Sandhja
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Birth name |
Sandhja Kuivalainen |
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Born |
(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 Helsinki, Finland |
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Years active |
2013–present |
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Website |
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Sandhja Kuivalainen (born 16 March 1991), known professionally as simply Sandhja, is a Finnish singer. She will represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Sing It Away".[1] Sandhja was born to an Indo-Guyanese mother and a Finnish father.[2]
Career
2013–14: Gold
Sandhja released her debut single "Hold Me" on 15 November 2013 as the lead single from her debut studio album.[3] On 7 March 2014 she released "Gold" as the second single from her debut studio album.[4] She released her debut studio album Gold on 23 May 2014 through Sony Music Entertainment Finland.[5]
2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest and Freedom Venture
In May 2015 she featured on Brandon Bauer's single "The Flavor".[6] On 30 October 2015 she released the single "My Bass".[7] Sandhja was announced as one of the 18 competing artists in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 on 12 January 2016.[8] She competed in the third semi-final and advanced to the final.[9] In the final, she was declared the winner after winning the jury vote and placing third with the public.[10] She will now represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, performing first of all contestants in the first semi-final on 10 May 2016 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.[11] Her second studio album Freedom Venture, was released on 29 April 2016.[12]
Discography
Albums
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
References
- ↑ "Uusi kotimainen laulajatar Sandhja yhdistelee musiikissaan urbaaneja ja etnisiä sävyjä". Sony Music Finland. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ UMK:n mustaksi hevoseksi veikattu Sandhja: ”Lapsuudenkotini oli epämääräinen yhdistelmä kaikkea” (Finnish) Me Naiset
- ↑ Hold Me - Single by Sandhja on iTunes
- ↑ Gold - Single by Sandhja on iTunes
- ↑ Gold by Sandhja on iTunes
- ↑ The Flavor (feat. Sandhja) - Single by Brandon Bauer on iTunes
- ↑ My Bass - Single by Sandhja on iTunes
- ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (12 January 2016). "UMK 2016 line-up revealed in Finland". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (20 February 2016). "Finland: Final line-up complete". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ "Uusi kotimainen laulajatar Sandhja yhdistelee musiikissaan urbaaneja ja etnisiä sävyjä". Sony Music Finland. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (29 April 2016). "ESC'16: Three Artists Have Released Albums Today". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
- 1 2 Peak positions in Finland:
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