Metal Band Lordi Wins Eurovision - Music History Calendar - Event of The Day

 

2006 The Finnish band Lordi win the Eurovision Song Contest - the first heavy metal band ever to do so. Read the full story   More Events:   2017 Toby Keith performs to an all-male audience in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in one of the first concerts in the city since a ban on public performance of music was relaxed after more than 25 years.   1989 Paula Abdul notches her second #1 US hit with "Forever Your Girl," the title track to her debut album. The song is written by Oliver Leiber, son of Jerry Leiber of the Leiber & Stoller songwriting team.   2012 Lady Gaga appears on The Simpsons, where she tries to help Lisa improve her social standing in the episode "Lisa Goes Gaga."   See More Events