Jari Sillanpää
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Jari Sillanpää (ˈjɑri ˈsilːɑmpæː; born August 16, 1965, Ludvika
, Sweden
) a Finnish
singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fourth-best-selling music artist and best-selling solo artist in Finland.
He became famous after winning the Seinäjoki
Tangomarkkinat
tango
contest in 1995, receiving full points from all judges.
Sillanpää's 1995 debut album Jari Sillanpää is the best-selling music recording of all time in Finland, with over 272,000 copies sold. He has since represented Finland in Romania
's Golden Stag festival in 1997, where his song, "Remember Me", earned him the special award for the best performance of a Romanian song.
In 1998, Sillanpää was awarded the Male Soloist of the Year Emma award
.
Sillanpää represented Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2004
and his song ”Takes 2 To Tango
” (which he wrote the lyrics for) received 51 points in the semi-final, taking the 14th place and not qualifying for the final. Sillanpää participated in the Finnish National Final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Kirkas kipinä" (Bright spark), making it to the final show, but finishing out of the final three.
Ludvika
Ludvika is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 14,018 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where about 400 inhabitants live....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fourth-best-selling music artist and best-selling solo artist in Finland.
He became famous after winning the Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki is a city located in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. Seinäjoki originated around the Östermyra bruk iron and gunpowder factories founded in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, market town in 1931 and town in 1960...
Tangomarkkinat
Tangomarkkinat
The Tangomarkkinat is the world's oldest tango festival. It is held early every July in Seinäjoki, Finland. As well as competitions to find the country's best tango singers, composers, and dancers, the festival features public dancing to live music provided by the best Finnish entertainers...
tango
Finnish tango
Finnish tango is an established variation of the Argentine tango and one of the most enduring and popular music forms in Finland. Brought to Europe in the 1910s by travelling musicians, Finns began to take up the form and write their own tangos in the 1930s...
contest in 1995, receiving full points from all judges.
Sillanpää's 1995 debut album Jari Sillanpää is the best-selling music recording of all time in Finland, with over 272,000 copies sold. He has since represented Finland in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
's Golden Stag festival in 1997, where his song, "Remember Me", earned him the special award for the best performance of a Romanian song.
In 1998, Sillanpää was awarded the Male Soloist of the Year Emma award
Emma-gaala
The Emma-gaala is a Finnish music gala arranged yearly by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland, awarding the most distinguished artists and music professionals of the year. It has been arranged since 1983, except for the years 1988–1990....
.
Sillanpää represented Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
and his song ”Takes 2 To Tango
Takes 2 To Tango
"Takes 2 To Tango" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Jari Sillanpää. The song was composed by Mika Toivanen, and Sillanpää wrote the lyrics himself....
” (which he wrote the lyrics for) received 51 points in the semi-final, taking the 14th place and not qualifying for the final. Sillanpää participated in the Finnish National Final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Kirkas kipinä" (Bright spark), making it to the final show, but finishing out of the final three.
Discography
- Jari Sillanpää (1996)
- Hyvää Joulua (Merry Christmas) (1996) – Christmas album
- Auringonnousu (Sunrise) (1997)
- Varastetut helmet (Stolen Evergreens) (1998)
- Onnenetsijä (Fortune Seeker) (1999)
- Kuninkaan kyyneleet (Tears of the King) (2000) – Collection
- Maa on niin kaunis (So Beautiful Is Earth) (2000) – Christmas album
- Hän kertoo sen sävelin (He's Telling It By Melodies) (2001)
- Määränpää tuntematon (Unknown Destination) (2003)
- Parhaat (The best ones) (2005) – Collection
- Albumi (Album) (2008)
- Al Ritmo Latino (2008)
- Kuin elokuvissa (Like in Movies) (2009)
- Millainen Laulu Jää (2011)