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[[File:Seija-Simola-1969.jpg|thumb|right|Seija Simola in 1969.]]
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'''Seija Saara Maria Simola''' (25 September 1944 [[Helsinki]] – 21 August 2017 [[Vantaa]]),<ref name="hs_20170902" /><ref name="is_20170831" /> married '''Franzén''', was a [[Finland|Finnish]] singer. She began her career [[music]]al in the mid-1960s in the band Eero Seija & Kristian Trio, and her debut solo album was released in 1970: ''Seija Simola 1''.
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[[File:Seija-Simola-1969.jpg|thumb|right|Simola in 1969]]
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'''Seija Saara Maria Simola''' (25 September 1944 [[Helsinki]] – 21 August 2017 [[Vantaa]]),<ref name="hs_20170902" /><ref name="is_20170831" /> married '''Franzén''', was a [[Finland|Finnish]] singer. She began her career [[music]]al 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.<ref name="yle2017">{{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}}</ref>


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]].
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]].
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Latest revision as of 07:03, 21 June 2024

Simola in 1969

Seija Saara Maria Simola (25 September 1944 Helsinki – 21 August 2017 Vantaa),[1][2] 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.[3]

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

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  • 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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  1. ^ Koppinen, Mari (2 September 2017). "Seija Simola 1944–2017". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ Kerttula, Suvi; Enqvist, Niina; Tainola, Rita (31 August 2017). "Legendaarinen laulajatähti Seija Simola on kuollut". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ^ Sirén, Stina (31 August 2017). "Sångerskan Seija Simola är död". Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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Preceded by Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1978 		Succeeded by
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