winner, 2006
Lordi
Lordi represented Finland at Eurovision 2006 in Athens with “Hard Rock Hallelujah”, and won.
- what
- Finnish rock band
- formed
- 1992, Finland
- contest
- 2006
- win
- 2006
- music
- hard rock, heavy metal, shock rock, pop metal
- active
- since 1992
- record labels
- Sony Music, AFM Records, GUN Records, The End Records, Drakkar Entertainment
- members
- Mr Lordi, Amen, Sami Keinänen, Erna Siikavirta, Sami Wolking, Sampsa Astala, Niko Hurme, Leena Peisa, Samer el Nahhal, Tonmi Lillman, Hella, Mana past and present
- sang for
- Finland
Biography
Lordi is a Finnish rock band from Rovaniemi, formed in 1992 by the singer, songwriter and costume maker Mr Lordi, and known for monster masks, horror imagery and pyrotechnics. The first hit, “Would You Love a Monsterman?”, came in 2002.
In 2006 Lordi won the contest in Athens with “Hard Rock Hallelujah”. It was Finland’s first win, after 45 years of entering. The line-up has changed several times, with Mr Lordi the one constant, and the band’s members have said that the faces under the masks should stay private.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Lordi”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2006 Athens
“Hard Rock Hallelujah”
Winner Won the contest with 292 points, ahead of 23 other songs.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Mr Lordi
- Running order
- 17th of 24 in the final
- Semi-final
- 1st of 23, 292 points
Play: Lordi — “Hard Rock Hallelujah”, the winning performance at Eurovision 2006 hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2006: Hard Rock Hallelujah: Finland wins after 45 years
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Emma Award for Band of the Year
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Lordi, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2006 The result
Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah" finished on 292 points, exactly the score it had won the semi-final with two nights before. Russia's Dima Bilan was second on 248.
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