Evelina (singer)

Evelina
Evelina in 2019.
Background information
Birth name	Eveliina Tammenlaakso
Born	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 29) Turku, Finland
Genres	Pop synthpop hip hop
Years active	2011–present
Labels	UMG M-Eazy Music

Evelina performing in the Ilosaarirock Festival in 2017.

Eveliina Tammenlaakso (born 27 May 1995), better known as simply Evelina, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. She is signed to the Universal Music Group label M-Eazy Music.

Life and career

Evelina was born as Eveliina Tammenlaakso in Turku.[1][2] She first began her music career in 2011 as a contestant in season one of The Voice of Finland, where she was a member of Elastinen's team. She was eliminated during the live shows.[3]

In 2015, Evelina signed a record deal with the Universal Music Group label M-Eazy Music and released her debut double single "Rakkaudesta lajiin"/"Vuoristorataa" in May 2015. She released her breakthrough single later in the year called "Honey", featuring Finnish rapper Mikael Gabriel and penned with American songwriter Hope Raney. The song became a hit in Finland, and reached number-one on the Finnish singles chart. The following year she also released the singles "Sireenit" and "Sushi", which also became top ten hits.[4][5][6] Her debut album 24K sold platinum before being released in 2016.[7]

In 2018, Evelina won the Female Soloist of the Year award in Emma-gaala.[7]

Evelina was diagnosed with autism in the fall of 2022.[8]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Peak position
		FIN Albums[9]
2016	24K	2
2019	SOS	2
2020	III	3
2023	Pehmee	2

EPs

Year	Title	Peak position
		FIN Albums[9]
2022	3½	2

Singles

Year	Title	Peak position			Album
		FIN Singles[9]	FIN Downloads[9]	FIN Airplay[9]
2015	"Rakkaudesta lajiin" (featuring Eevil Stöö)	—	—	—	24K
	"Vuoristorataa"	—	—	—
	"Honey" (featuring Mikael Gabriel)	1	3	5
2016	"Sireenit"	1	1	13
	"Sushi" (featuring JVG)	3	7	—
	"Ei filtterii"	2		—
	"Fuulaa" (featuring Julma H)	16		—
2017	"Kylmii väreitä"	2 [10]			SOS
	"Tornado"	3		—
	"Katri Helena"	4 [11]		—
2018	"Sun vika"	1 [12]		—
	"Vielä kerran"	4 [13]		—
	"F-F-F-Falling"	7 [14]		—	Vain elämää kausi 9
	"Leijonakuningas"	14 [15]		—
	"Asfalttiviidakko"	6 [16]		—
	"Eloon!"	18 [17]		—
	"Aamu"	18 [18]		—
	"Nostalgiaa"	2 [19]		—	SOS
2019	"Miks"	3 [20]		—
2020	"Hitaasti"	2 [21]		—	III
2021	"Me ei kuuluta toisillemme" (with Ani)	7 [22]		—	Pehmee
2022	"Kyynelii"	3 [23]		—
	"Sydän sulaa"	15 [24]		1
	"Miau" (featuring Theofuego)	19 [25]		—	3½ (EP)
2023	"Onnellinen" (with Nelli Matula)	8 [26]		—	Pehmee
	"Sä <3 Mä"	28 [27]		—
	"Rovio"	30 [28]		—

Featured

Year	Artist	Title	Peak position			Album
			FIN Singles[9]	FIN Downloads[9]	FIN Airplay[9]
2014	Aste	"Himalaja"	18[29]	17[29]	—	2.0
2015	JVG	"Takajeejee"	1[30]	2[30]	53[30]	247365
2016	Brädi	"Kombo"	12[31]	5[31]	—	Non-album single

References

1. Mäntylä, Eveliina (30 July 2016). "Laulaja Evelina karsi elämästään juorujen perässä olleet: "Kaverit ovat vähentyneet puolella"" (in Finnish). Me Naiset. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
2. "Suomi, oletko valmis? Täältä tulee Evelina". yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
3. "Tämä Voice Of Finland -kaunotar sai ison levytyssopimuksen – miksi Voice-historia pimitetään?" (in Finnish). Iltamakasiini. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
4. "Fono.fi - Äänitetietokanta".
5. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
6. "Releases » Universal Music Finland". Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
7. Ruohisto, Wilma (2020-07-24). "Evelina tuntee kritiikin, sillä on uransa aikana hukkunut siihen – mutta kun ruma kommentti osuu tarpeeksi arkaan paikkaan, poptähti ei voi vaieta". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-01-14.
8. Mattila, Mikael (26 April 2023). "Laulaja Evelina, 27, kertoo podcastissa olevansa autisti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
9. "Evelina". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
10. "Suomen Virallinen Lista". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
11. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
12. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
13. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
14. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
15. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
16. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
17. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
18. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
19. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
20. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
21. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
22. "Suomen virallinen lista".
23. "Singlet 2/2022". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
24. "Singlet 22/2022". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
25. "Singlet 31/2022". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
26. "Singlet 27/2023". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
27. "Singlet 32/2023". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
28. "Singlet 35/2023". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
29. "Aste: Himalaja" (in Finnish). Suomen virallinen lista. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
30. "JVG: Takajeejee (Feat. Evelina)" (in Finnish). Suomen virallinen lista. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
31. "Brädi: Kombo (Feat. Evelina)" (in Finnish). Suomen virallinen lista. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Evelina discography at Discogs
• mn0002515304 Evelina at AllMusic
• Evelina on Facebook
• Evelina on Instagram