1. Hanna Helena Pakarinen was born on 17 April 1981 and is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2004.
11 Facts About Hanna Pakarinen
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Hanna Pakarinen received consistent high praise from the judges, and on one occasion she was even hugged by one of them.
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On 3 January 2004 Hanna Pakarinen secured a place in the top two grand finale of the contest, alongside Jani Wickholm.
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Hanna Pakarinen made an English version of the song titled Love is Like a Song.
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Immediately after winning Idols, Hanna Pakarinen signed a recording contract with Sony BMG and she released her debut single "Love Is Like A Song", which debuted at number one on the Finnish singles chart, a position it held for four non-consecutive weeks.
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Hanna Pakarinen embarked on her first nationwide tour as a recording artist named the When I Become Me Tour, which received excellent reviews and sold out at every venue.
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In January 2007, after a short break from the music industry, Hanna Pakarinen released the song "Go Go" as a promotional single from her highly anticipated third studio album.
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Hanna Pakarinen is credited on six of the album's eleven original tracks.
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On 17 February 2007 it was announced that Hanna Pakarinen had been chosen to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki with the song "Leave Me Alone", the first commercial single from her new album and her third commercial single overall.
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Hanna Pakarinen sang the title song "Black Ice", for which she made a music video to promote the movie.
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In mid-2009 Hanna Pakarinen completed her fourth national tour, supporting her fourth studio album.