Reaction To Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah (Eurovision 2006 Live)

[@Aquelll]

Tomi "Mr. Lordi" Putaansuu, the singer who started the band avoids the publicity and very few people even know what he loos like, because he is always suited up for any public appearance. He has said in an interview that he has always been extremely shy around people and the suit gives him the confidence to perform publicly. He has been able to guard his personal life extremely well and even the Finnish media seem to respect that.

[@MrBanaanipommi]

also he made those costumes and masks himself

[@renaissancesnowblizz]

Finnish media seem to respect it because when a tabloid was about to release pictures of Lordi way back when he was relevant the public backlash was so severe the tabloid and it's advertisers got cold feet, people were very upset that they were going to "reveal" him

[@MrBanaanipommi]

@@renaissancesnowblizz i didnt know that, thats cool.. and i think those who want to be off from public should have their respect, i think mr lordi is fine with all this, he still got gigs in japan and us and sometimes in europe, what i have heard... and still can pay his bills with his music and stuff, its not something that everyone gets!

[@mixlllllll]

​​@@renaissancesnowblizzOne magazine (Seiska i think?) actually revealed his face.

[@onerva0001]

I remember there was one celebrity magazine that did publish his picture in the cover, but people started a campaign to turn the cover away (käännettiin lehti väärinpäin) so no one could see the picture. I avoided looking. That caused the backlash if I recall correctly. ​@@renaissancesnowblizz

[@3a_3ehut86]

Это лучшее, что было на Евровидении...

[@Manselikka]

Finland had quite recently send ”different” songs to ESC . Personally liked -21 BlindChannel and -23 Käärijä performances.

[@coco5241]

I fell in love with Käärijä and 🇫🇮 this year. And got to know a lot of new artists on the way. Have been to 🇫🇮 numerous times 2023 💚

[@Aenea-de9vy]

Well, this brings back memories! I remember watching this final alone late at night, as my family has already gone to bed thinking Finland couldn’t have any chance doing well. I couldn’t believe my eyes when those points started dropping! In the morning I said to my brother in law that Finland won. He didn’t believe me, until he red the news. 😂

[@Sinivalkoseepra-yz1ke]

I remember watching it too! I was 12 at the time, and my dad had gone to bed already but I was waching the points being counted with my mum on our knees on the floor in front of the television. 😄 I can still remember the anticipation! And we went absolutely crazy hearing that Finland had actually won! No one could sleep anymore as we were screaming and dancing around 😄 Then I remember going outside to let our dog out, and we heard someone yelling and singing and celebrating very loudly somewhere in our normally very quiet and peaceful neighbourhood 😄

[@Zardagbum]

Oh man that year was amazing. I remember watching it with my parents and my mother going "What, only 8 points?!" at some country, when 8 points was the best Finland had ever gotten before.

[@nlrenzo9432]

Thats amazing lmao

[@theheavymetalbrony2257]

Was 16 at the time, only reason I watched Eurovision that night was because Lordi was playing. This finally was so worth it!

[@kmikko8438]

No surprise that it reminds of glam rock, because Lordi's frontman is actually the founder of KISS Army Finland and he's a huge KISS fan. That also propably explains why Lordi's first ever hit "Would You Love a Monsterman?" has a chorus that sounds like KISS' "I Was Made for Lovin' You" By the time Lordi was announced to be our entry for Eurovision 2006, lots of people told that they're gonna move to Sweden if Lordi wins. All of those were silent after Lordi won it. Love to watch your videos.

[@lesalmin]

It's good to note that that band had been around for years before that show. Those outfits were a normal part of their gigs.

[@AnnaPennanen]

You should definitely listen to Finland's entries of Blind Channel and Käärijä!

[@kv6uf]

Yes, please do!

[@Mayhem-pv9cc]

At least Blind Channel.

[@Goddybag4Lee]

Lordi is epic on so many levels. Heard a Accordion version of this song and it shows the true melodies power even more. I'm not so much into metal rock at all but Hard Rock Halleluja is always a banger!

[@Sarmaamy]

The singer designs and makes those outfits himself.

[@FreedomAndPeaceKH]

Not alone - With his wife 😉

[@teamajaniemi6506]

I remember that year. There were so many acts dressed in sexy outfits, half-naked and I think many people just got fed up with that and voted for something totally different.

