Infobox ESC entry song flagicon Finland Fantasiaa image caption year 1983 country Finland artist Ami Aspelund as with language Finnish languages composer Kari Kuusamo lyricist Kaisu Liuhala conductor Ossi Runne place 11th points 46 lyrics http www.diggiloo.net ?1983fi from Diggiloo Thrush prev Nuku pommiin prev link Nuku pommiin next Hengaillaan next link Hengaillaan Fantasiaa Fantasy was the Finland Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 , performed in Finnish Language Finnish by Ami Aspelund . In Eurovision Song Contest 1977 1977 , Aspelund s sister Monica Aspelund Monica had represented Finland in the Contest with the song Lapponia song Lapponia . The song was performed ninth on the night, following Switzerland s Mariella Farr with Io cos non ci sto and preceding Greece s Kristi Stassinopoulou Christie Stassinopoulou with Mou Les . At the close of voting, it had received 41 points, placing 11th in a field of 20. The song is sung from the perspective of a young woman watching a man and his dog in a park. She asks a series of questions about him, and wonders if this might be the beginning of a crush . Aspelund also recorded the song in English, then under the title Fantasy Dream . It was succeeded as Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest Finnish representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 1984 Contest by Kirka with Hengaillaan . References http www.eurovision.tv page history by year contest?event 299 Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year http www.diggiloo.net ?1983fi Lyrics, from Diggiloo Thrush finland stub Category Eurovision songs of Finland Category Eurovision songs of 1983 pt Fantasiaa ... more details
ESC National Year Year 1983 Country FIN Preselection National Final Preselection date 28 January 1983 Entrant Ami Aspelund Song Fantasiaa Final result 11th , 41 points Finland was represented by Ami Aspelund , with the song Fantasiaa , at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 23 April in Munich . Fantasiaa was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final organised by broadcaster YLE and held on 28 January. Final The final was held at the YLE studios in Helsinki , hosted by Marja Valkonen. Ten songs took part, with the winner chosen chosen by postcard voting. ref http natfinals.50webs.com 70s 80s Finland1983.html ESC National Finals database Finland 1983 ref class sortable wikitable style margin 1em auto 1em auto style font size bigger Finnish National Final 28 January 1983 bgcolor CCCCCC Draw Artist Song Votes Place 1 Kirka T ytyy uskaltaa 22237 2 2 Ami Aspelund & Opus 5 Hymni iti Teresalle 2306 10 3 Tapani Kansa Kadonneen rakkauden unelma 19247 3 4 Kirka Kaksi vaan 3057 8 bgcolor FFD700 5 Ami Aspelund Fantasiaa 44131 1 6 Opus 5 Muista mua musiikilla 3474 6 7 Tapani Kansa Kun kyynelill ni nuottini kastelen 12205 4 8 Meiju Suvas Laulujen laulu 3101 7 9 Kirka Tuhanteen aamuun laulun teen 8703 5 10 Meiju Suvas Rakastunut nainen 2401 9 At Eurovision On the night of the final Aspelund performed 9th in the running order, following Switzerland and preceding Greece . At the close of voting Fantasiaa had picked up 41 points the highest an 8 from Greece , placing Finland joint 11th of the 20 entries, the country s highest finish since 1977. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia . ref http www.esc history.com details.asp?key 496 ESC History Finland 1983 ref See also Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1983 References reflist Finland in Eurovision 1983 Eurovision Song Contest entries Category Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 Category Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest Category 1983 in Finland ... more details
Infobox ESC entry song flagicon Finland Nuku pommiin image caption year 1982 country Finland artist Timo Kojo as Kojo singer Kojo with language Finnish languages composer Jim Pembroke lyricist Juice Leskinen conductor Ossi Runne place 18th points 0 place semi points semi lyrics clip prev Reggae OK prev link Reggae OK next Fantasiaa next link Fantasiaa Nuku pommiin English Language English translation Oversleep , literally Sleep to the bomb was the Finland Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 , performed in Finnish Language Finnish by Kojo singer Kojo . The song was performed sixth on the night after Turkey s Neco with Hani? and before Switzerland s Arlette Zola with Amour on t aime . At the close of voting, it had received the dreaded nul points , placing 18th last in a field of 18. The song suggests that sleeping through a nuclear crisis If someone soon throws a nuclear poo here on our Europe is the best way of avoiding it. Oversleeping is said to calm you down , among other benefits. Kojo also recorded the song in English, then under the title Bomb Out . It was succeeded as Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest Finnish representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 1983 Contest by Ami Aspelund with Fantasiaa . References http www.eurovision.tv