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Ei (album)
''Ei'' () is the third studio album by Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa. Released by Warner Music in Finland on 7 March 2003, the album debuted at number one on Finnish Albums Chart, maintaining the peak position for two weeks and charted for 56 weeks altogether. ''Ei'' was the third-best-selling album of 2003 in Finland and, with sales of over 120,000 copies to date, has received a quadruple-platinum certification in the country. ''Ei'' ranks also 38th on the list of the best-selling albums of all time in Finland. Background Prior to the release, Maija visited New York City to spend time relaxing and writing new songs. Singles The (rough) English translations of the tracks are in the brackets. *" Ei" (''No'') *" Mun elämä" (''My Life'') *"Ei saa surettaa" (''You Shouldn't Feel Sad'') Track listing The (rough) English translations of the tracks are in the brackets. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maija Vilkkumaa
Maija Johanna Vilkkumaa (born 9 November 1973) is a Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter. Beginning her musical hobbies playing piano at an age before school, Vilkkumaa studied in high school where she and her friends set up the band Tarharyhmä in 1990, which broke up in 1995. While studying Finnish language at the University of Helsinki, she started to take singing lessons and went on to start her solo career in 1999. During her solo career from 1999 to 2011, Vilkkumaa has released eight full-length solo albums and sold over 300,000 certified records, becoming the tenth-best-selling female soloist in Finland. Along with meeting commercial success, the singer—who writes and composes the songs by herself—has also been credited for her songwriting skills by receiving the Juha Vainio Award. She has also received five Emma Awards, accolades for outstanding achievements in music, awarded by the Finnish music industry federation, Musiikkituottajat, and five E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in rock and roll, a style that drew from the black musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk music, folk, and incorporated influences from jazz and other styles. Rock is typically centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drum kit, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a Time signature, time signature and using a verse–chorus form; however, the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. Rock was the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Music Finland
Warner Music Group (WMG) owns, has a joint share, or is associated with the record labels listed here. Flagship labels *Atlantic Records *Elektra Records *Parlophone Records *Warner Records Atlantic Music Group * 1st & 15th Entertainment * All Money In * Artist Partner Group * Asylum Records * Atlantic Records * Atlantic Records Russia * Atco Records * Avang Music * Big Beat Records * Big Tree Records * Boulevard Boyz * Bread Winners' Association * Canvasback Music * Cat Records * Guwop Enterprises * 808 Mafia Records (joint venture with 808 Music Group & Boominati Worldwide * CBE * Chop Shop Records * Taylor Gang Entertainment (joint with EMPIRE, for JR Donarto & Berner respectfully) * Tha Mvmnt * Sniper Gang Records * Chopper City Records * Cotillion Records * CTE World * Custard Records * Eardrum Records * Esperanza Records * First Priority Music * Fort Knocks Entertainment * Full Surface Records * F-Stop Music * FNC Entertainment * Grind Or Die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meikit, Ketjut Ja Vyöt
''Meikit, ketjut ja vyöt'' (''Make-up, Necklaces and Belts'') is the second studio album by Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa. Released by Warner Music in Finland physically on 9 April 2001, and digitally on 16 June 2008, the album debuted at number one on the Finnish Albums Chart, maintaining the peak three weeks and spending 26 weeks on the chart. ''Meikit, ketjut ja vyöt'' has sold over 36,000 copies to date in Finland, which has granted it a platinum Platinum is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a density, dense, malleable, ductility, ductile, highly unreactive, precious metal, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name origina ... certification. Singles The (rough) English translations of the tracks are in the brackets. *"Noinko vaikeeta se on?" ("Is It That Hard?", promotional) *"Ingalsin Laura" (" Laura Ingals ">ilder/nowiki>") *"Totuutta ja tehtävää" ("Truth and Dare") *"Prins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Se Ei Olekaan Niin
''Se ei olekaan niin'' (in English: ''But It's Not Like That'') is the fourth studio album by Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa. Released by Warner Music in Finland on 11 July 2005, it debuted at number one the Finnish Albums Chart and charted for 26 weeks. The album has sold over 47,000 copies to date in Finland, which has granted it a platinum Platinum is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a density, dense, malleable, ductility, ductile, highly unreactive, precious metal, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name origina ... certification. Singles The (rough) English translations of the tracks are in the brackets. *"Se ei olekaan niin" (''But It's Not Like That'') *"Kesä" (''Summer'') *"Liian kauan" (''Too long'') Track listing The (rough) English translations of the tracks are in the brackets. *Digital download Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ei (song)
"Ei" () is a song by Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa. Released by Warner Music Finland in 2003, it was the B-side to her lead single "Häviän" (''I Vanish'') from her third studio album '' Ei'', along with the other B-side "Ilosanoma" (''Gospel''). Written by Vilkkumaa, the song peaked at number three on its debut week on the Finnish Singles Chart The Official Finnish Charts (; ) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista'' (lit. "the Official Finnish Chart"), which is ... and charted for five weeks. Track listing Chart performance References 2003 singles Maija Vilkkumaa songs Songs in Finnish Songs written by Maija Vilkkumaa 2003 songs {{2000s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mun Elämä
"Mun elämä" () is a song by Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa. Released by Warner Music Finland in 2003 as the second single from her third studio album '' Ei'', the release included the B-side "Ne jotka tyytyy" (''Those Who Don't Ask for More''). Written by Vilkkumaa, the song peaked at number five on its second week on the Finnish Singles Chart The Official Finnish Charts (; ) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista'' (lit. "the Official Finnish Chart"), which is ... and charted for seven weeks. Track listing References 2003 singles Maija Vilkkumaa songs Songs in Finnish Songs written by Maija Vilkkumaa {{2000s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, early pop rock was influenced by the Beat (music), beat, arrangements, and original style of rock and roll (and sometimes doo-wop). It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps with Pop music, pop and rock. The detractors of pop rock often deride it as a slick, commercial product and less Authenticity in art#Authenticity of performance, authentic than rock music. Characteristics and etymology Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation and even lyrical content. The terms "pop rock" and "power pop" have been used to describe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or the form of, roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Albums Chart
The Official Finnish Charts (; ) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista'' (lit. "the Official Finnish Chart"), which is singular in both Finnish and Swedish, is used generically to refer to both the albums and the singles chart, and the context (albums or songs) reveals which chart is meant. History The first charts were published in 1951. In January 1991, the Yle radio station Radiomafia started to compile the first weekly chart in Finland called ''Radiomafian lista'', which was broadcast on the radio every Sunday. Prior to that, all singles and album charts in Finland had been either monthly or biweekly published sales charts. ''Radiomafian lista'' became the official Finnish charts in January 1994 when they began a partnership with Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat (ÄKT) (now known as Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland), the umbrella organizatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Recording Sales Certification
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see List of music recording certifications). Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials (gold Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ..., platinum and diamond). The threshold required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory where the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country where the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times greater t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling Albums In Finland ...
This is the list of the best-selling certified albums in Finland, according to Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. See also *List of best-selling albums *List of best-selling singles in Finland * List of best-selling music artists in Finland References {{Lists of best-selling albums Music of Finland Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
