Last updated: Tuesday, August 21, 2007

LORDI STAR GRATEFUL FOR EUROVISION

LORDI guitarist AMEN has no regrets about the heavy metal band's winning appearance at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, because the unfashionable competition opened them up to an international audience.

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The Finnish rocker - real name Jussi Sydänmaa - admits the band's career would be in the doldrums if it wasn't for Eurovision.

He says, "It is broadcast to millions of viewers - usually there's over 100 million viewers. It is one of the most-watched non-sporting events in the world, so it's a great opportunity to bring your message to millions of people in only three minutes.

"It's a place no one ever expected to see a band like us, but that's the reason we wanted to participate, because we do things that normal bands don't do.

"It opened many doors for us. We got a lot of new fans, and because of that we have a chance to play in bigger arenas. During the last year-and-a-half we were really busy, and we have to thank Eurovision for that."

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Source: WENN

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