page history by year contest?event 298 Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year Category Eurovision songs of Finland Category Eurovision songs of 1982 Category 1982 songs Category Eurovision songs that scored no points finland stub 1980s song stub pt Nuku pommiin fi Nuku pommiin ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox ESC entry song flagicon Finland Hengaillaan image caption year 1984 country Finland artist Kirka as with language Finnish languages composer Jukka Siikavire lyricist Jussi Tuominen conductor Ossi Runne place 9th points 46 lyrics http www.diggiloo.net ?1984fi from Diggiloo Thrush prev Fantasiaa prev link Fantasiaa next El k n el m next link El k n el m Hengaillaan Let s hang around was the Finland Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 , performed in Finnish Language Finnish by Kirka . The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Turkey s Be Y l nce, On Y l Sonra with Halay song Halay and preceding Switzerland s Rainy Day band Rainy Day with Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein? . At the close of voting, it had received 46 points, placing 9th in a field of 19. The song is one of the biggest hits of Kirka. Though Kirka s career as a singer began in 1967, the LP album called Hengaillaan was his first album which sold gold in Finland. The song is still very popular also in Finnish karaokebars and in finnhits discos. The song is sung as a suggestion to a fellow traveller that, instead of finding accommodation for the night, the pair hang around the train station until the morning when their train leaves at 5 30am. Ultimately, however, they miss that train as well. Kirka also recorded the song in English, then under the title C mon Let s Boogie . It was succeeded as Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest Finnish representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 1985 Contest by Sonja Lumme with El k n el m . References http www.eurovision.tv page history by year contest?event 300 Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year http www.diggiloo.net ?1984fi Lyrics, from Diggiloo Thrush Category Eurovision songs of Finland Category Eurovision songs of 1984 Finland stub pt Hengaillaan ... more details
Infobox ESC entry song flagicon Switzerland Io cos non ci sto image caption year 1983 country Switzerland artist Mariella Farr as with language Italian languages composer Thomas Gonzenbach, Remo Kessler lyricist Nella Martinetti conductor Robert Weber place 15th points 28 lyrics http www.diggiloo.net ?1983ch from Diggiloo Thrush prev Amour on t aime prev link Amour on t aime next Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein? next link Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein? Io cos non ci sto I don t like it this way , was the Switzerland Swiss entry in Eurovision Song Contest 1983 performed in Italian language Italian by Mariella Farr . At the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 in Munich in the former West Germany the song finished 15th and has received 28 points. It was performed 8th on the night, after the Spain s song Qui n maneja mi barca? by Remedios Amaya , and before Finland s entry Fantasiaa by Ami Aspelund Switzerland stub 1980s song stub Category Eurovision songs of 1983 Category Eurovision songs of Switzerland Category Italian language songs Category 1983 songs pt Io cos non ci sto ... more details
File Ami Aspelund born Anne Marie Aspelund on September 7, 1953 in Vaasa is a Finland Finnish singer. She is the younger sister of singer Monica Aspelund . Career Ami Aspelund released her first single in 1973 called Apinamies . Ami Aspelund has participated in Rostock Festival in 1981, in Eurovision Song Contest 1983 Fantasiaa Fantasy , music by Kari Kuusamo and lyrics by Kaisu Liuhala where finished in 11 st place and 41 points. In 1985 she entered in the Knokke Contest. Her debut album was published in 1974 and has published many albums sung both in her native language and in Swedish language Swedish . Discography Albums Ami 1974 Credo min uskon 1975 Karibu 1975 Y n j lkeen 1976 Cascade 1976 F gel bl 1978 Sinilintu 1978 T n n huipulla 1982 Fantasy dream 1983 Framtidens skugga 1983 Fenor och vingar 1986 Rio Herne 1994 Sylvian paluu 1997 Sylvias terkomst 1996 20 suosikkia t n n huipulla 2000 Ami Live 2005 P rlor 2005 Singles Apinamies Bumerangi 1973 Waterloo Kun pois h n on 1974 T n n huipulla Tied mit tahdot 1974 M halusin niin Suukkosuma 1975 P iv kaunein on tullut Nuoruuteni on ohi 1975 Koska sun taas n hd saan Ja rakastan viel 1975 Chanson d amour Onnen hetket 1977 Vapaana Ihmeiden aika 1977 Sinilintu Charleston 1978 F gel bl Charleston 1978 F gel blau Der erste Flug 1982 Mitt ppeltr d F gel bl 1982 You are my life Ami Aspelund ja Jokke Sepp l Flight 205 Jokke Sepp l 1982 Rakkaudesta yst vyyteen Tahtoo lis 1983 Fantasiaa Fantasy dream 1983 Clown Private secretary 1983 External links http ami.surfnet.fi Ami Aspelund s Official Page s start succession box before Kojo singer Kojo br with Nuku pommiin title Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest years Eurovision Song Contest 1983 1983 after Kirka br with Hengaillaan s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aspelund, Ami ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1953 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aspelund, Ami Category 1953 births Cat ... more details
