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Arja Saijonmaa
Sign in to saveFinnish singer and actress
Film & TV
Mikkeli, Finland
Known for
- The End — (voice)2026
- Sing For Me Arja — Self2026
- Massor med schlager — Herself2022
- Something to Remember2019
- Moominvalley — Teatterirotta Emma (voice)2019
- Honeybunnies — Brita2017
- Sven-Bertil — Self2016
- Renées brygga — Herself2015
- Stjärnor hos Babben — Self - Guest2014
- Skavlan — Self - Guest2009
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1944-12-01
chansondansbandfinnish singerinternationaliskelmäpop
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 25,256
- Total plays
- 221,905
Tags
finnishpopfemale vocalistspoliticaliskelma
Arja Saijonmaa (born December 1, 1944) is a Finnish singer, political activist and occasional actress. 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. 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. When Prime minister Olof Palme was buried in 1986, she sung "Jag vill tacka livet". <a hre
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Helena
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Mikkeli
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- University of Helsinki
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Native language
- Finnish
- Genre
- tango
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- arjasaijonmaa.com
- Image
- Arja Saijonmaa på Guldbaggegalan 2013..jpg
- Residence
- Helsinki
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- Commons category
- Arja Saijonmaa
- date of birth
- 1944-12-01
- birth name
- Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa
- significant person
- Mikis Theodorakis
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