6 Cringe Eurovision Performances That Made History

Lordi — Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland, 2006)

Imagine a group of latex-covered monsters, complete with massive demon wings and chain-saw-shaped guitars, singing a power-metal anthem about Satan. Now imagine that mess actually winning the whole competition. Finland sent Lordi—a band that looks like they escaped from a haunted castle—and Europe collectively lost its mind. Love it or hate it, this was the moment Eurovision officially stopped taking itself seriously.