Sara Siipola
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| Born | 24 March 1997 Laihia, Finland |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
Sara Siipola (born 24 March 1997)[1] is a Finnish singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music in 2019 and released her first single "Rohkee sydän" in September 2019. Siipola rose to fourth place in YleX's Läpimurto 2020 list.[2]
Siipola has released the singles "Rohkee sydän", "What I'm Doing Here", "You're Not Mine Anymore", "Thelma & Louise", "Kokonaan" and "Peto". Siipola is a guest artist on Aste's single "Kuka suojelee sua".
Siipola released her debut album Kaunis kun itken on 26 March 2021. The genres of the album are soul and pop.
Early life
[edit]Siipola was born in Laihia in 1997.[3] She was diagnosed with ADHD in 2017.[4]
Career
[edit]In 2017, Siipola signed an artist contract with M-Eazy Music and a manager contract with Hannu Sormusen's Aspen Music.[5] In 2019, she also signed a recording contract with Sony Music. Released in autumn 2019, the debut single "Rohkee såðin" went directly to the top 100 of the Spotify list and entered the playlists of YleX and Radio Suomen. The song was also heard as part of the advertising campaign of the Toisenlaiset teiniäidit program in the spring of 2020. "Brave heart" won the Radio Suomen Levylautakuna vote in October 2019.[6]
Siipola's second single "What Am I Doing Here" also made it onto YleX's playlist. The third single "Sä et oo no longer mulle se" rose to number 78 on the Spotify list and on Radio Suomen's playlist. In November 2020, Siipola performed at Yle's Nenäpäivä concert. Sara Siipola competed in the seventh season of the Tähdet, tähdet program, which would be released in spring 2023 on Nelose. Siipola's single "Susta tulle tähti" reached number 47 on Finland's Official Singles List.
Siipola participated in the Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024, the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Paskana".[7] "Paskana" reached the second place on the Singlelista and the 24th place on the Radiolista.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| FIN [8] | ||
| Kaunis kun itken |
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49 |
Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
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| FIN [8] | |||
| "Rohkee sydän" | 2019 | — | Kaunis kun itken |
| "Mitä mä täällä teen" | — | ||
| "Sä et oo enää mulle se" | 2020 | — | |
| "Thelma & Louise" | — | ||
| "Kokonaan" | — | ||
| "Paha kiertämään" | 2022 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Ferrari" | 2023 | — | |
| "Susta tulee tähti" | 47 | ||
| "Uusi musta" | — | ||
| "Paskana" | 2024 | 2 | |
| "Juostaan" (featuring Sexmane) |
1 | ||
| "Rakasta mua, rakasta mua, rakasta" | 10 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "Kuka suojelee sua" (Aste featuring Sara Siipola) |
2020 | Everyday Porrada |
References
[edit]- ^ "Finland UMK 2024: Interview with Sara Siipola". eurovisionstars.com. 7 February 2024.
- ^ "YleX Läpimurto 2020: Behm on vuoden lupaavin tulokas". yle.fi. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Puljujärvi, Ismo (7 December 2020). "Näin laulaja Sara Siipolan perhe suhtautuu artistin suosioon: "Teini-ikäinen sisareni häpeää minua"". mtvuutiset.fi. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Tv:ssä hurmannut Sara Siipola kärsi useista mielenterveysongelmista – sitten kaiken selittävä tekijä paljastui". www.is.fi. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Remu näki 22-vuotiaan Sara Siipolan eikä ollut uskoa silmiään – nyt naisesta povataan uutta supertähteä Suomeen". Helsingin Uutiset. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Onko tässä Suomen Amy Winehouse - soulin nimeen vannovan Sara Siipolan debyytti lupaa paljon". yle.fi. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Tässä he ovat: UMK-kilpailijat kaudelle 2024". Yle.fi (in Finnish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit: Sara Siipola" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Kaunis kun itken - Album by Sara Siipola". Spotify. Retrieved 19 April 2024.