Jari Sillanpää

Jari Sillanpää 2006 at the Vihreät Niityt Festival

Jari Sillanpää (born August 16, 1965 in Ludvika , Sweden ) is a Swedish- Finnish singer who is particularly famous in Finland .

Career

Sillanpää was born in Ludvika and grew up in Luleå . After graduating from school, he worked temporarily as a model and bartender, including on the ferries between Finland and Sweden. He then studied at the Pop and Jazz Conservatory in Oulu, Finland .

In 1995 he was named " Tango King" at the Finnish Tango Market in Seinäjoki .

In the semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul he reached 14th place with his song Takes 2 to Tango with a total of 51 points. In 2009 he tried again to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest, but ended up outside the top three of the preliminary round with his song "Kirkas kipinä" (Bright Spark).

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		FI
1996	Jari Sillanpää	FI1 × 3 Triple platinum (50 weeks)FI
	Hyvää joulua	FI5 × 2 Double platinum (12 weeks)FI
1997	Auringonnousu	FI1 × 2 Double platinum (24 weeks)FI
1998	Varastetut helmet	FI4th platinum (12 weeks)FI
1999	Onnenetsijä	FI1 gold (12 weeks)FI
2000	Kuninkaan kyyneleet	FI21st gold (16 weeks)FI
2001	Hän kertoo sen sävelin	FI6th gold (10 weeks)FI
2003	Määränpää tuntematon	FI3 gold (8 weeks)FI
2005	Parhaat	FI17th gold (4 weeks)FI
2008	Albumi	FI2 (16 weeks) FI
	Al ritmo latino!	FI8 (6 weeks) FI
2009	Kuin elokuvissa	FI13 (5 weeks) FI
2011	Millainen laulu yes	FI13 (5 weeks) FI
2013	Kaikkien aikojen parhaat	FI6 (25 weeks) FI
2014	Rakkaudella merkitty lousy	FI2 platinum (30 weeks)FI

More albums

• 2000: Maa on niin kaunis (Christmas album)
• 2006: Hän laulaa - Kuninkaan 10 kultaista vuotta (DVD)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		FI
1997	Boom Boom Boom	FI11 (2 weeks) FI
1998	Valkeaa unelmaa	FI16 (1 week) FI
1999	Lauluni	FI2 (2 weeks) FI
	Kuuleeko eero?	FI12 (9 weeks) FI
	Lumilinna	FI14 (1 week) FI
2001	Sinines & punainen	FI3 (3 weeks) FI
2004	Takes 2 to Tango	FI2 (4 weeks) FI
2007	Vierellesi kaipaan	FI2 (4 weeks) FI	Katri Helena & Jari Sillanpää
2012	Liekeissä	FI15 (4 weeks) FI
2014	Sinä ansaitset kultaa	FI13 (4 weeks) FI

Web links

• Official website
• Jari Sillanpää at Discogs (English)
• Jari Sillanpää in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart discography Finland
2. ↑ Awards: FI