Stalać

Stalać (pronounced [stǎlaːtɕ]) is a village in the municipality of Ćićevac, western Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village population was 1,828.

Stalać lies at the banks of South Morava, near its confluence with West Morava into Great Morava. It is an important railway junction, where the westbound railway to Kraljevo splits from the main Belgrade-Niš Railway on the Pan-European Corridor X.

One of the village landmarks is the Stalać Fortress, a Monument of Culture of Great Importance for the Republic of Serbia.

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Stala

Sampsa Astala, (born January 23, 1974 in Vantaa, Finland), known by stage names Stala and Kita, is the lead singer of the Finnish glam rock band Stala & SO. and the former and original drummer for the metal band Lordi.

His current stage name, Stala, comes from his own surname, Astala. His another stage name, that he used in his time in Lordi and still when appearing as drummer, Kita, comes from the Finnish word meaning "jaws", "gap", or "maw".

Career

Sampsa Astala created Stala & SO. as SO, back in 1997. The band recorded a few albums and toured in Finland but Astala didn't have much time for SO. anymore since he joined Lordi in 2000 as drummer. He arranged and performed all backing vocals on the Lordi albums, but could not sing live due to his massive mask. With the band Lordi he went on to win the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. In recognition, the city of Karkkila, where he spent his teenage years, named its youth facilities after him. Despite many critics wrongly accusing Lordi of being a satanic band, on the "Thank you to..." list on the Lordi albums, Kita thanks "Almighty God."