Arja Saijonmaa reveals the surprising news – 2024-09-02 03:37:24

Arja Saijonmaa continues in the Elämäni biisi program. Pete Anikari

Singer Arja Saijonmaa continues The song of my life – program, where he has been one of the star soloists for many years. He has enjoyed the work of the program enormously.

– I have gone along with it specifically so that I can explore my own territories outside the security zone. I accept all music, says Saijonmaa.

The performance of one song in particular has stuck in the artist’s mind.

– A traditional Finnish song, Run you fool which I wouldn’t even think of including in my repertoire, with all due respect. But now that it was done and I got the hang of it, and I did the homework properly, it’s suddenly reborn. People have an insane amount of stories about their own lives, and they have found depths and purposes in them. It’s like a description of life, that text is fantastic, says Saijonmaa.

The singer says that she especially loves the audience’s reactions to her performances.

Saijonmaa has had a long career as a singer both in Finland and abroad. Actually, his career started when he started as a soloist in the Greek Mikis Theodorakisin for a world tour.

Theodorakis passed away in September 2021, the same week that Saijonmaa had its first live performance The song of my life in the program.

– The production included me in his funeral. I had a new song, for the first time, and I came straight to the studio in Tampere to sing it tired from the long flight.

At that time, we were still living in corona time and masks were worn, which increased the load and fatigue even more.

– I have never been so nervous and tired and sharp in my life. I will never forget that Theodorakis died just as I came My life to the song.

– It was quite a rough start, he says.

Under pressure

The singer’s year has been very busy.

– I have been under a lot of pressure, Saijonmaa says.

He also reveals some surprising news.

– I will have a book out in the fall. I have been doing it for 5–6 years in Sweden in Swedish. It’s kind of my biography, my memoir. It will come out in October, he says.

Writing the book has brought back many memories. At the moment, he is also talking to Finnish publishers about the book, as his mother tongue is Finnish, although the biography will appear at least initially in Swedish.

In addition, Saijonmaa is participating in the autumn Swedish So much better in the program, which corresponds to Finland Just life -program.

– It has also taken its time. I’ve had a stopwatch like this, which I’ve run after and I’m still running, says Saijonmaa.

He says that he will also have some kind of other jymy surprise coming in September, which he won’t reveal yet.

Saijonmaa has hardly had time to spend any free time.

– Why don’t you go swimming and take a sauna now and then, he laughs.

The song of my life at the press conference at the end of August, the singer had arrived from Dalhalla, Sweden, where he had given a concert. According to him, the concert was like a huge rock oratorio, which included both rockers and a symphony orchestra.

– I drove four hours from there and came here on the last plane. And here we are, Saijonmaa smiles.