Seija Simola

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.

Seija Simola in 1969.

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
  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.
Preceded by
Monica Aspelund
with Lapponia		 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1978		 Succeeded by
Katri Helena
with Katson sineen taivaan
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