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Finland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Why?" written by Mika Toivanen and Steven Stewart. The song was performed by Geir Rönning. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final ''Euroviisut 2005'' in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. 24 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of four semi-finals and a final, taking place in January and February 2005. Six entries competed in each semi-final and the top three from each semi-final, as selected solely by a public vote, advanced to the final. Twelve entries competed in the final on 19 February where votes from six regional juries first selected the top six to advance to a second round. In the second round, votes from the public selected "Why?" performed by Geir Rönning as the winner with 30,648 votes. Finland competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geir Rönning
Geir Rönning (born 5 November 1962) is a Norwegian-Finnish professional singer-songwriter from Ålesund. He later moved to the capital Oslo in the 1980s, and later on to Stockholm, Sweden, where he found opportunity to start a musical career. He later moved to Finland, which he represented in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005. He returned to Norway in 2006 to try unsuccessfully to represent Norway in Eurovision through a joint song with Jorun Erdal. In 2010, he had a comeback trying to represent this time Finland in Eurovision. The same year he also took part in the Swedish '' Idol 2010'', coming seventh. Rönning has also performed multiple times together with well-known Swedish pianist Robert Wells and his international Rhapsody in Rock concept. Rönnings lives in Kauniainen, Finland. Musical career Melodi Grand Prix (1994–1997) In 1994 Geir's career as a composer started. That year he composed the song ''Gi alt vi har'', which was performed by Jahn Teigen in Melodi Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Nova (Finland)
Radio Nova is a radio channel in Finland. It was a major radio industry milestone when it launched in 1997, and at the time, Nova was the only national commercial broadcaster. It was formerly owned by Bonnier and Proventus. Radio Nova was sold to Bauer Media in December 2015. Today, Nova is the most listened to commercial radio station in Finland with its 1,264,000 weekly listeners, reaching 25,6% of the population per week. It specializes in playing popular music for people aged 25–44 and has hourly news bulletins. Nova also has a very strong traffic Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffic ... image, as in addition to traffic announcements, it broadcasts a traffic-focused program on every Fridays and Sundays called ''Radio Nova Liikenteessä'' ("Radio Nova in Traffic"). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Petäjävesi, Toivakka, and Uurainen. Other border municipalities of Jyväskylä are Joutsa, Jämsä and Luhanka. Jyväskylä is the largest city in the region of Central Finland and in the Finnish Lakeland; as of , Jyväskylä had a population of . The city has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Finland during the 20th century, when in 1940, there were only 8,000 inhabitants in Jyväskylä. Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Finnish national epic, the ''Kalevala'', gave the city the nickname "Athens of Finland". This nickname refers to the major role of Jyväskylä as an educational centre. The works of the notable Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto, can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital city Helsinki, south-west of the Heinola town and east of Hämeenlinna, the capital of the region of Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme). It is also situated at the intersection of Highway 4 (between Helsinki and Jyväskylä) and Highway 12 (between Tampere and Kouvola), which are the most significant main roads of Lahti. In English, the Finnish word Lahti literally means ''bay''. Lahti is also dubbed the "Chicago of Finland" due to the early industries of both cities, when they were known as " slaughterhouse cities".Lahti on Suomen Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibelius Hall
The Sibelius Hall ( fi, Sibeliustalo) is a concert hall in Lahti, Finland, named after the composer Jean Sibelius. The concert hall was completed in 2000. Architects Kimmo Lintula and Hannu Tikka designed the hall, which is made out of glulam. The acoustics were engineered by Artec Consultants, New York. Its acoustics are one of its strongest points, while the architecture follows the Scandinavian tradition of sophisticated design. The concert hall has a capacity of 1,250 seats. The Sibelius Hall is home to the Lahti Symphony Orchestra The Lahti Symphony Orchestra (''Sinfonia Lahti'') is a Finnish orchestra, based in the city of Lahti. The orchestra is resident at the Sibelius Hall. The orchestra was founded in 1910, and placed under the control of the Lahti municipality in 1949 .... References BIS Liner notes External links LSO Sibelius Hall pageSibelius Hall at Lahti Guide Kartano Concert halls in Finland Buildings and structures in Päijät-Häme Tourist attraction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Paasonen (presenter)
