Susanne Elisabeth "Susie" Päivärinta (also ''Sussie'', born 10 May 1964) is a

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singer and artist of Finnish ancestry. She scored a number of hits in the 1980s and early 1990s with the duo

Lili & Susie Lili & Susie (initially ''Lili & Sussie'') is a Swedish pop duo composed of the sisters Lili Päivärinta and Susie Päivärinta. They scored a number of hit singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, their biggest hit being "Oh Mama" in 1987. Th ...

, with her sister Lili Päivärinta. Their most famous was their 1987 song "Oh Mama" which spent six weeks in the top five of the

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. They also competed at

Melodifestivalen 1989 Sweden chose their song and singer for the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in the national preselection ''Melodifestivalen 1989''. With a small marginal, the winner was Tommy Nilsson with the power ballad "En dag", written by Tim Norell, Ola Håkan ...

and in the

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with "Okey okey". In 1990, their song ''What's the Colour of Love'' also hit the top 5. The duo reunited in 2008 and competed at

Melodifestivalen 2009 Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Sweden, Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen. Five heats were ...

with the song ''

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'', which peaked at number 6 in the Swedish singles chart. Päivärinta wrote ''C'est la vie! It's Alright!'', performed by Lucia Perez, and ''Diamonds'', performed by Melissa, which were both featured at

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. Päivärinta helped write ''Baby Doll'' by the bad

Top Cats Top Cats is a Swedish rockabilly band formed Torsby in 2001. The earliest line-up was made up of Jon Kleppenes (as lead singer), Daniel Kjellberg (drummer), Henrik Törnevik (contrabass), Fredrik Lilja (guitar), Olle Sätterström (guitar, trumpet ...

, which was selected for

Melodifestivalen 2012 Melodifestivalen 2012 is a Swedish song contest that was held between 4 February and 10 March 2012. It selected the fifty-second Swedish entry to be internationally represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 (ESC 2012). As in the editions be ...

and reached 20 on the Swedish national radio chart.

Career

Lili & Susie

She scored a number of hits with the duo

, a duo with her sister Lili Päivärinta, in the 1980s. Their 1987 song "Oh Mama" spent six weeks in the top five of the

. They dissolved in 1993 and released a best-of compilation called ''The Collection 85-93'' in 1994. The duo reunited in 2008 and competed in the

with "Okey okey" in 1989 (5th place at

). The duo reunited in 2008 and competed again with ''

'' in 2009 (4th place in Semifinal 2 of

, eliminated in "Andra chansen" round), which peaked at number 6 in the

. Päivärinta and her sister reunited and went back on tour in 2013. In January 2014, they released a new video together as Lili & Susie.

Solo career

Päivärinta wrote two entries for the Spanish national selection for the

'' Destino Eurovisión'': ''C'est la vie! It's Alright!'', performed by Lucia Pérez, and ''Diamonds'', performed by Melissa. However, both were eliminated as they did not reach the top three in the jury vote. Päivärinta helped write ''Baby Doll'' by the bad

, which was selected for

and reach 20 on the Swedish national radio chart. She helped write ''I Am Somebody'' by Pink Pistols, which competed in

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and placed 7th in the second semi-final.

Personal life

Päivärinta was born Susanne Päivärinta on May 10, 1964 in the Södermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden. She has been a strong proponent of animal rights since she was a child, and themes about animal rights are featured regularly in Päivärinta's music and videos. She has three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paivarinta, Susie 1964 births Living people People from Sundbyberg Municipality Swedish people of Finnish descent Swedish women singers Melodifestivalen contestants of 2009 Melodifestivalen contestants of 1989

Career

Lili & Susie

Solo career

Personal life

See also

References