Laura Voutilainen

Finnish pop singer (born 1975)
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Laura Voutilainen
Background information
Birth nameSanna Laura Heikkilä o.s Voutilainen
Born (1975-05-17) 17 May 1975 (age 49)
Jyväskylä
GenresSchlager music, pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1993–present
LabelsWarner Music Finland
Websitewww.lauravoutilainen.fi
Musical artist

Sanna Laura Voutilainen (born 17 May 1975 in Jyväskylä) is a Finnish pop singer.

Career

Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oot maailmain" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994. Also in 1994 the singer's debut album Laura Voutilainen was released selling in excess of 120,000 units; Voutilainen was consequently honored as Finland's top female vocalist with the Emma Award for 1994, an honor she again earned for the year 1996. Voutilainen has released a total of six albums and since 1999 she has hosted a TV show of her own.

Voutilainen participated in the Finnish national preliminary round for Eurovision 2002 with the song "Addicted to You". With 46 points awarded by the jury and 36% of the public vote "Addicted to You" easily won the right to represent Finland at Eurovision 2002:[1] despite heavy promotion - reportedly the most ever afforded a Finnish Eurovision entrant[2] - and high expectations for its Eurovision placing, "Addicted to You" finished Eurovision 2002 in twentieth place out of a field of twenty-four and failed to reach the Finnish Top Ten, stalling at #11.

In 2007 Voutilainen made a bid to again represent Finland at Eurovision participating in Euroviisut 2007,the Finnish national preliminary for Eurovision 2007. Voutilainen was one of twelve contenders at Euroviisut 2007 each of whom sang two songs in the semi-finals with one of each contender's songs being advanced to the final: of Voutilainen's two semi-final numbers: "Kosketa Mua" and "Take a Chance", the last-named advanced to the Euroviisut 2007 final where it placed fourth.

Discography

Laura Voutilainen (2008)

Albums

[1]

  • Laura Voutilainen (1994)
  • Kaksi karttaa (Two Maps) (1996)
  • Lumikuningatar (Snowqueen) (1997) - Christmas album
  • Etelän yössä (In the Southern Night) (1998)
  • Puolet sun auringosta (Half of Your Sun) (2001 / Eurovision edition 2002)
  • Päiväkirja (Diary) (2003)
  • Tässä hetkessä (In This Moment) (2005)
  • Lauran päiväkirja (Laura's Diary) (2006) - collection
  • Kosketa mua (Touch me) (2007)
  • Palaa (Come back) (2008)
  • Sydänjää (Heart Ice) (2009)
  • Suurimmat Hitit (Biggest Hits) (2010)
  • Ihmeitä (Wonders) (2011)
  • KokoNainen (Whole Woman) (2013)
  • Miks ei (2017)
  • Minun tähteni (2019)

EPs

  • Lauran joulu (2005)

Singles

  • "Addicted to You" (2002)
  • "Miks Ei" (2016)

Dubbing

Year Film Role Notes
1997 Hercules Megara Finnish voice-dub
2005 Madagascar Gloria Finnish voice-dub
2007 Bee Movie Vanessa Bloome Finnish voice-dub
2008 Madagascar 2 Gloria Finnish voice-dub
2010 The Princess and the Frog Tiana (singing voice) Finnish voice-dub
2010 Merry Madagascar Gloria Finnish voice-dub
2012 Madagascar 3 Gloria Finnish voice-dub

See also

References

  1. ^ "Laura Voutilainen - Artist Profile". eventseeker.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. ^ Iltasanomat.fi: Laura Voutilaisen viisupuku on salaisuus (in Finnish)

External links

  • Official homepage of Laura Voutilainen

Media related to Laura Voutilainen at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by
Nina Åström
with A Little Bit
 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2002 		Succeeded by
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "7th Wonder"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Come Back"
  • "Dans le jardin de mon âme"
  • "Europe's Living a Celebration"
  • "Everything I Want"
  • "Gimme"
  • "Happy You"
  • "I Can't Live Without Music"
  • "I Wanna"
  • "Il faut du temps"
  • "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde"
  • "Light a Candle"
  • "Na jastuku za dvoje"
  • "Never Let It Go"
  • "Northern Girl"
  • "Od nas zavisi"
  • "Runaway"
  • "S.A.G.A.P.O."
  • "Samo ljubezen"
  • "Say a Word"
  • "Sister"
  • "Tell Me Who You Are"
  • "Tell Me Why"
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