Infobox ESC entry song flagicon Greece Mou Les image caption year 1983 country Greece artist Kristi Stassinopoulou as with language Greek languages composer Antonis & Mimis Plessas lyricist Sofia Fildissi conductor Mimis Plessas place 14th points 32 lyrics http www.diggiloo.net ?1983gr from Diggiloo Thrush clip prev Feggari Kalokerino prev link Feggari Kalokerino prev year 1981 next year 1985 next Miazoume next link Miazoume Mou Les Greek alphabet Greek script , English language English translation You Tell Me was the Greece Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 , performed in Greek language Greek by Kristi Stassinopoulou . br The song was performed tenth on the night following Finland s Ami Aspelund with Fantasiaa and preceding the Netherlands Bernadette singer Bernadette with Sing Me a Song . At the close of voting, it had received 32 points, placing 14th in a field of 20. The song is a ballad, with Stassinopolou telling her lover about how she feels when he tells her things. Greece did not enter the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 1984 Contest . Thus, the song was succeeded as Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest Greek representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 1985 Contest by Takis Biniaris with Miazoume . Category Eurovision songs of Greece Category Eurovision songs of 1983 greece stub 1980s song stub pt Mou Les ... more details
Infobox ESC entry song flagicon Finland Lapponia image caption year 1977 country Finland artist Monica Aspelund as with language Finnish languages composer Aarno Raninen lyricist Monica Aspelund conductor Ossi Runne place 10th points 50 lyrics http www.diggiloo.net ?1977fi from Diggiloo Thrush prev Pump Pump prev link Pump Pump next Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus next link Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus Lapponia was the Finland Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 , performed in Finnish Language Finnish by Monica Aspelund . The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Italy s Mia Martini with Libera song Libera and preceding Belgium s Dream Express with A Million in One, Two, Three . At the close of voting, it had received 50 points, placing 10th in a field of 18. Despite its moderate placing at the Eurovision final, Lapponia was given release in twenty European countries and also in Australia, Brazil, Israel and Turkey. Aspelund recorded Lapponia in six languages Finnish, her mother tongue Swedish, English, German, French and Dutch. Lapponia afforded Aspelund a 5 hit in Finland and also reached 5 in Sweden. The successive Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest Finnish representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 1978 Contest by Seija Simola was Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus . In 1983 Monica Aspelund s sister Ami Aspelund Ami entered the contest with the song Fantasiaa . Lapponia was included on the double disc sets of Winners and Classics produced to commemorate the Congratulations Eurovision Congratulations special of late 2005. This is in spite of the song placing substantially lower than Marion Rung s Tom Tom Tom of Eurovision Song Contest 1973 1973 at the time the CDs were made, Finland s highest Contest finish. As the liner notes indicate that it is a distinctly Finnish song, the argument can be made that Rung s English language Anglophone song was not quite as Finnish. The band Northern Kings covered this song. References http www.eurovisi ... more details
Timo Kojo born Helsinki , May 9, 1953 is a Finland Finnish Pop music pop Rock music rock singer. He started his recording career in 1977 when his band, Madame George , released their only album Madame George What s Happening? Kojo s first solo album, So Mean , was a hit in Finland. The second sold as well, though it was not considered quite as good. In 1981, his third solo album was a fiasco, so something new were to come. In Eurovision Song Contest 1982 1982 he represented his country with the entry Nuku pommiin Ban the Bomb a rock song with music by Jim Pembroke and lyrics by Juice Leskinen the conductor was Ossi Runne . The song performed in finnish language Finnish was a protest against nuclear bomb s and the danger of a nuclear war in Europe The Cold War was still under way in 1982 . The song received no points nul points . Despite this poor result, Kojo continued his career in his native country. Kojo s music declined in popularity in Finland after 1982 however, he remains well known on the strength of his Eurovision career. Discography Madame George What s Happening 1977 So