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Sandhja
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Background information
Birth nameSandhja Kuivalainen
Born (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 33)
Helsinki, Finland
Genres
Occupation
  • Singer
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2013–present
WebsiteOfficial website
Musical artist

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". Sandhja was born to an Indo-Guyanese mother and a Finnish father.

Career

2013–14: Gold

Sandhja released her debut single "Hold Me" on 15 November 2013 as the lead single from her debut studio album. On 7 March 2014 she released "Gold" as the second single from her debut studio album. She released her debut studio album Gold on 23 May 2014 through Sony Music Entertainment Finland.

2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest and Freedom Venture

Main articles: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and Eurovision Song Contest 2016

In May 2015 she featured on Brandon Bauer's single "The Flavor". On 30 October 2015 she released the single "My Bass". Sandhja was announced as one of the 18 competing artists in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 on 12 January 2016. She competed in the third semi-final and advanced to the final. In the final, she was declared the winner after winning the jury vote and placing third with the public. 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, but failed to qualify for the May 14 final. Her second studio album Freedom Venture, was released on 29 April 2016.

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Gold
Freedom Venture
  • Released: 29 April 2016
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Finland
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
FIN DL
 FIN Air
"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

Title Year Album
"The Flavor"
(Brandon Bauer featuring Sandhja) 		2015 Versetile

References

  1. ^ "Uusi kotimainen laulajatar Sandhja yhdistelee musiikissaan urbaaneja ja etnisiä sävyjä". Sony Music Finland. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. UMK:n mustaksi hevoseksi veikattu Sandhja: ”Lapsuudenkotini oli epämääräinen yhdistelmä kaikkea” (in Finnish) Me Naiset
  3. Hold Me - Single by Sandhja on iTunes
  4. Gold - Single by Sandhja on iTunes
  5. Gold by Sandhja on iTunes
  6. The Flavor (feat. Sandhja) - Single by Brandon Bauer on iTunes
  7. My Bass - Single by Sandhja on iTunes
  8. Escudero, Victor M. (12 January 2016). "UMK 2016 line-up revealed in Finland". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  9. Escudero, Victor M. (20 February 2016). "Finland: Final line-up complete". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  10. Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  11. Granger, Anthony (29 April 2016). "ESC'16: Three Artists Have Released Albums Today". eurovoix.com.
  12. ^ Peak positions in Finland:

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded byPertti Kurikan Nimipäivät
with "Aina mun pitää" 		Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2016 		Succeeded byNorma John
with "Blackbird"
Sandhja
Singles
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
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