Teemu Keisteri Explained

Teemu Keisteri
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Birth Date:22 August 1985[1]
Birth Place:Espoo, Finland

Teemu Keisteri (pronounced as /fi/; 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, 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.

Early life

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 (wordplay on the word for gallery "galleria") in Kallio, Helsinki.[3]

Career

Early career

He appeared in a music video by the rock band Pariisin Kevät, directed as an old-school video.[5]

Spread

Keisteri originally mastered Windows95man during the Flow Festival 2013, which caught the attention of many journalists and bloggers. He also caught the attention of electronic artist Evian Christ, from which who posted a picture of Keisteri over social media, making the character viral. Since then, his home videos circulated worldwide, he also got invited to multiple music festivals, even working as a DJ in Finnair flight. Several months later, he performed at Helsinki's new year festival for 2022, hosted at the Helsinki City Hall.[6] Other than his character, Keisteri possesses another character named Ukkeli, based on masculinity and greek statues. Ukkeli has since became popular and had appeared on some t-shirts.

Musical projects

Another project Keisteri is part of is Peu, which is an 80's dance band which specialized in making dark pop music.[7]

Eurovision

Keisteri participated as Windows95man with Henri Piispanen (vocals) in the 2024 edition of, with the song "No Rules!".[8] 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.[9] In the Grand Final on 11 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 26.[10] [11]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetails
Yaksa Yaksa
  • Released: 11 July 2019[12]
  • Label: Tokio Drift
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Epic Tax Party
No RulesMegamix
  • Released: 14 June 2024[14]
  • Label: All Day Entertainment Oy
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Massa . Silja . Onninen . Oskari . Teokset eivät enää riitä – kuvataiteilijan on pakko brändätä itsensä . Helsingin Sanomat . 10 February 2024 . fi . 6 August 2014 . 11 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240211101347/https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000002751182.html . live .
  2. Web site: Artist: Teemu Keisteri. Av-arkki.. 17 January 2024. 17 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240117201043/https://www.av-arkki.fi/artists/teemu-keisteri/. live.
  3. Web site: Ylitalo . Marko . 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 . fi . 30 April 2016 . 17 January 2024 . 13 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213172438/https://www.hs.fi/nyt/art-2000002898866.html . live .
  4. Web site: Varpula. Salla. Partioukkeli. Partio-lehti. 23 September 2016. 10 February 2024. 15 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240215222342/https://issuu.com/partio-lehti/docs/partio_lehti_0316. live.
  5. Web site: Nybergh . Thomas . 2016-11-06 . Darude on a plane: The silly art of Finnish Windows 95 DJ Teemu Keisteri . 2024-10-11 . Ink Tank . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Who the hell is Windows95man, Finland’s choice for Eurovision 2024? . 2024-10-11 . Music Finland . en-US.
  7. Web site: Santos . Pedro . 24 April 2024 . Windows95man from Finland: "My song is far from a joke" . 11 October 2024 . Eurovision World.
  8. Web site: Onko Windows95manin artistinimi laiton? Näin kommentoi Yle. www.iltalehti.fi. 2024-01-12. fi. 13 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240213164559/https://www.iltalehti.fi/musiikki/a/0c5fb53b-eb43-4fda-9dcb-30c3ddd8b8d6. live.
  9. Web site: Windows95man Will Represent Finland At Eurovision 2024!. Nikola. Stojanović. 10 February 2024. ESCBubble. 10 February 2024. 13 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240213055324/https://escbubble.com/2024/02/windows95man-will-represent-finland-at-eurovision-2024/. live.
  10. Web site: The Jury results of Eurovision 2024. 12 May 2024. Eurovision Song Contest. 12 May 2024. 12 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240512173035/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy7sSQIb7TQ&list=PLmWYEDTNOGUIQ7769iA4wFWQgtslCrD7M&index=32. live.
  11. Web site: Public Vote – The televote results of Eurovision 2024. 12 May 2024. Eurovision Song Contest. 12 May 2024. 12 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240512173154/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJeA-duR6-M&list=PLmWYEDTNOGUIQ7769iA4wFWQgtslCrD7M&index=33. live.
  12. Web site: Yaksa Yaksa – EP by Windows95Man . . 2024-02-11 . 24 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524164756/https://open.spotify.com/album/4RcWio9gotm6CpStLBMxKo . live .
  13. Web site: Epic Tax Party – EP by Verohallinto, Windows95Man . . 2024-02-11 . 18 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618130923/https://open.spotify.com/album/1hiJSghht2XSe6ssnEOmCk . live .
  14. Web site: NO RULES! MEGAMIX – EP by Windows95Man . . 2024-06-18 . 18 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240618131302/https://open.spotify.com/album/59OwEacpAxXVyrnDAadB2k . live .
  15. Web site: Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit: Windows95man . Finland's official list – Artists: Windows95man . 2024-02-19 . . fi . 21 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221113642/https://ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/windows95man/ . live .
  16. Web site: 2024 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). lt. AGATA. 17 May 2024. 17 May 2024. 17 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240517144154/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-3/. live.
  17. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20. Sverigetopplistan. 17 May 2024. 13 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240513134648/https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41/?dspy=2024&dspp=20. live.

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