Tomi Putaansuu

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Tomi Petteri Putaansuu (born 15 February 1974, Rovaniemi, Finland), better known by his stage name Mr. Lordi, is the lead vocalist in the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. His character is the biomechanic man and the unholy overlord. Lordi, who has been interested in hard rock since he was a boy, is a fan of KISS. He formed Lordi, a hard rock band, when he was 18 years old. He studied film making in Tornio and created there Lordi's first music video. His band Lordi went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, scoring the most points for a single entry ever.

Most publicity photographs of Putaansuu have his face concealed with a mask or stage makeup to maintain the public image of Mr Lordi, with some exceptions.^[1]

[edit] Trivia

• He married his long-time girlfriend and personal assistant Johanna Askola in early August 2006 in his home town Rovaniemi. The marriage was set for May 2006 and had to be postponed due to the surprising success of "Hard Rock Hallelujah".
• He has metal plates holding his right leg together after he slipped onstage at a show in Finland and he needs the screws tightened every day to ensure it heals properly.
• Putaansuu's day job, before managing to be Mr. Lordi full-time, was as a storyboard artist. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he has also illustrated a comic book featuring Lordi, published in Finland in 2006.
• In an interview to an Israeli magazine he stated that one of his favourite Eurovision artists is Dana International.
• His costume is similar to the one his musical idol and hero Gene Simmons uses.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lordi at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Homepage
• Italian Fanclub/Website

Lordi
Mr. Lordi – Kita – Amen – Ox - Awa
G-Stealer - Magnum – Enary – Kalma
Discography
Albums: Get Heavy – The Monsterican Dream - The Monster Show – The Arockalypse
Singles: Devil is a Loser - Would You Love a Monsterman? - Blood Red Sandman - Hard Rock Hallelujah - Who's Your Daddy?