Finland

Geir Rönning

About Quick Facts NameGeir Ola Rønning Born05 November 1962 Nationality🇳🇴 Norwegian National SelectionEuroviisut 2010Melodi Grand Prix 2006Euroviisut 2005Euroviisut 2004Euroviisut 2002Melodi Grand Prix 1997Melodi Grand Prix 1996Melodi Grand Prix 1995 In Eurovision2005 Kyiv SongWhy? (2005) Biography Early Career in Norway Geir Rönning was born in Ålesund, Norway in 1962. He started

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Lordi

About Quick Facts MembersMr. Lordi (Tomi Putaansuu)Amen (Jussi Sydänmaa)OX (Samer el Nahhal)Awa (Leena Peisa)Kita (Sampsa Astala) Founded1992 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionEuroviisut 2006 In Eurovision2006 Athens SongHard Rock Hallelujah (2006) Biography Lordi is a Finnish hard rock and heavy metal band that became internationally known after winning the Eurovision Song Contest

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Hanna Pakarinen

© Indrek Galetin, Wikimedia Commons About Quick Facts NameHanna Helena Pakarinen Born17 April 1981 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionEuroviisut 2007 In Eurovision2007 Helsinki SongLeave Me Alone (2007) Biography Hanna Pakarinen was born on April 17, 1981, in Lappeenranta, Finland. Before starting her music career, she worked as a forklift driver and

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Waldo’s People

About Quick Facts MembersWaldoKaroliina KallioCapri VirkkunenPäivi SeloSami Lehto (not on stage)Karl Sinkkonen (not on stage)Kimmo Nissinen (not on stage) Founded1998 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionEuroviisut 2009 In Eurovision2009 Moscow SongLose Control (2009) Biography Waldo’s People is a Finnish electronic dance music group that became famous in the late 1990s and early

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Teräsbetoni

© Daniel Aragay, Wikimedia Commons About Quick Facts MembersJarkko AholaArto JärvinenViljo RantanenJari Kuokkanen Active2002-2011, 2020 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionEuroviisut 2008 In Eurovision2008 Belgrade SongMissa miehet ratsasta Biography Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy metal band known for their unique blend of power metal and epic, heroic themes. The band was formed

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Kuunkuiskaajat

About Quick Facts MembersJohanna VirtanenSusan Aho Active2009-2016, 2023 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionEuroviisut 2010 In Eurovision2010 Oslo SongTyölki ellää (2010) Biography Kuunkuiskaajat was a Finnish folk duo, composed by Johanna Hytti-Virtanen and Susan Aho of the Värttinä band. Susan Aho has been a member of the Värttinä band since 1997 and

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Softengine

© Albin Olsson About Quick Facts MembersTopi LatukkaOssi MäkeläEero KeskinenHenri OskárTuomo Alarinta Active2011 – 2017 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionUuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2014 In Eurovision2014 Copenhagen SongSomething Better (2014) Biography Softengine is a Finnish alternative pop-rock band. The story of this band traces back to 2011, in the small city of

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Pernilla Karlsson

About Quick Facts NamePernilla Karlsson Born11 June 1990 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionUuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2012 In Eurovision2012 Baku SongNär Jag Blundar (2012) Biography Pernilla Karlsson, born June 11, 1990, in Siuntio, is a Finland-Swedish artist.  Karlsson engaged in music from an early age, though not always at a professional level.

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Sandhja

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameSandhja Kuivalainen Born16 March 1991 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionUuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 In Eurovision2016 Stockholm SongSing It Away (2016) Biography Sandhja Kuivalainen, born on 16 March 1991, is a Finnish singer known professionally as Sandhja.  Sandhja’s mother is Indo-Guyanese, and her father is Finnish.

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Paradise Oskar

About Quick Facts NameAxel Ehnström Born23 October 1990 Nationality🇫🇮 Finnish National SelectionEuroviisut 2011 In Eurovision2011 Düsseldorf SongDa Da Dam (2011) Biography Axel Ehnström, born on October 23, 1990, in Kirkkonummi, Finland, is a Finnish songwriter and musician recognized for his contributions to the music industry both as a performer and

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