Henri Piispanen

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Henri Piispanen
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Piispanen in 2024
Background information
Born (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 31)
Genres
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • singer-songwriter
  • presenter
Years active1998–present [1]
Member of

Henri Piispanen (born 17 May 1994) is a Finnish voice actor, singer-songwriter and television presenter. Following his win at Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 with Windows95man, the duo represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "No Rules!", [2] of which he was the producer and uncredited vocalist. [3] As a voice actor, he has voiced many animated films and television shows in Finnish. [4]

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Career

Piispanen is the singer and multi-instrumentalist of the band Pasa  [ fi ] and the singer and keyboardist of the band Kontio Polaris. [4] [5]

Piispanen has voiced Finnish dubs of television shows and films such as Lewis in Meet the Robinsons , the titular character in Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hiro Hamada in Big Hero 6 , Adrien Agreste in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir , Craig Williams in Craig of the Creek , Chase in PAW Patrol and Lloyd Garmadon in Ninjago . He was a host of the Finnish television series Summeri in 2012, [6]

Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Piispanen was the primary songwriter and producer of the song "No Rules!", intended to be performed at Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 , the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, by Teemu Keisteri, known by his persona Windows95man, and another uncredited singer, whilst Piispanen would simply be a songwriter and producer. [4] However, Keisteri expressed in an interview how he struggled to find a singer with the required vocal ability to sing the technically challenging chorus of the song, and that Piispanen was the only singer he could find with a high enough vocal range, hence his eventual role as a performer in the song alongside Keisteri. [7] The duo went on to win the event, winning the televote despite coming last in the jury vote, [8] giving the pair the right to represent Finland in Eurovision. On 7 May 2024, Keisteri and Piispanen qualified to the Grand Final held on 11 May 2024. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Puljujärvi, Ismo (20 March 2024). "Viisuedustaja Henri Piispanen rakastui työkaveriinsa: "Hän on kallioni"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Lahav, Doron (10 February 2024). "Finland: Windows95Man ft. Henri Piispanen Will Perform "No Rules!" At Eurovision 2024". ESC Beat. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Helgeson, Justina (10 February 2024). "Finland: Windows95man wins UMK 2024 – To Eurovision with "No Rules"". Eurovision World. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Suomen viisuedustajaksi nousi tuntematon huumorihahmo Windows95man - Kuka hän on?" . Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 10 February 2024. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Meriläinen, Mikko (26 May 2021). "Ensinäyttö: Kontio Polaris herkän melankolisena". Soundi (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Windows95man". Eurovision Universe. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "There are 'No Rules'! Windows95man will represent Finland in Malmö". Eurovision . 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ↑ Shokayan, Antranig (10 February 2024). "Finland: Windows95man wins UMK 2024 with "No Rules!"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Eurovision 2024: The First Semi-Final Qualifiers". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 7 May 2024.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2024
With: Windows95man 		Succeeded by
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