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AboutJari Veikko Sillanpää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjɑri ˈsilːɑnpæː]; is one of Finland's most popular singers, born August 16, 1965 in Ludvika, Sweden.
He became known in 1995 by winning the men's serie in the tango singing competition, "Tangomarkkinat", held in Seinäjoki, Finland. His debut album was released the next year, in 1996, and it is so far the highest-selling recording in Finland, with over 270 000 sold copies.
In 2004, he represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Takes 2 To Tango".
In 2005, he was given the Iskelmä-Finlandia award.
Born into a Sweden-Finnish family, Sillanpää spent his childhood in Sweden. He gained fame after winning the Seinäjoki Tangomarkkinat tango contest in 1995.
Sillanpää's 1996 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.
Sites: jarisillanpaa.com, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia
Aliases: Veikko Siltsu
In Groups: Live Aid Uusi Lastensairaala 2017
Variations: Jari Sillanpaa; Jari, Sillanpaa
He became known in 1995 by winning the men's serie in the tango singing competition, "Tangomarkkinat", held in Seinäjoki, Finland. His debut album was released the next year, in 1996, and it is so far the highest-selling recording in Finland, with over 270 000 sold copies.
In 2004, he represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Takes 2 To Tango".
In 2005, he was given the Iskelmä-Finlandia award.
Born into a Sweden-Finnish family, Sillanpää spent his childhood in Sweden. He gained fame after winning the Seinäjoki Tangomarkkinat tango contest in 1995.
Sillanpää's 1996 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.
Sites: jarisillanpaa.com, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia
Aliases: Veikko Siltsu
In Groups: Live Aid Uusi Lastensairaala 2017
Variations: Jari Sillanpaa; Jari, Sillanpaa
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