Sani - true Finnish Pop Star

Sani started her singing career by joining a band called Aikakone in 1995. Aikakone is one of the most successful Finnish bands of all time, singing in Finnish and in English. The group has released 6 records that have reached gold and/or platinum marks, amassing an impressive 300,000 plus units in sales. All this in a country where a gold record is 15,000 units! During this time Sani also sang one of the most played Finnish songs ever, a duet "Tuhat yötä" with actor/singer Samuli Edelmann.

After the successful career with Aikakone, Sani continued as a solo singer releasing two albums: first "Kaikki laulut" in 2005 and the second one "Pedon kynnet" in 2007. Lately, Sani has been working actively amongst Tampere Theatre performing in plays and musicals. Beside her solo gigs in different venues, she has also activated to gig with Aikakone. The group (featuring Susanna Laine) will have several gigs around Finland during this year.

 

 

 

 

 

Laura was selected as the best Finnish female artist of the year 2008

 

Laura Voutilainen was born in Jyväskylä May 17th, 1975. She went to music kindergarden and started to take the cello lessons at the age of five. Since then Laura has made a notable career in music.

She formed her first band, Kevytlinja, whende she was 15. The general public first took notice of Laura in 1993, when she released her first single "Muuttanut oot maailmain" (You’ve Changed My World). It was followed by her break-through hit "Kerran" (Once), which started an unrivalled success story. Released in 1994, her debut album "Laura Voutilainen" has so far sold 135,000 copies. Laura’s second album "Kaksi karttaa" (Two Maps) was released in August 1996 and reached gold record sales within three days. In November of the same year, the album reached double platinum status. Her first two albums were awarded the esteemed Emma award in 1994 and 1996, respectively.

At the moment the song "Monta monta" (Many many) from Lauras latest album "Palaa" is the number one hit song in the radio Iskelmä official chart. Laura was recently also awarded in Iskelmä Gala as the best female artist of the year - voted by public.