Windows95man won UMK: “Then you had to go to hell”

Windows95 man and Henri Piispanen won Saturday night’s New Music competition. They will represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö in May with a song No rules.

– I just thought that Sara Siipola would win. Then came the blackout, Windows95man summed up his moment of victory.

– This is my long-term dream. I have always felt that I am a performer. I’m at my best on stage, Windows95man said.

He went on to say that he was already at the point when there were council votes from Britain.

– We thought that someone would pass by. Did not go. Then you had to go to hell, Windows95man said.

Parivaljakko planned to celebrate by taking a sauna in the hotel’s sauna.

At this point, Windows95 has not yet revealed what his name will be in Eurovision, where no commercial names are allowed.

– This is where the hard work begins. But the character is strong, it doesn’t matter what the shirt says, Winddows95man said, tapping his chest.

The winner was chosen by public and council votes. The duo collected a total of 313 points. Placed second in the competition Sara Siipolawho collected 273 points.

Got the third most points Mikael Gabriel together with an Estonian artist Nublu with.

The share of public votes was 75 percent, international juries 25 percent.

Windows95man’s presentation featured a large denim egg, from which the artist emerged. The artist was wearing short underpants. At the end of the performance, the artist’s trademark denim shorts descended from the ceiling.

What Windows95man?

Windows95man, that is, by real name Teemu Keisteri, is a well-known visual artist and dj. This is the artist’s first own song, although Keister has a lot of performance experience.

Singer Henri Piispanen, on the other hand, is known from the children’s program Ryhmä Hau, where he has worked as a voice actor. He has said that at first he didn’t think he would sing the No rules song.

– I said all the time that I would definitely not sing this song. I fought until the end that I don’t sing. But the demo had to be sent, and I sing in it, Piispanen told Iltalehte earlier.

The two did not know each other from before.

– They tried to get all kinds of artists into it. No one sang as well as Henri. I spent a lot of Eurodance, so I thought about Leila K. She was strong in my mind. Maybe Leila for the next song, Windows95man told Iltalehti Viisupodi.

Eurovision rules prohibit advertising, so Keisteri will have to change his artist name before May. The new artist name is known to Keister, but he has not made it public yet.

– The starting point is now that we go to the UMK competition with this name and outfit. If I win, the name, outfit and stage show will change, Keisteri told Iltalehte in January.

Finland competes in Eurovision in the second half of the first semi-final.