eurovision 2004
Jari Sillanpää
Jari Sillanpää represented Finland at Eurovision 2004 in Istanbul with “Takes 2 to Tango”, and went out in the semi-final.
- who
- Finnish singer
- born
- 16 August 1965, Ludvika, Sweden
- contest
- 2004
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1995
- sang for
- Finland
Biography
Jari Sillanpää is a Finnish-Swedish singer who has sold more than 820,000 records, which makes Sillanpää the fifth best-selling act and the second best-selling solo artist in Finland. “Takes 2 to Tango” went out in the semi-final in Istanbul in 2004.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jari Sillanpää”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2004 Istanbul
“Takes 2 to Tango”
Out in the semi-final Went out in the semi-final: 14th of 22, with 51 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Jari Sillanpää, Mika Toivanen
- Age on the night
- 38
- Won that year
- Ukraine: Ruslana, “Wild Dances”
The story of Eurovision 2004: The first semi-final, and Ukraine wins at the second attempt
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Vain elämää, season 1
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