Laura Voutilainen

Laura Voutilainen (born May 17, 1975 in Jyv?skyl?), is a Finnish popsinger. Voutilainen debut single was called Muuttanut oon maailman but her final breakthrough came in 1993 with the hit song Kerran. One year later she released her first album, Laura Voutilainen. It sold over 120,000 copies. Voutilainen released a total of six albums, and since 1999, she has hosted a TV show of her own. Voutilainen won the Emma Awards, an important Finnish music prize, in both 1994 and 1996. Shewon the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tampere with her song "Addicted to you".

Voutilainen debut single was called Muuttanut oon maailman but her final breakthrough came in 1993 with the hit song Kerran. One year later she released her first album, Laura Voutilainen. It sold over 120,000 copies. Voutilainen released a total of six albums, and since 1999, she has hosted a TV show of her own.

Voutilainen won the Emma Awards, an important Finnish music prize, in both 1994 and 1996. Shewon the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tampere with her song "Addicted to you". Although predicted to do reasonably well, she ended up twentieth on the night. Voutilainen will again take part to the Finnish national final of Eurovision Song Contest 2007.

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https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1rVhR4z2Ji_aYPc-rDbnyMXkjuJbvKYFwIJue57dVXHA
(the Balkan songwriters/ producers in Finland in the years 1992-2000, including Laura's first album)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5F8EDA5A6AA6FDA0
(the Balkan playlist, containing one performance from Laura too)
http://open.spotify.com/user/magomusa/playlist/2yfk7grxA1JX7sYbmohGHZ
(two equivalents here too)