Finland have won the annual Eurovision Song Contest, in Athens this year, for the first time ever - and they must be the wackiest (and ugliest) winner ever. Finland's entry in this year's contest was a rock band called Lordi - and they looked like a slightly uglier, more terrifying version of Slipknot. They won with 292 points which means that next year's contest will be held in Helsinki. Luckily, most of the singers from the other countries looked normal - even though most of the songs were downright and in some cases just absolutely awful.
And the usual case of neighbourly voting occured - such as the Scandinavian countries voting for each other, the Balkan countries voting for each other, and Britain and Republic of Ireland giving each other 8 points out of a maximum of 12.
Good Lordi! - the monsters of the heavy metal band Lordi won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest for Finland.
Britain's more normal, more civilised, and more clean-cut entry, Daz Sampson. He sang a rap song called Teenage Life - and finished 19th out of 24. We had a consolation in the fact that France finished 22nd.
And the usual case of neighbourly voting occured - such as the Scandinavian countries voting for each other, the Balkan countries voting for each other, and Britain and Republic of Ireland giving each other 8 points out of a maximum of 12.
Good Lordi! - the monsters of the heavy metal band Lordi won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest for Finland.
Britain's more normal, more civilised, and more clean-cut entry, Daz Sampson. He sang a rap song called Teenage Life - and finished 19th out of 24. We had a consolation in the fact that France finished 22nd.
