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Eurovision fans watched in disbelief when Finland singer Windows95man appeared on stage nearly naked to perform on Saturday.
Camera IconEurovision fans watched in disbelief when Finland singer Windows95man appeared on stage nearly naked to perform on Saturday. Credit: TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP

Eurovision Finland singer Teemu Keisteri shocks viewers with almost naked performance

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Eurovision fans watched in disbelief when Finland singer Windows95man appeared on stage nearly naked to perform on Saturday.

The singer, whose real name is Teemu Keisteri, took to the stage for the European song contest and chose to wear bare minimum clothing from the waist down.

The Finnish star donned a cropped white T-shirt socks and sandals but perhaps the most striking part of his outfit was his nude coloured underwear which left very little to the imagination.

Windows95man sang his heart out with the song No Rules which seemed to ring true when it came to getting dressed for his big moment.

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His performance caused outrage among viewers at home who took to X - formerly Twitter - to say they were shocked he was allowed to perform on stage in the outfit.

“Oh, put some trousers on. The song is better on second hearing but the staging is all over the place and adds nothing,” one X user said.

Another said: “Who allowed Finland to have a bottom half-naked man on stage?”

Finnish visual artist and DJ Teemu Keisteri, also known as Windows95man.
Camera IconFinnish visual artist and DJ Teemu Keisteri, also known as Windows95man. Credit: JESSICA GOW/TT/AFP

“Excuse me?! Is he actual naked at the show?!?! What’s happening,” a third said.

“How have they allowed Finland to perform naked,” someone else said.

Windows95man was seen emerging from a denim patchwork egg shape at the beginning of his set.

Speaking ahead of his appearance, he told media: “All my son and all the young people and all the grandmas like (it), I think they really love my show and… child and old people doesn’t care anymore and I don’t care anymore.

“So I think adults should little bit learn, and let it go a little bit and it’s not so serious that you see (a) little bit (of) my a...”

He continued: “It’s really looking like my art what I’m doing, and (being brave) to not try to fake anything… it’s really not easy always to be yourself.

“And just like, I hope in the final I can be, I don’t know if it’s possible? Can I be even more myself there in the stage, but it’s just telling the no rules story, what is like my motto with my art (which I have had for) already more than 10 years, like I figure out that I don’t need to have a basic life and day job and just I can start to do my art.

“And use this no rules motto… together with my paintings and with art and music and this time, Eurovision song, my first… single.”

Switzerland singer Nemo claimed victory after overcoming stiff competition from Croatia’s Baby Lasagna.

After being announced as this year’s winner, Nemo said: “I want to say thank you so much. I hope this contest can live up to its promise and continue to stand for peace and dignity for every person in this world.”

A week of Eurovision Song Contest festivities kicked off on May 4 in the southern Swedish town of Malmo, with 37 countries taking part.


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