Arja Saijonmaa
Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa (born 1 December 1944) is a Finnish singer, political activist and occasional actress.[2]
Arja Saijonmaa

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- Name
- Arja Saijonmaa
- Birth Name
- Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa
- Born
- 1 December 1944
- Birthplace
- Mikkeli, Finland
- Occupation
- singer
- Full name
- Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Fields
- pop music, chanson, schlager music, world music and tango.
- Education
- Sibelius Academy and University of Helsinki.
- Honours
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame, Litteris et Artibus, Emma Award and Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights.
- Languages
- Swedish and Finnish.
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Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa (born 1 December 1944) is a Finnish singer, political activist and occasional actress.[2]
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Biography
Biography
Arja Saijonmaa studied at Sibelius Academy and University of Helsinki. The recorded working language is Swedish and Finnish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop music, chanson, schlager music and world music. Residence is recorded at Stockholm and Paris. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame, Litteris et Artibus and Emma Award.

Arja Saijonmaa at Taubedagen, Soliden, Stockholm.
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• Name — Arja Saijonmaa • Birth Name — Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa • Born — 1 December 1944 • Birthplace — Mikkeli, Finland • Genre — Pop, Schlager • Occupation — singer
Life and career
Life and career
She studied at the Sibelius Academy and earned a Bachelor of Arts at the Helsinki University. She made her breakthrough as a singer in Sweden. She has made albums with Swedish translations of songs by Mikis Theodorakis, as well as covers of Zarah Leander songs. In 1978 she issued Miten voi kyllin kiittää, an album of Finnish translations of the songs of the Chilean composer and singer Violeta Parra. A Swedish version, Jag vill tacka livet, came out the following year. The title song, "Jag vill tacka livet" ("Gracias a la vida") was one of her greatest hits. Swedish prime minister Olof Palme had been a close friend, and his widow wanted Arja to sing at the funeral in 1986. She sang Ine Megalos O Kaimos in Swedish. In 1987, she participated at Melodifestivalen with the song "Högt över havet", ending up second. The same year, she scored a Svensktoppen hit with the song Jag vill leva i Europa.[3] As a politician, she has been a member of the Swedish People's Party in Finland, and in 1987 she was appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. She has written a Norwegian-language book, Sauna, about the Finnish sauna tradition. She appeared in the first season of Let's Dance, the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006. Her professional partner was Tobias Karlsson, aged 28, and they were eliminated in the 7th week. In December 2007, Saijonmaa participated in the Swedish reality show Stjärnorna på slottet along with Peter Stormare, Britt Ekland, Jan Malmsjö and Magnus Härenstam. She participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Mina fyra årstider".[4] Saijonmaa is both the Finnish and Swedish voice actor of Emma the Stage Rat in the Finnish-British animated television family drama Moominvalley (2019[5]–).
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1944
Arja Saijonmaa born at Mikkeli.
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- Stockholm, Paris and Helsinki.
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Mikkeli.
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Films
Arja Saijonmaa has appeared in the following films: • 1969: Punatukka • 1969: Pohjan tähteet • 1979: Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
Discography
Finnish language • 1972: Laula kanssani toveri • 1972: Arja Saijonmaa & Mikis Theodorakis • 1973: Koko yön minun poikani valvoi • 1975: Huomenta sydämeni • 1979: Jokainen arkiaamu – Arja Saijonmaa & Mikis Theodorakis Ateenassa • 1979: Miten voin kyllin kiittää • 1981: Ruotsiin ja takaisin • 1983: Ystävän laulu • 1985: La Cumparsita • 1988: Arja Saijonmaa & George de Godzinsky Finlandia-talossa • 1989: Yhteinen taivas ja maa • 1993: Paijaa mua • 2000: Sydänten silta • 2006: Rakkaus on rohkeutta Reissues • 1985: Valitut laulut • 1988: Arja Saijonmaa (2LP) • 1995: 20 Suosikkia: Ystävän laulu: • 2001: 20 Suosikkia: Satumaa • 2007: Tähtisarja – 30 suosikkia (2CD) Swedish language • 1977: Det är tid att sjunga sånger • 1977: Tango Jalousie • 1978: Arja Saijonmaa i Stockholms konserthus • 1979: Jag vill tacka livet • 1981: Sånger från asfalt och ängar • 1982: Leksar och parfym • 1987: Högt över havet • 1988: Arja sjunger Zarah • 1989: Samma himmel, samma sol • 1994: La Cumparsita • 1998: Bara du kommer • 1999: En bro av gemenskap • 2003: Arja Nära Reissues • 1994: Arja's bästa • 2000: Guldkorn • 2002: 100% (2CD) • 2005: Vad du än trodde så trodde du fel Other languages • 1976: Bonjour mon coeur • 1983: Es ist Zeit • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • SWEHeat. • "Mina fyra årstider" — 2019 — 7 — Non-album single
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- 1.Official website. saijonmaa.com.
- 2.Arja Saijonmaa, Harmony Ridge Music, accessed 2010-05-30
- 3.Svensktoppen – 1987.
- 4.Dahlander, Gustav. Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2019: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna. Gustavs expertblogg. SVT. 27 November 2018.
- 5.Voice cast. gutsy.fi.
- 6.Sverigetopplistan. Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 11, 15 mars 2019.
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- Sauna, (bound) Malmö, Sweden : Richters förlag, 2000 Swedish 271 pages.
- En ung naken kvinna : mötet med Mikis (A young naked woman – the meeting with Mikis), (bound) Stockholm, Sweden : Piratförlaget, 2011 Swedish 443 pages, [16] picture pages + 1 CD with four songs by Mikis Theodorakis
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Arja Saijonmaa received Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame, Litteris et Artibus, Emma Award and Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights. Recorded at birth as Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa. Recorded as having received Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame and Litteris et Artibus.
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