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Mieskuoro Huutajat (Men's Choir Shouters) is an internationally famous shouting

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from Oulu,

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. They were established in 1987 and originally comprised 20 shouting men, since expanded to 30. Led by conductor Petri Sirviö, the choir is best known for their loud renditions of Finnish patriotic songs, but have also performed foreign tunes such as

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They were guest performers at Congratulations (Eurovision), Congratulations, a special 50th anniversary concert for the Eurovision Song Contest held in

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in October, 2005, at which they performed Waterloo. Co-host Renars Kaupers suggested jokingly that perhaps Finland's notoriously poor performances at Eurovision in future could be remedied by the choir performing their own songs. This suggestion was somewhat ironic, as Finland won the subsequent contest. The performances show some similarities to the traditional Māori's

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war cries.

Documentary film

The choir was portrayed in a documentary film ''Screaming Men'

released in 2003, directed by

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External links

Home page of Mieskuoro Huutajat

Official site of the film Screaming Men

The Shouting Men of Finland
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