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Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa, born in 1944 in Mikkeli, Finland, is a Finnish singer who studied at the Sibelius Academy. She gained prominence as a singer in Sweden, releasing albums featuring Swedish translations of songs by Mikis Theodorakis and covers of Zarah Leander's repertoire. In 1978, she released Miten voi kyllin kiittää, an album of Finnish translations of the songs of a Chilean composer. She participated at Melodifestivalen with the song âHögt över havetâ, finishing second. She also scored a Svensktoppen hit with the song âJag vill leva i Europaâ.
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