Linda Lampenius Gets to Play Live, and It’s Completely Unique in Modern Eurovision History

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Finland's violinist Linda Lampenius is allowed to play live at the ESC. A historical exception that raises questions about fairness.

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Finlands Pete Parkkonen och Linda Lampenius har länge varit favoritetipade att vinna årets Eurovision song contest. Nu har de fått ett nytt vapen: Lampenius får spela fiol live i tävlingen. För Uutiset consulttar Lampenius att favoriteskapet fungerar som extra motivation för duon.

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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…

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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.

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Linda Lampenius received a special permit from the European Broadcasting Union.