*** Here's a more extreme example of the power of music to change or challenge peoples perceptions. Caution this clip does contain some harsh language.
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (English: Pertti Kurikka's Name day), also known as PKN, is a Finnish punk rockband, formed in 2009 in a charity workshop for adults with developmental disabilities. They are the main focus of the Finnish documentary film The Punk Syndrome. In 2015, they qualified for the finals of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, which they later won; they will represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät began in a workshop run by Lyhty, a charity for adults with developmental disabilities. In 2004, Pertti Kurikka, the future guitarist of the band, met organizer Kalle Pajamaa of Lyhty.[1] Pajamaa, who remains manager of the band today, noticed Kurikka's potential and sought to establish a band based upon him.[2] They worked on the band's formation over the next five years,[1] and in 2009 the band made its debut.[2]
In 2009, Finnish director Pekka Karjalainen sought music performed by people with disabilities for the film Vähän kunnioitusta,[3] which tells the story of a young girl with a learning disability aspiring to live an independent and normal life.[1] Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät is featured in the film with their first-ever demo: "Kallioon!".[1][4]The song became a hit, and the band soon discovered that they had a following outside the circle of disabled people.[3]
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