[@rurintojas]

Not only totally different but actually good!

[@ianrob4760]

apart from Waterloo the best ever @@rurintojas

[@DonalD1982]

This was Finland's very first win ever in ESC. And IIRC the second sond in 2006 was mails away from Lordi. I think finnish song writers should do songs they can do the best: Metal songs \,,/ /Q\

[@Pappa_66]

Great Eurovision bands from Finland "Blind Channel", "Teräsbetoni", "Rasmus"...and of course "Käärijä"😅

[@Teitsi]

I would add softengine too, it was an amazing performance

[@Bandido894]

Teräsbetoni was bad!

[@Mojova1]

Rasmus was useless. Tusinabiisi.

[@JariRantasalmi-dj9gk]

He is really guiet and nothing like his stagecharacter in real live.seen him 2 times with his frends,not easy to understand,they are like nigh and day.

[@alexandraSarnik]

I saw them live last year! Great band!

[@TheMmm79]

I remember that night when Finland won for the first (and maybe last) time 😊 I was going to a nightclub with my friends and people were just nuts (Finland had just won a few minutes earlier) and celebrating! We were kind of wondering what's going on and someone told us that Finland won the Eurovision. We laughed like "Yeah right, the country that's almost always the last one.. really funny joke! 🤣". But it was true and we finally had to believe it 🎉😂

[@jussikemppainen7904]

We used to got 0 point. refreshing to win . Hello from finland =)

[@kreativjunkie8053]

This is BRILLIANT!

[@Oyvind88]

Rock on, ohhh memories, one off the best winners in Eurovison🔥🤘😎🇳🇴

[@Petterimahtava]

Indeed, Mr.Lordi was running a fever of 39 degrees when he performed. In his autobiography he told how he was annoyed when his voice was not at its best at the time

[@petertapola8097]

He sounds awesome here, grittier than normally :D Just watched their Wacken performance and this is miles better, especially the keyboardist's backing vocals.

[@hazeman4755]

For a long time Eurovision was kind of a joke for many Finns, because it was more of a competition for Finland to not finish last than to win in Eurovision. According to the statistics I just found Finland has finished last 11 times (including semi-finals) and has got 0 points 3 times, and most other times Finland has been near the bottom of the list. Then came Lordi and surprised everyone by winning. I don't remember how many rock bands have been in the ESC before Lordi (probably not many), but since then some other countries have tried rock/metal with varying success. Lordi and last year's Käärijä are still exceptions and mostly Finland doesn't do very well and often has problems getting into the finals. Unless it's rock or metal, I guess the kind of (pop) music Finns like and keep sending to ESC is not what the general European public likes. Sweden is much better at writing poppy songs that everyone likes. The ESC kind of music is really not to my taste and most years there's only 1-3 songs that I like out of about 40 songs, but I usually still watch it just to see what terrible performances there are and how Finland and the couple of countries I like fare.

[@Piia2023]

Lordi took part in Eurovision because the record company asked them. Finland just wanted to shake up Eurovision, and they sure did. sorry not the record label, but UMK.

[@Piia2023]

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[@Bandido894]

Earlier he didn't even speak Finnish on front of camera (only English), but recently has give up on that and speaks also Finnish.😅

[@sonjaristolainen5116]

Me: *starts headbanging* 🤘🏻

[@birchleaf]

This was the first time a rock song won Eurovision, and then Måneskin did it again for Italy in 2022 with Zitti i Buoni. There are a lot of ”camp” songs in the ESC, but also some that try to spice it up a bit. It’s generally gotten better over time.

[@penaarja]

He did not went To Finland indepenceday celebration on President "castle", even had A invitation, because he did not want To expose his face

[@thelahna-8747]

this was basically the first time I ever watched Eurovision, and even now, I only watch it when Finland brings metal band to play music.. otherwise i know finland has no chance of winning..

[@mievaa00]

As a finn I find this channel cute and awesome💜 Thanks for being intrested and introducing our music for people outside of Finland💜 I was 6yo when Lordi won and I did lot of Lordi band play pretend with other kids when I was in preschool and I wanted to become rock star after I saw the show of Lordi in Eurovision so I started to play violin😂 Now Im 23yo and still playing and doing music(as a hobby tho but still)

[@pronty77]

After they had won, there was Lordi candy, Lordi cola, and Lordi comic books in the stores.

