Mia Permanto
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Mia Permanto was a Finnish
pop singer and radio host. She was placed sixth in the Idols
finals of 2007. She grew up and studied in Stockholm
, but decided to move to Finland, the country of her parents. She hosted Bad Taste program on YLE Radio Extrem in 2007.
In the Idols, Permanto sang "Nobody Knows" by Pink
as well as "Ironic
" by Alanis Morissette
. She was dropped out of the finals on March 8, 2007. A performance by Permanto was released on the Idols 2007 compilation album.
Permanto can be heard on the single "Rising Sun" released by Heikki Liimatainen in October 2007. She can also be heard on The Prophecy album by Cristal Snow
. She had started to record an album with Helsinki Music Works just before her death in Helsinki
at the age of 19 years. Her mum released the causes of death in November 2008, Permanto died in usage of painkillers for her backproblems and tobacco rehabmedicine . An Idols finalist, singer Kristian Meurman
made a song, "Miksen saanut yrittää", for Permanto's memory.
She also performs on the Finnish DJ Alex Kunnari song "Breathe In".
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...
pop singer and radio host. She was placed sixth in the Idols
Idols (Finland)
Idols is a Finnish reality-television singing competition that airs on MTV3 . It debuted in the summer of 2003, and went on to become one of the most popular shows on Finnish television...
finals of 2007. She grew up and studied in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, but decided to move to Finland, the country of her parents. She hosted Bad Taste program on YLE Radio Extrem in 2007.
In the Idols, Permanto sang "Nobody Knows" by Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
as well as "Ironic
Ironic (song)
"Ironic" is a song recorded by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette for her third studio album Jagged Little Pill . It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, and was produced by him. Maverick and Warner Bros. Records released it as the album's fourth single on February 27, 1996 in CD,...
" by Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
. She was dropped out of the finals on March 8, 2007. A performance by Permanto was released on the Idols 2007 compilation album.
Permanto can be heard on the single "Rising Sun" released by Heikki Liimatainen in October 2007. She can also be heard on The Prophecy album by Cristal Snow
Cristal Snow
Cristal Snow is a Finnish pop electro musician. He was one of the candidates to represent Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2008. However, Teräsbetoni was voted as the representative....
. She had started to record an album with Helsinki Music Works just before her death in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
at the age of 19 years. Her mum released the causes of death in November 2008, Permanto died in usage of painkillers for her backproblems and tobacco rehabmedicine . An Idols finalist, singer Kristian Meurman
Kristian Meurman
Kristian Meurman , is a Finnish singer. He was a finalist in the third series of the Finnish Idols in 2007. His first album Ensiaskeleet was released in 2007 and it sold gold...
made a song, "Miksen saanut yrittää", for Permanto's memory.
She also performs on the Finnish DJ Alex Kunnari song "Breathe In".