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Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on April 23, 2007, 11:51:16 PM
Apparently this was their winner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsE94UXte5I
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: noodleplugerine on April 24, 2007, 12:05:31 AM
Awesome!!!

Gotta love Whitesnake :D

They actually have a band on stage?

We don't have that here!!! xD
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: Crazy_Joe on April 24, 2007, 12:43:31 AM
..Is that a man or a woman???!!
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on April 24, 2007, 12:45:56 AM
Hard to tell - no beard and can't see enough tattoos to be able to tell.

Seriously - It's a guy!
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: blue on April 24, 2007, 12:54:54 AM
must be the "Lordi effect" in Finland!

they did give us Hanoi Rocks, so there must be something in the water (or vodka) up there.  the guy with the Les Paul shreds a bit, eh?
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: Philly Q on April 24, 2007, 01:04:44 AM
I don't actually like his voice much, TBH, but that's beside the point - not only do they have a live band on stage, they also play a full 4-1/2 minute song.  You'll never see that on the UK shows!

I keep thinking I ought to move to Scandinavia or one of the Nordic countries - better music, better standard of living and they don't have sweltering 6-month summers and bloody ridiculous 23-degree temperatures in April!
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: noodleplugerine on April 24, 2007, 01:08:28 AM
Quote from: Philly Q
I keep thinking I ought to move to Scandinavia or one of the Nordic countries - better music, better standard of living and they don't have sweltering 6-month summers and bloody ridiculous 23-degree temperatures in April!


:D
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: Afghan Dave on April 24, 2007, 02:14:54 AM
Sometimes in 2007 England I feel like a rat faced with the prospect of a sinking ship....

When and where should I cut and run to?  :cry:  :cry:
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: Muzzzz on April 24, 2007, 07:17:13 AM
Quote from: Afghan Dave
When and where should I cut and run to?  :cry:  :cry:


When? - Now
Where? - Australia!

 :D
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: Muso on April 24, 2007, 08:21:15 AM
If that was the winner I dread to hear what the losers sounded like! Pop Idol should be banned worldwide
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: Ratrod on April 24, 2007, 10:11:09 AM
I didn't think it's that special. But it IS alot better than what we get here in Holland. A complete song with a band, that's a big plus.

Feline, did you find that clip because there was a Flying V in there?  :D
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: Muzzzz on April 24, 2007, 10:22:04 AM
Metal Idol - now THAT would be worth watching!

Ahh, we can hope! :)
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: indysmith on April 24, 2007, 11:18:59 AM
Quote from: Philly Q
they don't have sweltering 6-month summers and bloody ridiculous 23-degree temperatures in April!

Dude that's the only reason i can think of to stay in England!
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Post by: Kepu on April 24, 2007, 01:15:31 PM
meh, that's one of the worst songs that Ari sang imo

this however is very good and blew the stadium away, 2 of the judges began to cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fghti5i810
this from the very final


and no, I'm not really interested in Idols, it's just good to see some people getting so up with Iron Maiden and Ensiferum t-shirts :P
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: carlaz on April 24, 2007, 04:41:07 PM
Quote from: Philly Q
I keep thinking I ought to move to Scandinavia or one of the Nordic countries - better music, better standard of living and they don't have sweltering 6-month summers and bloody ridiculous 23-degree temperatures in April!

Ah, and for years I considered relocating to Scandinavia (Finland might be work, but I'm sure I'd remember a lot of my Swedish after a couple of months!), except that the UK still seems a bit weedy to me on the summer front! :)  Not that I mind proper winters -- which the UK also lacks -- but I want my proper scorching summer too! :)  At least it's pleasantly light up there in the summer, if not terribly hot ....

On the other hand, the missus wouldn't appreciate Scandinavian winters like I would, and she thinks even less of UK summers than I do -- so I reckon I'll have to give up on my Nordic migration fantasies.  :roll:
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: Kepu on April 24, 2007, 05:06:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNyqDtPRqvw

and how many times have you heard power metal (Sonata Arctica) being singed at that kind of contest? :P
Title: Finland's Pop Idol seems better than ours!
Post by: Davey on April 24, 2007, 05:44:23 PM
well, the fins are a nation made of metal. some seriously kickass bands are from there

though his rendition of hunting high and low is a bit poor in the deliverance.. and he butchered evil that men do. but the rock & roll song was pretty damn good