[@annina134]

I don't watch Eurovision, but when Lordi was there I watched. 😅 I don't really like all the music Eurovision has, so I'm not so interested but Lordi was an interesting take and yes, we won that time.

[@SK-nw4ig]

It is kind of funny to watch eurovision because while some (most) performances are pretty universal, some performances are so far from finnish culture. Usually those with half naked ladies throwing their hair and waving their butts not ironically :D I suppose some countries feel Lordi or some others we as finns feel comfortable with are very far from their idea of a good show. And these kind of differences of course make Eurovision great.

[@kv6uf]

@@SK-nw4ig Great thoughts there, I really appreciate the Finnish culture and that some of those performances are immediately recognized as superficial and without deeper meaning that Finns seem to like. But to each their own, it's entertainment nonetheless.

[@SK-nw4ig]

@@kv6uf yes, definitely. Not to be taken too seriously, Eurovision is good entertainment. Brainless fun in Finland too for sure, just different than the example.

[@kv6uf]

@@SK-nw4ig Yes. But Finland brings that extra spice.

[@nikokorppi5215]

If i remember right, lordi won by the biggest score ever?

[@mikkolaine4883]

By that time, yes. Then more countries attended so comparisation haven't been legit anymore. Not to mention point scoring changes later :D

[@HarrymegamanDJ]

I am not from Finland, but I have always had great respect for their craft in metal. And I was one of the voters for Lordi to Win. Another great heavy metal band from Finland is Battlebeast. Finland have a rich history of great rock music. Me and my Finnish friends partied hard that night! 🤟

[@paiviliias7387]

I don't usually watch Eurovision, but this time around did. It was really fun. There is a saying: it's more likely hell to freeze than Finland winning ESC 😂 Later on Mr.Lordi was invited to Independence day reception by our current president but didn't attend (if I remember correct).

[@fromSweden4u]

This was awesome at the time!

[@qayaki]

Rovaniemi, Arctic Circle town here in Finnish Lapland. Mr. Lordi lives here and Santa Claus lives here too. :)

[@ilikevideos4868]

As a kid I was a big fan of Lordi 😅 I think I had 2 CD's. Monsterican Dream and Arockalypse. Those are great albums, I still listen to them from time to time

[@anttihakkinen5775]

I would recommend listening to their "Devil is a loser", it's another great song by Lordi.

[@osemarvin2847]

You mentioned Slade. That was a good band. I liked it a lot. Still do. And I'm from Finland :)

[@stephaniechbakingtraveler4262]

I am not a fan rock music but i like some of the rock bands and this song Hard Rock Hallelujah is one of my favorite rock songs. One of my favorite winners in Eurovision Song Contest.

[@Mr_Skipper]

The high notes are actually by extra singer Pasi Rantanen(thunderstone)! Eurovision at the time did not allow any singing coming from tape so they had extra singer on the stage singing the high notes. Leena Peisa aka Awa, the keyboard player actually song lower backing vocals.

[@Gulamaja]

Could it be them you see at 3:31 in all black with a hood?

[@Iippo82]

I think that Awa said on some interview that she really cant sing good those backing vocals with those teeth-implants on her stagecostume

[@Mr_Skipper]

@@Gulamaja yes it is him.

[@heikenogales102]

Love It.❤

[@Segwo]

Besides being a fantastic showman while singing. Mr. Lordi is pretty good at working the crowd between songs. I was front row when they toured North America for the first time. At their first ever show in Vancouver, Canada. Not sure if you only check out live performances, but the music video for Blood Red Sandman is my favorite. It’s very Evil Dead

[@robertpetre9378]

I remember seeing Lordi live in Brighton years ago and they were hilarious. Kind of like a mixture of a sleazy Circus 🎪 and horror show.

[@moki4541]

Funny how the most iconic moment of ESC is something Original and awesome rather then something boring just to fit the norms

[@moki4541]

And it could have been again if Germany actually send in electric callboy. But boomer knew it better again and sucked hard

[@liliaeth]

@@moki4541 Germany sent a pretty damn good metal band last year, Lords of the Lost, but unfortunately they didn't get many votes. Which makes me fear they'll go back to more typical pop songs after that.