Mean 1979 Lucky Street 1980 Go All the Way 1981 Hitparade 1982 Nuku pommiin or Bomb Out 1982 Time Won t Wait 1983 Bee tai bop 1985 Rommia sateessa 1986 Kaksi alkuper ist So Mean Lucky Street 1990 Py ri maa py ri kuu 1990 Kojo and the Great Boogie Band 1993 Suloinen Maria 1997 20 suosikkia So Mean 1998 Sources Wikipedia in finnish language Finnish in fi Kojo Finnish page about Kojo External links http www.diggiloo.net ?1982fi Lyrics of the entry Nuku pommiin in Finnish and English start box succession box before Riki Sorsa br with Reggae OK title Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest years Eurovision Song Contest 1982 1982 after Ami Aspelund br with Fantasiaa end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kojo, Timo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1953 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kojo, Timo Category 1953 births Category Liv ... more details
ESC National Year Year 1983 Country GRE Preselection National Final Preselection date March 18, 1983 Entrant Christie Stasinopoulou Song Mou Les Final result 14th, 32 points Greece and Ellinik Radiofon a Tile rasi Ellinik Radiofon a Tile rasi ERT chose to host a National Selection with the winner being chosen an expert jury. Christie Stasinopoulou was chosen with Mou Les and placed 14th at Eurovision. National final The National Final took place on March 18, 1983 at the Ellinik Radiofon a Tile rasi ERT TV Studios in Peania and was hosted by Mako Georgiadou. The winning song was chosen by a 50 member jury composed of experts and members of the public. Result of National Final By order performed class sortable wikitable width 80 bgcolor CCCCCC style font size bigger National Final March 18, 1983 Singer Song Place 1 Cleopatra Gia Tin Irini 5 2 Nikos Nomikos Deilino 8 3 Ariele Konstantinidis Tha Figo 10 4 Gianna Komninou Matia Mou Melachrina 7 5 Giannis Kakaniaris Ta Dentra 4 6 Dakis Agapi, Agapi 2 bgcolor FFD700 7 Christie Stasinopoulou Mou Les 1 8 Milli Karali O Profitis 9 9 Dafni Bokota Ioulietta 6 10 Alexandros Molfesis To Hameno Rendez Vous 3 At Eurovision Mou Les was performed tenth on the night following Finland s Ami Aspelund with Fantasiaa and preceding the Netherlands Bernadette singer Bernadette with Sing Me a Song . At the close of voting, it had received 32 points, placing 14th in a field of 20. Greece did not enter the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 1984 Contest . Thus, the song was succeeded as Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest Greek representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 1985 Contest by Takis Biniaris with Miazoume . References Reflist See also Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1983 Greece in Eurovision 1983 Eurovision Song Contest entries DEFAULTSORT Greece In The Eurovision Song Contest 1983 Category Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 Category Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 Category 19 ... more details
infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Tainaron Mail from Another City title orig Tainaron Postia toisesta kaupungista image image caption author Leena Krohn cover artist country Finland language Finnish publisher SanomaWSOY WSOY pub date 1985 english pub date 2004 media type Print Hardcover Hardback & Paperback pages 126 1st Finnish edition isbn ISBN 951 0 13063 X congress PH355.K823 T3 1985 oclc 15631518 Tainaron Mail From Another City orig. Finnish language fin . Tainaron Postia toisesta kaupungista is a science fiction fantasy literature fantasy novel written in 1985 by Finnish author Leena Krohn . The book is regarded as the author s breakthrough novel. ref cite web url http www.hs.fi kirjat artikkeli Y C3 B6ajatuksia kuoleman markkinoillaLeena Krohn sekoittaa romaanissaan lajien cocktailin hiukanscifi C3 A4 ironista fantasiaa filosofiaa HS20040926SI1KU02iue title Y ajatuksia kuoleman markkinoilla accessdate 2009 02 12 author Pirjo Lyytik inen date 2004 09 26 language Finnish ref Tainaron was nominated for the Finlandia Prize in 1985, ref cite web url http www.kustantajat.fi kirjasaatio palkinnot title Finlandia palkinto accessdate 2009 02 12 author Finnish Book Foundation language Finnish ref The Nordic Council s Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1988, ref cite web url http www.norden.org nr pris lit pris uk arkiv.asp?lang &p id 544 title The Nordic Council Literature Prize accessdate 2009 02 12 date 2007 12 11 publisher Nordic Council Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref the World Fantasy Award ref cite web url http www.worldfantasy.org awards 2005.html title 2005 World Fantasy Award Winners & Nominees accessdate 2009 02 12 publisher World Fantasy Convention ref and the International Horror Guild Award in 2005. ref cite web url http www.horroraward.org prevrec.html 2004 title IHG Award Recipients accessdate 2009 02 12 publisher International Horror Guild ref It won the Thanks for the Book ... more details
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