Instruments Singing Genres Schlager music Name Jari Sillanpaa | Website jarisillanpaa.com Years active 1995–present | |
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Born 16 August 1965 (age 58)
Ludvika, Sweden ( 1965-08-16 ) Labels MTV-Musiikki, Bridgehead, Suomen Mediamusiikki, Veijari-tuotanto Role Singer · jarisillanpaa.com Parents Raimo Sillanpaa, Raija Sillanpaa Albums Kaikkien aikojen parhaat, 36 Unohtumatonta, Kuninkaan kyyneleet, Rakkaudella merkitty mies, Hyvaa Joulua Similar People Katri Helena, Marita Taavitsainen, Paula Koivuniemi, Juha Tapio, Anna Eriksson | ||
Jari sillanp sin ansaitset kultaa official music video
Jari Veikko Sillanpää ([ˈjɑri ˈsilːɑnpæː]; born 16 August 1965) is a Sweden-Finnish singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fifth-best-selling music artist and second-best-selling solo artist in Finland.
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Career
Sillanpää gained fame after winning the Seinäjoki Tangomarkkinat tango contest in 1995.
Sillanpää's 1995 debut album Jari Sillanpää is the best-selling album of all time in Finland, with over 270,000 copies sold.
In 1998, Sillanpää was awarded the Male Soloist of the Year Emma award.
Sillanpää represented Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and his song "Takes 2 to Tango" (which he wrote the lyrics for) received 51 points in the semi-final, taking the 14th place and not qualifying for the final. Sillanpää participated in the Finnish National Final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Kirkas kipinä", making it to the final show, but finishing out of the final three. Since 2006 Sillanpää has publicly identified himself as homosexual.
Discography
Songs
Sinä ansaitset kultaaRakkaudella merkitty mies · 2014
MalagaanRakkaudella merkitty mies · 2014
Valkeaa unelmaa1998