Mr LordiTomi Petteri Putaansuu (born 15 February 1974), known professionally as Mr Lordi, is a Finnish musician, businessman, special effect make-up artist, songwriter, painter, comics artist and graphic designer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Lordi. In the band he is responsible for songwriting and creating all the masks, costumes, graphics and stage props.
Get HeavyGet Heavy is the debut studio album by the Finnish rock band Lordi, released in 2002. Although the bass guitarist Kalma appears on the cover artwork, all bass guitars were played by the former bass guitarist Magnum, who left after the recording and before the release of the album. The album is dedicated to Magnum. Track listingAll music and lyrics by Mr Lordi. Lyrics on "Monster Monster" were co-written by Tracy Lipp.
Kiss (band)American rock bandKiss (commonly styled in all caps as KISS) was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley (vocals, rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals, bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar, vocals) and Peter Criss (drums, vocals).LordiversityLordiversity is a box set by the Finnish rock band Lordi that contains their eleventh to seventeenth studio albums: Skelectric Dinosaur, Superflytrap, The Masterbeast from the Moon, Abusement Park, Humanimals, Abracadaver and Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular. It is a follow-up to the band's previous release Killection. It is the final release to feature founding member and guitarist Amen. The box set was released on CD and vinyl formats on 26 November 2021 via AFM Records.The ArockalypseThe Arockalypse is the third studio album by the Finnish rock band Lordi. It includes the hit single "Hard Rock Hallelujah", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Finland. The album has sold triple platinum in Finland and gold in Sweden. Although the album cover shows OX, it was Kalma who played bass guitar on the album.
Hard Rock HallelujahMusic video"Hard Rock Hallelujah" on YouTubeEurovision Song Contest 2006 entryCountryFinlandArtistLordiLanguageEnglishComposerMr LordiLyricistMr LordiFinals performanceSemi-final result1stSemi-final points292Final result1stFinal points292Entry chronology◄ "Why?" (2005)"Leave Me Alone" (2007) ►Official performance video"Hard Rock Hallelujah" (Final) on YouTube"Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish rock band Lordi.
Would You Love a Monsterman?German edition cover2006 edition cover"Would You Love a Monsterman?" is a song by the Finnish rock band Lordi from their album Get Heavy. It was also released as a single. The song reached number one on the Finnish charts in 2002. "Would You Love a Monsterman?" was originally written as "I Would Do It All For You" when Mr Lordi wrote and recorded it for the first demo album in 1993. In 2006, the song was re-recorded with keyboardist Awa and bassist OX.
HelsinkiHelsinki, until about 1930 known in English by its Swedish name of Helsingfors, is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About 694,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.3 million in the capital region and 1.6 million in the metropolitan area.
RovaniemiRovaniemi ( , Finnish:; Northern Sami: Roavvenjárga; Inari Sami: Ruávinjargâ; Skolt Sami: Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Lapland. It is located near the Arctic Circle in the northern interior of the country. The population of Rovaniemi is approximately 66,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 70,000. It is the 17th most populous municipality in Finland, and the 11th most populous urban area in the country.
Eurovision Song Contest 2006The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of a semi-final on 18 May and a final on 20 May 2006, held at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, and presented by Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas.
Rock musicBroad genre of popular musicRock music is a genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the late 50s to mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and United Kingdom. It has its roots beginning as classic rock and roll, a style that drew from the African-American musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music.
PyrotechnicsPyrotechnics is the science and craft of creating fireworks, but also includes safety matches, oxygen candles, explosive bolts (and other fasteners), parts of automotive airbags, as well as gas-pressure blasting in mining, quarrying, and demolition. This trade relies upon self-contained and self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions to make heat, light, gas, smoke and/or sound.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.