A taste of Europe.

I was online this evening and ran accross a wonderful video clip of the Academic Male Choir of Tallinn University of Technology in Tallinn, Estonia. The song they are doing is "Hard Rock Hallelujah" which was originially done by the Finnish band Lordi, winning them a record 292 points at Eurovision 2006 and the first win ever by Finland. Here is the choir version:



Lordi has made there gimick for the last ten years on their intricate monster image. In Greece, before Eurovision, a number of organisations were trying to stop Lordi from competing. The Greek restaurant and bar owners' union President made a public plea directed to the people of Finland and Greece not to allow Lordi to perform in the contest, claiming the group is satanist. Three other organisations in Greece initiated legal action against Lordi. In Finland the choice of Lordi's representation in Eurovision was criticised by some and a group of religious leaders went as far as calling on Finland's president to veto their entry. Here is a clip of them playing the song live at Eurovision:



and for those who might think they are satanist, here is their video from their song (The Devil is a Looser)



and finally, for those of y'all who might wonder who won the #2 spot at Eurovision--Дмитрий Билан (Dima Bilan) He is a Karachay-Russian pop artist. In other words, he is of Turkish bloodlines. Here is a video clip from his performance. Hope ya like it.