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Sandhja Kuivalainen (born 16 March 1991), known professionally as simply Sandhja, is a Finnish singer. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Sing It Away". Sandhja was born to an Indo-Guyanese mother and a Finnish father. Career 2013–14: ''Gold'' Sandhja released her debut single " Hold Me" on 15 November 2013 as the lead single from her debut studio album. On 7 March 2014 she released "Gold" as the second single from her debut studio album. She released her debut studio album ''Gold'' on 23 May 2014 through Sony Music Entertainment Finland. 2015–present: ''Eurovision Song Contest'' and ''Freedom Venture'' In May 2015 she featured on Brandon Bauer's single "The Flavor". On 30 October 2015 she released the single "My Bass". Sandhja was announced as one of the 18 competing artists in '' Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016'' on 12 January 2016. She competed in the third semi-final and advanced to the final. In the final, she was declared the winn ...
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Finland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Sing It Away" written by Sandhja Kuivalainen, Milos Rosas, Heikki Korhonen, Petri Matara and Markus Savijoki. The song was performed by Sandhja. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final ''Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016'' in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. 18 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals and a final, taking place in February 2016. 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. Nine entries competed in the final on 27 February where the 50/50 combination of votes from ten jury groups representing different factions of Finnish society and votes from the public selected "Sing It Away" performed by Sandhja as the winner. Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision ...
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Sing It Away
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Sing It Away" written by Sandhja Kuivalainen, Milos Rosas, Heikki Korhonen, Petri Matara and Markus Savijoki. The song was performed by Sandhja. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final ''Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016'' in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. 18 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals and a final, taking place in February 2016. 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. Nine entries competed in the final on 27 February where the 50/50 combination of votes from ten jury groups representing different factions of Finnish society and votes from the public selected "Sing It Away" performed by Sandhja as the winner. Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision ...
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Gold (Sandhja Song)
"Gold" is a song performed by Finnish singer Sandhja. The song was released as a digital download on 7 March 2014, through Sony Music Entertainment Finland as the second single from her debut studio album ''Gold'' (2014). The song peaked to number 71 on the Finnish Airplay Chart. Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Gold" was first released onto YouTube on 23 April 2014 at a total length of three minutes and fifty seconds.Sandhja - Gold -
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Hold Me (Sandhja Song)
"Hold Me" is a song performed by Finnish singer Sandhja. The song was released as a digital download on 15 November 2013 through Sony Music Entertainment Finland as the lead single from her debut studio album ''Gold'' (2014). The song peaked at number 12 on the Finnish Airplay Chart. Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Hold Me" was first released onto YouTube on 15 November 2013 at a total length of three minutes and fifty seconds. The video was directed by Ville Nuoraho.Sandhja - Hold Me -
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Finland In The Eurovision Song Contest
Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 55 times since its debut in . Finland won the contest for the first – and to date only – time in with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The country's best result before then was achieved by Marion Rung with the song "Tom Tom Tom" in , which placed sixth. Finland has finished last in the contest eleven times, receiving '' nul points'' in , and . Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Finland has failed to reach the final eight times. In , the country had its best result in eight years when Softengine with "Something Better" finished 11th, a result that would be surpassed seven years later by Blind Channel with " Dark Side", which came sixth in , thereby achieving the country's joint-second best result to date and its first top 10 result since 2006. In , Finland finished last in the first semi-final with the shortest-ever Eurovision entry, "" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. History Before the 200 ...
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Eurovision Song Contest 2016
The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held at the Globe Arena and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2016. The three live shows were presented by Petra Mede and previous year's winner Måns Zelmerlöw. Forty-two countries participated in the contest. , , and returned after absences from recent contests, while also returned after debuting as a special guest in 2015. did not enter, largely due to their national broadcaster's insufficient promotion of their music-based media, while had planned to participate, but was disqualified due to repeated non-payment of debts by their national broadcaster to the EBU. The winner was with the song "1944", performed and written ...
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Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (; ; PKN) were a Finnish punk rock band, formed in 2009 in a charity workshop for adults with developmental disabilities. They are the main focus of the 2012 Finnish documentary film '' The Punk Syndrome''. In 2015, they qualified for the finals of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, which they later won; they represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 but got knocked out in the semi-final. The group disbanded in December 2016 when guitarist Pertti Kurikka turned 60 years old and retired from playing punk rock. History Formation (2004–2012) Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät began in a workshop run by Lyhty, a charity for adults with developmental disabilities. In 2004, Pertti Kurikka, the future guitarist of the band, met organizer Kalle Pajamaa of Lyhty. Pajamaa, who remains manager of the band today, noticed Kurikka's potential and sought to establish a band based upon him. They worked on the band's formation over the next five years, and in 2009 the ...
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Norma John
Norma John is a Finnish duo consisting of pianist Lasse Piirainen and vocalist Leena Tirronen. Tirronen previously placed third on season one of '' X Factor Suomi''. They represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song "1944 (song), 1944" by Jamala. Organised by the European Broadcasting Uni ..., with the song " Blackbird" but failed to qualify to the final. Discography Singles As featured artist Television References External links Finnish musical groups Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2017 Musical groups from Helsinki Finnish musical duos Male–female musical duos {{Finland-band-stub ...
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Blackbird (Norma John Song)
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Blackbird" written by Lasse Piirainen and Leena Tirronen. The song was performed by the duo Norma John. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final ''Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017'' in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ten entries were selected to compete in the national final on 28 January 2017 where the 50/50 combination of votes from ten international jury groups and votes from the public selected "Blackbird" performed by Norma John as the winner. Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 7, "Blackbird" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Finland placed twelfth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 92 ...
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Aina Mun Pitää
"Aina mun pitää" (; en, I always have to) is a song by Finnish punk rock band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. The song won Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) 2015 and represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Background and release On 7 January 2015, it was leaked through Spotify that Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät would compete in '' Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015'' with the song "Aina mun pitää", along with the seventeen other competing artists. The official music video was presented on 13 January on both the band's Vevo account and UMK's YouTube channel, and then, the next day, it was released on iTunes. Composition "Aina mun pitää" is a song which runs for one minute and twenty-seven seconds. It was written by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät's band members. The song's lyrics are about having to engage in daily activities such as washing-up. It is the shortest song to be entered in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, beating the record previously held by the Uni ...
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Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ...
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