eurovision 1978
Seija Simola
Seija Simola represented Finland at Eurovision 1978 in Paris with “Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus”, finishing 18th of 20.
- who
- Finnish singer
- born
- 25 September 1944, Helsinki, Finland
- died
- 21 August 2017 (aged 72), Vantaa, Finland
- contest
- 1978
- best result
- 18th, 1978
- music
- pop
- sang for
- Finland
Biography
Seija Simola, who died in 2017, was a Finnish singer, born in Helsinki, whose career began in a band in the mid-1960s. “Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus” finished joint 18th in Paris in 1978.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Seija Simola”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1978 Paris
“Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus”
18th of 20 Finished 18th of 20, with 2 points.
- Sung in
- Finnish
- Written by
- Reijo Karvonen, Seija Simola
- Conductor
- Ossi Runne
- Running order
- 4th of 20
- Age on the night
- 33
- Won that year
- Israel: Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, “A-Ba-Ni-Bi (א-ב-ני-בי)”
The story of Eurovision 1978: A-Ba-Ni-Bi, a bunch of daffodils and the first nul points
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