Finland’s 2007 Eurovision Candidate Not Inspiring Much Of A Hard Rock Hallelujah
Those of you hoping that last year’s Eurovision success of costumed metallers Lordi would usher in a new era of prosthetic-horn wearers representing Finland at the pan-European song contest are going to be somewhat disappointed:
For 2007, the Finnish public has opted to stick with a winning formula, choosing Sony BMG-signed rocker Hanna Pakarinen as this year’s entry with her track “Leave Me Alone.”
The first winner of Finland’s “Pop Idol” TV show, Pakarinen is the country’s most successful female recording artist who sings in English, having sold more than 90,000 albums, according to Valtanen.
Footage of Pakarinen singing “Leave Me Alone” is on YouTube; it sounds like a bland cross between Evanescence and Stevie Nicks, with a dash of made-for-TV attitude and a wind machine. While we’re all for more female hard-rock frontwomen, we’re doubtful that this song will inspire the frenzy that Lordi did last year–unless, that is, Pakarinen can figure out how to work the word “arockalypse” into her performance.
Eurovision 2007 Finland – Hanna pakarinen – Leave me alone [YouTube] Finland prepares for its Eurovision close-up [Reuters]
