Seija Simola
{{Short description|Finnish singer (1944–2017)}}
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Seija Saara Maria Simola (25 September 1944 Helsinki – 21 August 2017 Vantaa), married Franzén, was a Finnish singer. She began her career musical in the mid-1960s in the band Eero Seija & Kristian Trio, and her debut solo album was released in 1970: Seija Simola 1. The 1970s would be her most successful decade.{{cite news |last1=Sirén |first1=Stina |title=Sångerskan Seija Simola är död |url=https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-1229893 |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=Yle |date=31 August 2017 |language=Swedish}}
In 1978, she represented Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978. There she performed the entry Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus (Give love a chance), on 22 April 1978. The song finished in the 18th position with a total of two points. Despite this poor result, Simola continued a long and successful career in her native Finland.
Discography
- Trio (1970)
- Seija Simola 1 (1970)
- Aranjuez mon amour – näkemiin (1970)
- Rakkaustarina (1971)
- Seija (1973)
- Tunteen sain (1976)
- Seijan kauneimmat laulut (1977)
- Katseen kosketus (1979)
- Tunteet (1984)
- Ota kii – pidä mua (1985)
- Seija (1986)
- 20 suosikkia – Sulle silmäni annan (1995)
- Parhaat – Seija Simola (1995)
- 20 suosikkia – Rakkauden katse (2002)
- Sydämesi ääni (2005)
References
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External links
- [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1978fi Lyrics of the entry Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus ]
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Category:20th-century Finnish women singers