Sandhja Kuivalainen (born 16 March 1991), known professionally as simply Sandhja, is a Finnish singer. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Sing It Away".[1] Sandhja was born to an Indo-Guyanese mother and a Finnish father.[2]
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.jpg) Sandhja in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sandhja Kuivalainen |
| Born | 16 March 1991 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | Official website |
Career
edit2013–14: Gold
editSandhja released her debut single "Hold Me" on 15 November 2013 as the lead single from her debut studio album.[3] On 7 March 2014 she released "Gold" as the second single from her debut studio album.[4] She released her debut studio album Gold on 23 May 2014 through Sony Music Entertainment Finland.[5]
2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest and Freedom Venture
editIn May 2015 she featured on Brandon Bauer's single "The Flavor".[6] On 30 October 2015 she released the single "My Bass".[7] Sandhja was announced as one of the 18 competing artists in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 on 12 January 2016.[8] She competed in the third semi-final and advanced to the final.[9] In the final, she was declared the winner after winning the jury vote and placing third with the public.[1] She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, performing first of all contestants in the first semi-final on 10 May 2016 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden,[10] but failed to qualify for the May 14 final. Her second studio album Freedom Venture, was released on 29 April 2016.[11]
Discography
editAlbums
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| Gold |
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| Freedom Venture |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
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FIN Air [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Hold Me" | 2013 | — | 12 | Gold | |||||||||||||||||
| "Gold" | 2014 | — | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "My Bass" | 2015 | — | — | Freedom Venture | |||||||||||||||||
| "Sing It Away" | 2016 | 8 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Love Me High" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "We Go On" (featuring Gracias & Ekow) |
2017 | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "The Flavor" (Brandon Bauer featuring Sandhja) |
2015 | Versetile |
References
edit- ^ a b "Uusi kotimainen laulajatar Sandhja yhdistelee musiikissaan urbaaneja ja etnisiä sävyjä". Sony Music Finland. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ UMK:n mustaksi hevoseksi veikattu Sandhja: ”Lapsuudenkotini oli epämääräinen yhdistelmä kaikkea” (in Finnish) Me Naiset
- ^ Hold Me - Single by Sandhja on iTunes
- ^ Gold - Single by Sandhja on iTunes
- ^ Gold by Sandhja on iTunes
- ^ The Flavor (feat. Sandhja) - Single by Brandon Bauer on iTunes
- ^ My Bass - Single by Sandhja on iTunes
- ^ Escudero, Victor M. (12 January 2016). "UMK 2016 line-up revealed in Finland". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Escudero, Victor M. (20 February 2016). "Finland: Final line-up complete". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (29 April 2016). "ESC'16: Three Artists Have Released Albums Today". eurovoix.com.
- ^ a b Peak positions in Finland:
- For Download and Airplay charts: "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit › Sandhja". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.