Jari Sillanpää

Jari Veikko Sillanpää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjɑri ˈsilːɑmpæː]; born 16 August 1965) is a Finnish-Swedish[1] singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fifth-best-selling music artist and second-best-selling solo artist in Finland.[2][3][4][5][6]

Jari Sillanpää
Background information
Born (1965-08-16) 16 August 1965
Ludvika, Sweden
GenresIskelmä (schlager)
InstrumentsSinging
Years active1995–present
LabelsMTV-Musiikki, Bridgehead, Suomen Mediamusiikki, Veijari-tuotanto
Websitejarisillanpaa.com

Life and career

Born into a Sweden-Finnish family,[7] Sillanpää spent his childhood in Sweden.[8] His mother was one of the tens of thousands Finnish children who were evacuated to Sweden during World War II. Sillanpää's maternal great-grandfather, Potif Afanasief, and great-grandmother were Russians.[9]

Sillanpää moved to Finland in the mid-1990s.[9] He gained fame after winning the Seinäjoki Tangomarkkinat tango contest in 1995.[10]

Sillanpää's 1996 debut album Jari Sillanpää is the best-selling album of all time in Finland, with over 270,000 copies sold.[3][5]

In 1998, Sillanpää was awarded the Male Soloist of the Year Emma award.[11]

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.

A Swedish citizen by birth, Sillanpää also obtained Finnish citizenship in the early 2010s.[9] In 2006 Sillanpää came out publicly as homosexual.[12]

Discography
Albums
  • Jari Sillanpää (1996)
  • Hyvää joulua (1996) – Christmas album
  • Auringonnousu (1997)
  • Varastetut helmet (1998)
  • Onnenetsijä (1999)
  • Maa on niin kaunis (2000) – Christmas album
  • Hän kertoo sen sävelin (2001)
  • Määränpää tuntematon (2003)
  • Albumi (2008)
  • Al Ritmo Latino (2008)
  • Kuin elokuvissa (2009)
  • Millainen laulu jää (2011)
  • Rakkaudella merkitty mies (2014)
Compilation albums
  • Kuninkaan kyyneleet (2000)
  • Parhaat (2005)
  • Kaikkien aikojen parhaat (2013)
Singles
  • "Bum bum bum" (1997)
  • "Valkeaa unelmaa" (1998)
  • "Lauluni" (1999)
  • "Kuuleeko Eero?" (1999)
  • "Lumilinna" (1999)
  • "Sininen & punainen" (2001)
  • "Takes 2 to Tango" (2004)
  • "Vierellesi kaipaan" (with Katri Helena) (2007)
  • "Liekeissä" (2012)

See also

References
  1. Haaksluoto, Milja (6 December 2015). "Sillanpään seksikäs asu täynnä symboliikkaa - lue tarina nahkavaljaiden takana". iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. "Jari Sillanpää" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  3. "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  4. "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät kotimaiset singlet" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  5. "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  6. "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät ulkomaiset singlet" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  7. Aalto-Setälä, Julia (17 October 2017). "Harvinainen yhteiskuva - Jari Sillanpää sisarensa kanssa". iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. Henriksson, Laura. "Jari Sillanpää". pomus.net (in Finnish). Suomen Kevyen Musiikin Museon kannatusyhdistys. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  9. Kinnunen, Raila (9 February 2019). "Jari Sillanpää hankki Suomen passin näpäyttääkseen kollegaansa". Apu (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. "Tangokuninkaalliset". Seinäjoen Tangomarkkinat Oy. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  11. "Emma-palkinnon voittajat". Musiikkituottajat ry. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  12. "Jari Sillanpää: Moni sai homoudelleen hyväksynnän kauttani". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
Preceded by
Laura
with Addicted to You		 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2004		 Succeeded by
Geir Rönning
with Why?
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