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Teemu Keisteri
Keisteri performing as Windows95man at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Born (1985-08-22) 22 August 1985 (age 39)[1]
Espoo, Finland
Other names
  • Windows95man
  • Ukkeli
Occupations
Websitewww.teemukeisteri.net

Teemu Keisteri (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈteːmu ˈkei̯steri]; born 22 August 1985) is a Finnish visual artist and DJ who is known for his stage persona Windows95man.[2][3] As a visual artist, he gained recognition in Finland for his paintings and prints of the fictional character Ukkeli (lit. 'Old man'), whom he created in 2008.[2] As a DJ, his artistic style and appearance draw inspiration from the mid-1990s, during which the Windows 95 operating system was released. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "No Rules!", alongside singer Henri Piispanen.

Biography

Keisteri has studied photography at the Institute of Design in Lahti. He has said that he learned during his studies that he is more of a visual artist than a photographer.[4] He is also known as a video artist, dance performer and DJ. Keisteri has his own art gallery called Kalleria in Kallio, Helsinki.[3]

Keisteri participated as Windows95man with Henri Piispanen (vocals) in the 2024 edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, with the song "No Rules!".[5][6] Despite finishing last in the jury voting, he came first overall with 313 points thanks to the televote in Finland. He was thus selected to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[7] In the Grand Final on the 11th of May 2024, the song received 7 points from the national juries, and a further 31 points from the general public, giving a grand total of 38 points, putting him in 19th place out of 25.[8][9]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
Yaksa Yaksa
Epic Tax Party
No Rules! Megamix
  • Released: 14 June 2024[12]
  • Label: All Day Entertainment Oy
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
FIN
[13] 		LTU
[14] 		SWE
[15]
"No Rules!"[a] 2024 6 35 82 Non-album single

Notes

  1. ^ The song features uncredited vocals by Henri Piispanen.

References

  1. ^ Massa, Silja; Onninen, Oskari (6 August 2014). "Teokset eivät enää riitä – kuvataiteilijan on pakko brändätä itsensä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Artist: Teemu Keisteri". Av-arkki. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Ylitalo, Marko (30 April 2016). "Tämä mies piirsi puistossa työttömänä ukkelin, tuli siitä maankuuluksi ja valloittaa nyt Japania Windows 95 -miehenä" [This man drew a little old man while unemployed in a park, became a celebrity and is now conquering Japan as the Windows95Man]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ^ Varpula, Salla (23 September 2016). "Partioukkeli". Partio-lehti.
  5. ^ Adams, William Lee (16 January 2024). "Windows95man releases "No Rules" — his UMK 2024 song in Finland". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Onko Windows95manin artistinimi laiton? Näin kommentoi Yle". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ Stojanović, Nikola (10 February 2024). "Windows95man Will Represent Finland At Eurovision 2024!". ESCBubble.
  8. ^ "The Jury results of Eurovision 2024". Eurovision Song Contest. 12 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Public Vote - The televote results of Eurovision 2024". Eurovision Song Contest. 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Yaksa Yaksa - EP by Windows95Man". Spotify. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Epic Tax Party - EP by Verohallinto, Windows95Man". Spotify. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  12. ^ "NO RULES! MEGAMIX - EP by Windows95Man". Spotify. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit: Windows95man" [Finland's official list - Artists: Windows95man]. Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2024 		Succeeded by
TBD
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