Edea (band)

Edea is a Finnish band . Stylistically, they fuse pop music with folk and mystical elements. As the winner of the preselection, the group was allowed to compete for Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham . They reached number 15 with the piece Aava .

Discography

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Edea   FI 33 08/1998 (2 weeks)

Singles

Aava   FI 17th 16/1998 (2 weeks)

Albums

• 1998: Edea

Singles

• 1998: Aava

Band members

• Marika Krook - vocals
• Alexi Ahoniemi - keyboard , flute , soprano saxophone , vocals
• Tommy Mansikka-Aho - didgeridoo , guitar
• Abdissa Asifa - percussion
• Samuli Kosminen - drums

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1998: Eurovision Song Contest in Birmingham at eurovision.de
2. ↑ Chart sources: FI