Laura Voutilainen
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sanna Laura Heikkilä o.s Voutilainen |
| Born |
May 17, 1975 Jyväskylä |
| Genres | Schlager music, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Finland |
| Website |
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Sanna Laura Voutilainen (born May 17, 1975 in Jyväskylä) is a Finnish pop singer.
Career
Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" 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: despite heavy promotion - reportedly the most ever afforded a Finnish Eurovision entrant[1] - 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
Albums
- Laura Voutilainen (album) (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)
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
External links
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| Preceded by Nina Åström with A Little Bit |
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 |
Succeeded by Jari Sillanpää with Takes 2 To Tango |