Henri Piispanen
{{short description|Finnish voice actor and musician}}
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| occupation = {{hlist|Voice actor|singer-songwriter|presenter}}
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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!",{{Cite web|last=Lahav|first=Doron|date=10 February 2024|title=Finland: Windows95Man ft. Henri Piispanen Will Perform "No Rules!" At Eurovision 2024|url=https://escbeat.com/2024/02/10/finland-windows95mman-ft-henri-piispanen-will-perform-no-rules-at-eurovision-2024/|access-date=11 February 2024|website=ESC Beat|language=en}} of which he was the producer and uncredited vocalist.{{Cite web|last=Helgeson|first=Justina|date=10 February 2024|title=Finland: Windows95man wins UMK 2024 – To Eurovision with "No Rules"|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/finland-windows95man-wins-umk-2024-to-eurovision-with-no-rules|access-date=11 February 2024|website=Eurovision World|language=en}} As a voice actor, he has voiced many animated films and television shows in Finnish.{{Cite web|date=10 February 2024|title=Suomen viisuedustajaksi nousi tuntematon huumorihahmo Windows95man - Kuka hän on?|url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000010219370.html|access-date=11 February 2024|website=Helsingin Sanomat|language=fi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211121057/https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000010219370.html|archive-date=11 February 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}
Career
Piispanen is the singer and multi-instrumentalist of the band {{ill|Pasa (band)|lt=Pasa|fi|Pasa (yhtye)}} and the singer and keyboardist of the band Kontio Polaris.{{Cite web|date=26 May 2021|first=Mikko|last=Meriläinen|title=Ensinäyttö: Kontio Polaris herkän melankolisena|url=https://www.soundi.fi/jutut/ensinaytto-kontio-polaris-herkan-melankolisena/|access-date=12 February 2024|website=Soundi|language=fi}}
Piispanen has voiced Finnish dubs of television shows and films such as Lewis in Meet the Robinsons, 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,{{Cite web|title=Windows95man|url=https://www.eurovisionuniverse.com/encyclopedia/windows95man/|access-date=11 February 2024|website=Eurovision Universe|language=en}}
= 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. 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.{{Cite web|date=10 February 2024|title=There are 'No Rules'! Windows95man will represent Finland in Malmö|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/windows95man-will-represent-finland-malmo|access-date=11 February 2024|website=Eurovision|language=en}} The duo went on to win the event, winning the televote despite coming last in the jury vote,{{Cite web|last=Shokayan|first=Antranig|date=10 February 2024|title=Finland: Windows95man wins UMK 2024 with "No Rules!"|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/02/10/live-discussion-finlands-umk-2024/279828/|access-date=11 February 2024|website=Wiwibloggs|language=en}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-first-semi-final-qualifiers|title=Eurovision 2024: The First Semi-Final Qualifiers|date=7 May 2024|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=EBU|language=en-gb}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6720391}}
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{{Succession box
| title = Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years = 2024
| with = Windows95man
| before = Käärijä
with "Cha Cha Cha"
| after = Erika Vikman
with "Ich komme"
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{{Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2024}}
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