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THUNDERSTONE Confirmed For Semi Final 1 In Finnish Slot For 2007 Eurovision Song Contest

As previously reported, Finland's THUNDERSTONE has been confirmed as one of the twelve artists competing for the Finnish slot at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. According to Esctoday.com, the acts have been organised in groups of three for the four semi-finals. The names of the 12 semi-finalists in Finland have now been sorted into the four semi-finals, to be held at the Tohloppi Studios in Tampere. Each performer will have to sing two songs in their semi-final, and the favourite song of each singer will qualify for the final. The Finnish national final will be held at the Caribia Spa Hotel on February 17 2007 in Turku hosted by Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen.

The 12 invited artists will each sing one song, and TV viewers will decide by televote which of them will have the ticket to represent the host contry in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. The voting in the Finnish final will be in two stages.

Thunderstone will perform in Semi final 1, which will be held on January 20th. A description of the band is as follows:

"The band say the request to take part in Eurovision was so odd, that they could only say yes. The band, which has already released three albums of their well produced melodic heavy metal say that they look the same as Lordi on stage, but need less time for their make-up. Thunderstone is signed to a German record label, and are reasonably well known in heavy metal circles. Lead singer Pasi Rantanen, sometimes dubbed Finland’s answer to David Coverdale says a catchy chorus is what is needed of a good Eurovision song."