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Juha Grigori Amadeus Lundberg (born 29 March 1989), better known as Amadeus, is a Finnish singer. He became famous after winning the
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 mu ...
tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
contest in 2009. As the Tangomarkkinat winner, Amadeus was invited to Euroviisut 2010 song contest, the Finnish qualification for
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song), Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organise ...
, with the song "''Anastasia''". He qualified for the final on 30 January, but he failed to reach the Super Final. Amadeus released his debut album on 27 January 2010. The album, simply called ''Amadeus'', featured his first single "''Matador''", his Tangomarkkinat winning entry "''Onnemme kyyneleet''" and of course his Euroviisut entry "''Anastasia''". Lundberg's father Taisto Lundberg is a member of a well-known band Hortto Kaalo. His aunt is singer Anneli Sari, and his grandfather
vuorineuvos Vuorineuvos ("mining counselor", literally Finnish for "mountain counselor"; sv, bergsråd) is a Finnish honorary title granted by the President of Finland to leading figures in industry and commerce. The title is honorary and has no responsibilit ...
Juhani Pesonen.


Discography


Albums


Singles

*2009 – "Matador" *2010 – "Anastasia"


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lundberg, Amadeus 1989 births Living people Singers from Helsinki 21st-century Finnish male singers Finnish Romani people Romani singers