The Nightmares of European Children Have Just Begun
With "Hard Rock Hallelujah," a slice of metal theater, Finland's hard rock band Lordi came out far ahead of second-place Russia in this year's Eurovision song contest, becoming one of the most surprising winners in the competition's history. Lordi pulled in front early and increased their lead gradually as the televote from 38 countries came in.
National vote reporting is one of the most enjoyable parts of the Eurovision evening. A representative from each country reports the national televote. The top ten vote-getters in each country receive points. The tenth through third highest vote-getters receive one through eight points, respectively. The second highest vote-getter nets 10 points, while the top vote-getter receives 12.
It is not possible to vote for your own country's act, although, as fan site esctoday.com has pointed out, Skype may be changing this.
The best moment during the vote reporting: Dutch announcer Paul de Leeuw flirting with co-presenter Sakis Rouvas, calling him "chickie," and offering him his phone number.
Finland's first ever Eurovision win may encourage other countries to reject more typical quasi-ethnic and ultra-sugary sorts of entries for acts that represent actual local tastes. Hardcore metal is huge in Finland, and Lordi matches domestic musical interests quite well.
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