Year 1973. No one knew Marion would held the record for the next 33 years! (If we did YLE might have pulled out in some point). Some argue Anneli Saaristo (7th out of 23) beats Marion as the best placing but 6th is higher than 7th isn't it?
Marion was on top of her career in everyway around that time. Besides scoring the best Finnish placement ever in the Eurovision in 1973 she won the Intervision in Sopot in 1974 and again in 1980. She also won the best artist award in Yamaha festival in Japan 1974 and came 3rd in Istanbul Song festival in 1976 as well as the award for the artist with most personality in Musical Mallorca festival (whatever that is/was), and at home she also won Syksyn Sävel 1977 contest.
Marion was also getting international recording five singles in Germany and an album in London but she refused to move abroad so she lost her chances. 1975 became the culmination of her career, with big hits at home and some in Germany. In the 1980's and 1990's she did a lot of television and floor shows and the record sales suffered and hits were missing, yet she remained her status as one of the big ones.
In the 2000's she has moved to the dance band music and has been entertaining in dance clubs (no, I don't mean discos but those places for elderly people) and toured the nation with Leidit lavalla or Ladies on stage project together with Katri Helena, Paula Koivuniemi and Lea Laven, as well as her own 40th anniversary tour and 45th anniversary concert. 2005 she was on stage with Annie get your gun-musical and in the gossip papers for her new love affair, that ended sadly as he died only a few months after they found out he has cancer in late 2006.
She has recently released a new single Aika haavat hoitaa (Time will heal the wounds) and her latest Greatest hits-box also featured two new songs. She performs regularly in concerts and private gatherings.
The rumour is Johanna's song Who cares about a broken heart in 2002 was ment for Marion by YLE but the Swedish composers wanted someone new (read: young) to sing it instead. What a waste if it is true!
Marion was on top of her career in everyway around that time. Besides scoring the best Finnish placement ever in the Eurovision in 1973 she won the Intervision in Sopot in 1974 and again in 1980. She also won the best artist award in Yamaha festival in Japan 1974 and came 3rd in Istanbul Song festival in 1976 as well as the award for the artist with most personality in Musical Mallorca festival (whatever that is/was), and at home she also won Syksyn Sävel 1977 contest.
Marion was also getting international recording five singles in Germany and an album in London but she refused to move abroad so she lost her chances. 1975 became the culmination of her career, with big hits at home and some in Germany. In the 1980's and 1990's she did a lot of television and floor shows and the record sales suffered and hits were missing, yet she remained her status as one of the big ones.
In the 2000's she has moved to the dance band music and has been entertaining in dance clubs (no, I don't mean discos but those places for elderly people) and toured the nation with Leidit lavalla or Ladies on stage project together with Katri Helena, Paula Koivuniemi and Lea Laven, as well as her own 40th anniversary tour and 45th anniversary concert. 2005 she was on stage with Annie get your gun-musical and in the gossip papers for her new love affair, that ended sadly as he died only a few months after they found out he has cancer in late 2006.
She has recently released a new single Aika haavat hoitaa (Time will heal the wounds) and her latest Greatest hits-box also featured two new songs. She performs regularly in concerts and private gatherings.
The rumour is Johanna's song Who cares about a broken heart in 2002 was ment for Marion by YLE but the Swedish composers wanted someone new (read: young) to sing it instead. What a waste if it is true!
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