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Finnish Pop Superstar Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

May 23, 2010

Finnish singer/songwriter Anssi Kela played an acoustic version of the DIO classic "Holy Diver" as a tribute to the legendary heavy metal frontman Ronnie James Dio this past Thursday (May 20) at the Tavastia club in Helsinki. The performance was part of Kela's special two-hour-and-fifteen-minute free concert at the legendary venue.

Fan-filmed video footage of Anssi Kela's "Holy Diver" rendition can be viewed below.

Anssi Kela's debut solo album, "Nummela" (released in 2001),is Finland's top-selling LP of the new millennium, having shifted more than 160,000 copies.

For more information on Anssi Kela, go to this location.

(Thanks: Nalle Österman / Rock Hell Productions)

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