[@kessu27]

The point is that Eurovision used to be political contest, 0 points Finland. Exept Estonia gives us 10 ❤ Now the public can deside, its finally about music...

[@tst6735]

Fan så bra ❄️❄️❄️

[@ChristianJull]

Finland's only win. Should have won 2023 with Käärijä. Easily the public winner, but somehow the professional judges pushed the votes to Sweden. Coincidentally, next year is the 50th anniversary of ABBA winning Eurovision. And now it'll be held in Sweden. 😉

[@merjakotisaari9046]

The Lord is a priest and the organist cantor, and everyone else also works in the church

[@iskal6790]

Why i like this? It`s well played , preformed , singed AND it`s not an fuckin creamy "i allways looove you" song. And , when i play this at home ..2xCervin Vegas are pumping pressure to my ears with 250w of power /channel. And about the song: Funniest thing was that one greek "popewannabe or another religious guy" said that LORDI is from hell & lordi shoud be vanished from earth!! Huolymouly!! That "pope" made , maybe , the best ad for the band. HALLELUJAAA !! HC!!

[@Tianda1111]

The best winner ever in ESC

[@jonnakatriina]

Best ever🧡

[@sannihelanen511]

Amazing accent you have ❤

[@50shadesofbeauty50]

Finland 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@laurivauramo6490]

We won. fair and square

[@finnishculturalchannel]

Their songs are pretty much all fun, so which ever you pick, you probably want to see and listen more: "LORDI - Dead Again Jayne (Official Music Video)". If you like costumes, but Lordi's horror is too scary for you. then there's always Hevisaurus: "Hevisaurus 100". "Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song" is a similar Metal musician collaboration. Tuska is Metal festival in Helsinki.

[@marbar910]

That is why we are from Finland. You cannot ever understand😂

[@CM-ey7nq]

Best winners ever.

[@SepyLi]

Hiya! Your videos have popped on my fyp and was wondering how you became interested in our humble corner of the earth living in Malaysia(?). I’m confused hehe. Also love your accent😍 P.S. If you have any interest in Eurovision the 2024 candidates are now published and we have a competition UMK aka Uuden musiikin kilpailu where the participant is chosen for Eurovision.

[@ikyfromnorth]

This was hard video to deny singing along. greetings by nickname: I have signed Hard Rock hallelujah cd-disc. [note. I have born in 2006, month before Lordi participated in May] (Edit: The lead singer Lordi has same first name and second name as me, coincidence ?)

[@amandak35]

you should react to the video that shows all the eurovision entries from finland over the years

[@amandak35]

it's from schlagerlucas

[@chrisemptage1366]

The BBC got complaints about this

[@antcommander1367]

Kinda liked when TrollfesT (norway) tryed to get in eurovision -2.

[@TeeDee87]

It was the only time rock n roll won Eurovision.

[@jrim8889]

Tomi Putaansuu has always been a very big fan of KISS so these masks make sense...

[@Paltse]

Ah, the first and last time metal band won Eurovision.

[@itseperkele181]

Personally, I go camping when eurovision is going on lol. I avoid it like the plague.

[@katjak5334]

If you haven't yet pleace react to a finnis folkmetal band Amorphis - The bee official video, thanks 😊

[@cn_minus]

Yo! Want to react to a new finnish metal band from Oulu? We just released a song called "DEAD OR ALIVE", go check it out!

[@tristanvanvalckenborgh4817]

Metal and rock are so underestimated especially metal. people think metal is like a screaming man with a low voice into a micro with an earscraching sound of instruments. But this is not true and yes you have bands like that but that is just 1 genre of metal and i don't really like that to but what i do like is power metal and trash metal kind off music. That is anything but that screaming low voice.

[@kv6uf]

It was all boring pop before Lordi in 2006. :D Some countries still always go with it, Finland has done well when we send alternative. Before that, there was a saying here that Hell would freeze sooner than Finland would win Eurovision. So, I guess it froze in 2005.

[@penaarja]

Yes exactly. Eurovision song content was so boring In 70' and 80's when I was A Kids. Awful shit, besides ABBA

[@DerMacko]

Finns being weird, vol 1!

[@roblindstrom797]

Stop that BS

[@tahhah3449]