Heikki Valtteri Paasonen (born ) is a Finnish television presenter. Paasonen came to prominence as the host of '' Idols'' with Ellen Jokikunnas. He was also a presenter on the music channel The Voice TV in 2007. He was also Yle's commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. In 2021, he will present Nelonen's ''Mysteerilaulajat'', the Finnish version of ''I Can See Your Voice ''I Can See Your Voice'' (abbreviated ''ICSYV'' and stylized as ''I Can See Your Voice — Mystery music game show'') () is an international television mystery music game show franchise that originated in South Korea. History In 2012, prod ...''. References 1983 births Living people Idols (Finnish TV series) {{Finland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaana Pelkonen
Jaana Pelkonen (born 27 January 1977) is a Finnish member of parliament and television presenter. Career Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for ''Radio 99'' in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show ''Tilt'' in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998. In 2001–2002 she hosted an entertainment travel show called ''FarOut''. She has also hosted the Finnish qualifications of the Eurovision Song Contest for five years. On 12 May 2007 Pelkonen hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 together with Mikko Leppilampi. She also gave the Finnish votes in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 held in Glasgow, Scotland which was the second ever Dance Contest. She earned her master's degree in Political Science from Helsinki University in 2007, after graduation she worked as an assistant for the Finnish Minister of Communications Suvi Lindén. Pelkonen received attention in Finland when she took part in the 2008 local el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommi Läntinen
Tommi Pekka Läntinen (born August 22, 1959) is a Finnish singer-songwriter. After starting his career in 1980, Läntinen has worked in a number of bands as a vocalist and songwriter—perhaps best known as a lead vocalist of the bands Boycott and Fabrics. At that time, Läntinen mainly sang in English, but as he began his solo career in 1993, he started to write his lyrics in Finnish. His debut solo album, ''Veijareita ja pyhimyksiä'', was released in 1994 and his seventh and latest solo album, ''Isoja aikoja'', was released in 2011. With over 144,707 records sold, Läntinen is one of the best-selling male soloists in Finland. On 12 January 2022, he was announced as one of the participants in the Finnish national final for Eurovision 2022. Personal life Läntinen has a son, Ilmari, who was born in 1997. In 2015, he divorced his son's mother after thirty years of marriage. The family had moved to Portugal in 2006, but later relocated back to Finland in 2010. Läntinen curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karoliina Kallio
Karoliina Kallio (born 31 August 1979 in Savonlinna) is a Finnish singer, Actor and current female lead singer of Waldo's People. The group represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Believe (Dima Bilan song), Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the Euro ... in the first semifinal on 12 May and qualified for the final. They finished in last position. References 1979 births Living people 21st-century Finnish women singers {{Finland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firevision
Firevision was a Finnish electropop duo made up of Mikko Tamminen and Arttu Peljo. Prior to forming Firevision, Tamminen had already been in a band called Vaasalaiset Kansiot. Firevision was established in 2002, and had its debut and sole album ''The Game You Play'' that was released the same year. The band enjoyed chart success with "Stars" and "Truth" both taken from the album. The duo split up in 2008 declaring they could possibly continue cooperating on various projects. After break-up The duo split each going to separate musical project. Mikko Tamminen renamed asSetä Tamu
Mikko Tamminen (born 20 August 1975 ...
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English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Tapio
Nina Tapio (born February 24, 1972) is a Finnish singer, songwriter, musical actor, and session musician. Her singing career started at the age of five, when she sang on a children's record. Tapio studied at Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory where she got a degree as a teacher of singing. In 1994 she started the band Taikapeili together with Hanna-Riikka Siitonen, publishing three albums until 1999. In 1998 and 2003 she also recorded two albums with Adiemus. In 2005 Tapio sung background vocals for Geir Rönning in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. She was also on the jury of the Finnish television show Idols the same year, and continued in the 2006–2007 season. She was invited to the Finnish prescreening for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest together with Hanna-Riikka Siitonen, but they did not attend. Instead, Tapio read the scores given by Finland in the same contest. Nina Tapio has been a background singer on the records of Finnish artists including Kirka, Tauski, Eini, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
