier]

I actually liked the song that came second in UMK 2024 (Finnish national finals) over Windows95man.

[@Drag_on_king]

In the final it was perfect. Evertime bevor (National final, Semifinal, the preview I attended) you usually could spot the thong he wears at some point. This was perfection in terms of timing.

[@tanjanikola9489]

(And not sure if anyone has said it, but Finland is actually not part of Scandinavia, but is a Nordic country, and yes, we are completely bonkers in a good way! Please come for a visit!)

[@joannanumminen2000]

Please watch Lordi who won Eurovision in 2006. The most epic Finnish performance

[@Piia2023]

They have done it

[@pleegjepleegje]

Love Finland and the best country is yet to come 😊🇫🇮

[@nikolaos9652]

This could have been an awesome US entry song, if they ever participated in the Eurovision.

[@Kattaratatta]

Self-irony is indeed an essential part of Finnish mentality, it gets us through the dark winter times

[@2609israel]

I was curious why KZbin didn’t sent me the alert for new video, then I found out it was a reaction to Finland… the algorithm knows me 💀😭😭🤣

[@kacpersuski4459]

ITS NUMBER TWOOOOOO

[@sylwia5595]

If you want another prime example of Finnish humour, please react to "America First, Finland Second" 😂. A few years ago several European countries made fun of Trump in a series of short videos, ridiculing him and themselves. Finland was, imo, the funniest of them all. It's a short video and you'll be rolling on the floor, laughing

[@birkinater1139]

😍🤩🎉

[@svenskatabbar1519]

Finland is not skandinavian fyi! It often is mistaken as one. But skandinavia is sweden, norway, denmark :) (finland was scandinavian unti Beginning of 1800 due to beeing a part of sweden. But is now independent)

[@ohrusty]

Around 9:45 -- YES.

[@Roosa612]

👍🏻👏🏻😁😆🇫🇮

[@katriperttuli427]

Finland is the most forested country in Europe, 75 % of it is covered by forest and thanks to everyman's rights everybody is entitled to enjoy of them.

[@saranissen6210]

You are not allowed to vote for your own country. Like Estonia this was not really for me, but you guys made it enjoyable. Finland just like the goofy stuff, but also rock music(The Rasmus, Lordi, Blind Channel, Soft Engine for example)and they have send pop/ballads/folk/dance as well.

[@madmansa1]

Besides the 50% is jury the other 50% is public vote but it’s possible to call/ message max 20 times as long is not your own country so you can divide your votes😂😂😂

[@saimaxx]

Since you are loving the Finnish acts you should definitely check out Lordi's "Hard rock hallelujah" from 2006!

[@Piia2023]

They have done it

[@eltzuchan]

i think our mentality with eurovision these days is to mostly have fun after years of trying really hard yet rarely ever seeing good placements, especially if our national finals doesnt have any songs strong enough to do well in the competeition itself, so why not just go have a good time and make something memorable :DD

[@sav0001]

You literally had Sara Siipola right there, who would haved done much better, especially with the juries. Hopefully she comes back to UMK with another good song and you guys actually send her this time

[@zarbakry6465]

Eurovision week - TOP5 list of Emotional songs #1 Michael Schulte - You Let Me Walk Alone - Germany - LIVE - Grand Final - Eurovision 2018 #2 VICTORIA - Growing Up Is Getting Old - LIVE - Bulgaria - Grand Final - Eurovision 2021 #3 Marco Mengoni - Due Vite (LIVE) | Italy | Grand Final | Eurovision 2023 #4 Jamala - 1944 - Ukraine - Grand Final - Eurovision 2016 #5 Marija Šerifović - Molitva - Serbia - Grand Final - Eurovision 2007

[@emileriksson76]

How do you pick? You get to vote 20 times, so spread the love between your favs in any ratio you want.

[@Vescilla]

I'll just refer to one thing you said but you can't vote for your own country unless you live somewhere else. So a Finnish person can't vote for Finland unless they reside in let's say UK.

[@novineux1246]

Finland is not a scandinavian country, it's a nordic country. Scandinavia is Sweden, Norway, Denmark. If you wanna include Finland you say Fennoscandia.

[@birgittalagerstrom6264]

Every country wote for their song to send. Then a international jury give points what the all countrys audians have called in.