Mr. Lordi joins Jaiku’s Eurovision Commentary channel
May 12th, 2007
The finals of the Eurovision Song Contest, the traditional European version of the American Idol, will be held in Jaiku’s home town Helsinki today. We’ve set up an open Jaiku Eurovision Commentary channel (we’ll be posting more information about channels soon) for live commentary on the event.
One of the commentators to join the Commentary channel is the 2006 Eurovision winner Mr. Lordi (Tomi Putaansuu). Now visitors and fans can follow Mr. Lordi and the other commentators and participate in the conversation about the Eurovision 2007 event.
For those not familiar with Lordi, the group has gained immense popularity and is now a household name in Europe. Their explosive live shows lace pyrotechnic special effects with monster costumes and catchy hard rock music. Lordi has confirmed their place in the heart of music lovers and won respect within the music business.
Just a few minutes ago Lordi posted: “Finally the mask is off for today.. Few hours of sleep and then the same thing all over again. Last day of eurovision for me tomorrow.. Feels kinda weird but relieved.”
We’re totally stoked to enable the global community of Lordi and Eurovision fans to exchange commentary with Mr. Lordi and each other live from the event, while watching it at home, or anywhere they might happen to be.
We’ve also partnered with SubTV, Finland’s third-largest commercial TV channel and leading youth media, to bring Finland’s global humor ambassador Markku from Finland to Jaiku. Check out the joint Jaiku-SubTV press release for more details.
Finally, We’d never let such an opportunity for a bash slip by, so we’re throwing a party at Korjaamo (the old tram repair shops) starting 9 pm this evening.
If you’re in town for the event, this is your chance to watch Lordi and the Eurovision 2007 finals from big screens, coupled with with live commentary from Jaiku’s backchannel.
We hope to see all the Helsinki Jaikuers there! There’s no cover charge.