Eurovision 2015: Finland
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passionpopPopulation: 5 474 094
Area: 338 424 km2
Language: Finnish (Swedish, Sami)
Eurovision Attendances: 48
Eurovision wins: 1 (2006)
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät - Aina Mun Pitää
Pertti Kurikan Nameday is a band made up of developmentally disabled men and though their entry has been panned by many, the song is currently in the top ten with the bookmakers, so they must be doing something right
The good news for people who dislike this song is that it is mercifully short. This is the shortest song to ever go to Eurovision at 1 minute 27 seconds. Considering there is an ad break scedules for straight after this song, the break between this song and the next will probably be longer than this little ditty.
A documentary about these guys apparently gave them quite a following in Scandinavia and Germany. Good on ‘em. While here, the Australian government is haggling to avoid paying disabled workers what they deserve for their work saying a couple dollars an hour is enough, these guys show that disabled people have value.
So this year’s entry is punk, but Finland has tried all kinds of music, including in 1981 Reggae, ok.