It’s just one day until Finland’s Windows95man takes to the Eurovision stage. Tomorrow the Finnish delegation will rehearse for the first time. Ahead of this, Finnish broadcaster Yle has revealed information about Windows95man’s stage show in Malmö.
Staging ideas for Windows95man
Prior to going to Eurovision Windows95man and vocalist Henri Piispanen have been doing in house rehearsals at the Yle studios. The duo have revealed that the staging will be similar to that of the UMK performance. They had been rehearsing without the giant egg, but that is due to the prop already being in Malmö.
There are some changes that do have to be made to the stage show. This is due to the EBU enforcing its rules in regard to the Windows95 logo on Teemu Keisteri’s shirt. Teemu has also been asked to change his skin coloured pants by the EBU.
Watch our interview with Windows95man
In Amsterdam, Angus had the chance to speak with Windows95man and Henri. You can watch Angus’ interview with him below:
Finland’s Eurovision Journey
Finland debuted in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing 10th with Laila Kunnunen’s “Valoa ikkunassa.” Since then they have competed 56 times, and appeared in the final 48 times. Finland has finished in the top 10 an impressive 14 times. They have won the contest once in 2006, with Lordi’s performance of “Hard Rock Hallelujah” getting 292 points.
Finland’s most recent entry was “Cha Cha Cha” by Käärijä. He won the first semi-final in Liverpool, thus qualifying for the final. At the close of voting, he gained a total of 526 points, earning them 2nd place – Finland’s second best result of all time. Käärijä received 376 points from the televote, and an extra 150 points from the juries.
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News Source: Yle
Photo Credit: Yle/Nelli Kenttä
Rory Gannon