''Vain elämää'' is the Finnish version of '' The Best Singers'' series broadcast on Finnish

Nelonen Nelonen () is a Finnish commercial television channel. It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1990 on the HTV cable network (now part of DNA Welho), and changed its name first to PTV4. On June 1, 1997, the channel expand ...

commercial television channel fashioned on the successful Dutch series ''

De beste zangers van Nederland ''Beste Zangers'', formerly ''De beste zangers van Nederland'' (English: ''The Best Singers (of the Netherlands)''), is a Dutch reality television show by public broadcaster AVROTROS (a merger of AVRO and TROS, both part of the Netherlands Publi ...

''. Each day, one artist would be chosen, and the remaining artists would perform covers of her or his songs and would be assessed by the original artist. The last day would be dedicated to duets of the most popular performances. The title of the Finnish series is inspired by the 1973 song ''Vain elämää'' ( fi. "it's only life") by

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Summary

Season 1 (2012)

The first Finnish edition started on 5 October 2012 and continued until 23 November 2012. The artists taking part were

Erin Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go h� ...

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Katri Helena Katri Helena Kalaoja (née Koistinen, born 17 August 1945) is a Finnish singer. Career Katri Helena released her first songs in 1963 and has since sold over 630,000 certified records, which makes her the second-best-selling female soloist ...

Jonne Aaron Jonne Aaron Liimatainen (born 30 August 1983) is a Finnish singer. He became one of the most prominent teen idols and rock stars in Finland in the 2000s. He is known as the lead vocalist, composer, lyricist, and frontman of the Finnish glam rock ...

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and

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. Many of the renditions during the series have charted on the

Finnish Singles Chart The Official Finnish Charts ( fi, Suomen virallinen lista; sv, Finlands officiella lista) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiell ...

and the self-titled compilation album has topped the Finnish Albums Chart.

Performances

Albums

''Vain elämää''

At the end of the series, a compilation album ''Vain elämää'' was released WEA / Warner Music containing 21 tracks. The album topped the

Finnish Albums Chart The Official Finnish Charts ( fi, Suomen virallinen lista; sv, Finlands officiella lista) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiell ...

and was certified double platinum.

=Track listing

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– " Jos mä oisin sä" #

– "Tinakenkätyttö" #

– "Bum bum bum" #

– "Satulinna" #

– "Vanha sydän" #

– "Sinä ja minä" #

– "Vasten auringon siltaa" # Cheek – "Kaduilla tuulee" # Neumann – "The Moment of Our Love" # Katri Helena – "Vanha nainen hunningolla" # Erin – "Vapaa" # Jonne Aaron – "Syytön" # Kaija Koo – "Mennään hiljaa markkinoille" # Jari Sillanpää – "

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" # Cheek – "Puhelinlangat laulaa" # Katri Helena – "Autiotalo" # Jari Sillanpää – "Nuoruus on seikkailu" # Kaija Koo – "Won't Let Go" # Jonne Aaron – "Kylmä ilman sua" # Erin – "Nahkatakkinen tyttö" # Neumann – "Anna mulle tähtitaivas"

''Vain elämää jatkuu''

Due to its popularity, a new compilation album was released on 21 December 2012 titled ''Vain elämää jatkuu'' (meaning Vain elämää continues) WEA / Warner Music. The album topped the Finnish Albums Chart. It has also gone double platinum on advance orders.

=Track listing

= #

– "Kuka keksi rakkauden" #

– "Katson sineen taivaan" #

– "Lintu ja lapsi" #

– "Jealous Sky" #

– "Unta en saa" #

– "Satasen laina" #

– "Levoton Tuhkimo" # Kaija Koo – "Mikä siinä on" # Jonne Aaron – "Rio Ohoi" # Katri Helena – "Olen elossa taas" # Neumann – "Tuhlaajapoika" # Erin – "Jos menet pois" # Jari Sillanpää – "Teflon love" # Kaija Koo – "Pariisi – Helsinki" # Cheek – "Giving Up!" # Katri Helena – "Valkeaa unelmaa" # Erin – " Mitä tänne jää" # Jari Sillanpää – "Kaunis rietas onnellinen" # Jonne Aaron – " Jippikayjei" # Cheek – "Rakastuin mä looseriin" # Neumann – "Tuulikello"

Season 2 (2013)

Nelonen confirmed a second season, scheduled for autumn 2013. It ran from 4 October to 22 November 2013 with repeats and live performances from 5 October to 23 November 2013. The artists participating in the second season were

Maarit Hurmerinta Maarit Helena Hurmerinta (born in Helsinki on 10 November 1953) is a Finnish singer and musician. She is better known by her mononym Maarit. Maarit is the granddaughter of Italian musician Michele Orlando. Maarit's daughter Janna Hurmerinta ...

Laura Närhi Laura Närhi (born 19 January 1978) is a Finnish pop singer. The lead singer of Kemopetrol, she started a solo career and her debut solo album '' Suuri sydän'' was released in August 2010 and has sold over 30,000 copies in Finland. It peak ...

