Amadeus Lundberg is, as we know, one of the 12 invited artists to take part in Euroviisut 2010. If he wins he will be the first gypsy male singer to represent Finland while Jasmine was the first and so far only female gypsy singer to do so back in 1996 with Niin kaunis on taivas, one of the most underrated Finnish entries in Finland. But it could have been Anneli Sari already 20 years before her. And guess what? Anneli Sari is Amadeus's aunt!Anneli Sari is maybe the most known female gypsy artist in Finland. Her first published recording was the Finnish version of Gigliola Cinquetti's Eurovision 1964 winner Non ho l'etá. She was the same age as Gigliola and the version is very well done. Later she made a career singing tangos, gypsy music and some pop as well, also participating in Euroviisut in 1974 with Jäähyväiset (5th) and in 1976 with Mustalaiskaravaani (2nd). Later she concentrated in chancons and moved to Paris and performs there, making occasional concert tours in Finland and elsewhere. Her latest album release is Les Chancons... (2000).
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