Linda Lampenius Gets to Play Live, and It’s Completely Unique in Modern Eurovision History
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The organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest have had a change of heart: for the first time since 1999, a participant has been granted permission to play an instrument live on stage. Finnish participant Linda Lampenius (56) had explicitly requested this from the EBU, the organization behind the music festival. According to Lampenius, the song Liekinheitin, which she performs together with singer Pete Parkkonen, cannot do without live violin pla…
Algemeen Dagblad
Finnish violinist Linda Lampenius will be allowed to play her violin live during the Eurovision Song Contest. Finnish broadcaster Yle announced this on its website on Wednesday. Organizer EBU is making a major exception with this. Normally, the instruments for the songs are pre-recorded.
Linda Lampenius received a special permit from the European Broadcasting Union.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) made an exception. Linda Lampenius is allowed to play the violin live in Finland's representative piece in Vienna.
Linda Lampenius gets to play live, and it’s completely unique in modern Eurovision history
Eurovision | The Eurovision rules were changed at the end of the 1990s, after which the instruments seen on stage have had to be mere props. However, Lampenius was allowed to play for real in the show. Linda Lampenius gets to play her violin live at Eurovision, which is unique in the modern history […]
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