Seija Saara Maria Simola (25 September 1944

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– 21 August 2017

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), married Franzén, was a

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singer. She began her career

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al in the mid-1960s in the band Eero Seija & Kristian Trio, and her debut solo album was released in 1970: ''Seija Simola 1''. The 1970s would be her most successful decade. In 1978, she represented Finnish Broadcasting Company (

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) at the

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. There she performed the entry '' Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus (Give love a chance)'', on 22 April 1978. The song finished in the 18th position with a total of two points. Despite this poor result, Simola continued a long and successful career in her native

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Discography

* Trio (1970) * Seija Simola 1 (1970) * Aranjuez mon amour – näkemiin (1970) * Rakkaustarina (1971) * Seija (1973) * Tunteen sain (1976) * Seijan kauneimmat laulut (1977) * Katseen kosketus (1979) * Tunteet (1984) * Ota kii – pidä mua (1985) * Seija (1986) * 20 suosikkia – Sulle silmäni annan (1995) * Parhaat – Seija Simola (1995) * 20 suosikkia – Rakkauden katse (2002) * Sydämesi ääni (2005)

References

External links

Lyrics of the entry Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus
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