ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks sˈɛvən pˈɛɪvˌɛɛ kˈɔːzd ɐ kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi baɪ pɹˈɪntɪŋ ˌɔn ɪts fɹˈʌnt kˈʌvɚɹ ɐ pˈɪktʃɚɹ ʌv tˈoʊmi pjˈuːtɑːnsˌuː, ðə lˈiːd sˈɪŋɚɹ ʌvðə bˈænd lˈɔːɹdi wɪðˌaʊt hɪz fˈeɪs mˌeɪkˌʌp ˈɔn, ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ðə bˈænd hæd ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd ˈæftɚ wˈɪnɪŋ ðə jˈʊɹɹoʊvˌɪʒən sˈɔŋ kˈɑːntɛst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ðæt nˈoʊ pˈɪktʃɚz ʌv ʌnmˈæskt bˈænd mˈɛmbɚz biː pˈʌblɪʃt.
In May 2006 7 päivää caused a controversy by printing on its front cover a picture of Tomi Putaansuu, the lead singer of the band Lordi without his face make-up on, even though the band had requested – after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 – that no pictures of unmasked band members be published.