Anna Abreu Anna Eira Margarida Heiskari (née Mourão de Melo e Abreu; born 7 February 1990), known professionally as simply ABREU since 2017, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Abreu first rose to fame in Finland after placing as the runner-up in the thi ...

Ilkka Alanko Ilkka Tapani Alanko (born 21 November 1969) is a Finland, Finnish musician. He is a lead vocalist, co-founder, songwriter, and guitarist for the Finnish rock band Neljä Ruusua. Alanko's debut solo album ''Elektra (Ilkka Alanko album), Elektra'' w ...

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Juha Tapio Juha Leevi Antero Tapio (born 5 February 1974) is a Finnish singer, lyricist, composer and guitarist. His album ''Mitä silmät ei nää'' (2003) sold gold and the album ''Kaunis ihminen'' (2006) reached platinum. He is married to Raija Mattila, ...

and Pauli Hanhiniemi.

Performances

Albums

''Vain elämää – Kausi 2''

At the end of the series 2, a compilation album ''Vain elämää – Kausi 2'' was released WEA / Warner Music containing 21 tracks. The album topped the Finnish Albums Chart.

''Vain elämää – Kausi 2 jatkuu''

Due to its popularity, a new compilation album was released in December 2013 titled ''Vain elämää – Kausi 2 jatkuu'' (meaning Vain elämää season 2 continues) on WEA / Warner Music. The album reached number 2 on the Finnish Albums Chart.

Season 3 (2014)

Nelonen ran a third season that aired from 19 September to 7 November 2014. The artists participating in the third season are

Samuli Edelmann Samuli Casimir Edelmann (born 21 July 1968) is a Finnish actor and singer. Family and career Edelmann was born in Pori, Finland, the son of actress Marja-Leena Kouki and composer Toni Edelmann. Edelmann has two children with his wife, Laura Tuo ...

Elastinen Kimmo Ilpo Juhani Laiho (born 1981), better known by his stage name Elastinen (meaning ''elastic'' in Finnish), is a Finnish rap musician and also known as one of the founders and is the CEO of the Finnish independent rap label Rähinä Records ...

Paula Koivuniemi Paula Kristiina Koivuniemi (born 19 June 1947) is a Finnish singer who started her singing career in the 1960s. Koivuniemi released her first hit single "Perhonen" (''Butterfly'') in 1966. In the 1970s her career was in decline, but during the 198 ...

Vesa-Matti Loiri Vesa-Matti "Vesku" Loiri (4 January 1945 – 10 August 2022) was a Finnish actor, musician and comedian, best known for his role as Uuno Turhapuro, whom he portrayed in a total of 20 movies between the years 1973 and 2004. According to Yle Ne ...

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Paula Vesala Paula Julia Vesala (born December 10, 1981) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, actress, and playwright. She was one of two singers and main lyricist in the pop rock duo PMMP along with Mira Luoti. Her solo career began in 2015 under the stage name " ...

Toni Wirtanen Toni Juhana Wirtanen (born 4 April 1975, in Heinola, Finland) is a Finnish musician, best known as the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Apulanta. Wirtanen is also known for having written numerous songs for the Finnish pop s ...

Performances

Season 4 (2015)

A fourth season began on Nelonen on 18 September 2015. The artists participating in the fourth season are

Vicky Rosti Virve Hannele "Vicky" Rosti (born 10 November 1958, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish singer of popular music. Her most famous songs include "Kun Chicago kuoli" (the debut single from 1975, a Finnish language cover version of " The Night Chicago Di ...

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Maija Vilkkumaa Maija Johanna Vilkkumaa (born 9 November 1973) is a Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter. Beginning her musical hobbies playing piano at an age before school, Vilkkumaa studied in high school where she and her friends set up the band Tarh ...

Anssi Kela Anssi Kela (born 29 July 1972 in Kerava, Finland) is a Finnish singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist who has published six albums. During his career, Kela has sold over 230,000 records in Finland. He received four Emma awards in 2002. Anssi K ...

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Pave Maijanen Pekka Juhani "Pave" Maijanen (3 September 1950 – 16 January 2021) was a Finnish musician, who worked as a singer, songwriter, bass player, keyboard player, drummer, guitarist and producer during his long career. As well as his solo career, Maij ...

, and

Antti Tuisku Antti Tuisku (born 27 February 1984) is a Finnish pop singer. He finished third in the 2003 '' Idols'' talent show, the Finnish version of ''Pop Idol''. Tuisku has sold over 300,000 records during his career in Finland. In 2016, Tuisku won the ...

Performances

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vain elamaa Finnish reality television series Nelonen original programming

Summary

Season 1 (2012)

Performances

Albums

''Vain elämää''

=Track listing

''Vain elämää jatkuu''

=Track listing

Season 2 (2013)

Performances

Albums

''Vain elämää – Kausi 2''

''Vain elämää – Kausi 2 jatkuu''

Season 3 (2014)

Performances

Season 4 (2015)

Performances

See also

References

External links