FINLAND - UMK2020: ERIKA VIKMAN

FINLAND - UMK2020: ERIKA VIKMAN - CICCIOLINA

Erika Vikman (26) got noticed when she won the tango singing contest in 2016. Before being crowned the Tango Queen she participated in the contest in 2015 without success and also Idols in 2013 and won a junior tango contest in 2008. In between some television series acting, musicals, other talent shows. She has released a few singles between 2015-2017, but mainly she's been a household name for being Danny's girlfriend. Danny, the Finnish music legend is 77 and slowly Erika has started to look more and more his previous singing partner Armi Aavikko. Kinda creepy if you ask me. Lately she has done also various music programmes.

Erika's career hasn't really kicked off yet, even if everybody seems to know her and agree she can sing. She clearly is wanting to get rid of the tango label but the competition in female pop field is very strong. Lately she seems to be aiming for the Finnish humor schlager field aimed for those "juntti" or yokels. The Queen of yokel disco! One can also note she's clearly inspired by late Kikka, the real queen of Finnish pop with sexual undertones. (Kikka also tried to get to Eurovision in 1992)
This blogger being a Kikka fan and having met Cicciola back in the day and seen her performing - singing that is! is a bit confused and quite not buying this when I heard this a few days ago when it was leaked by some random Russian site. But then again this is fabulously kitch and overly camp one can't but surrender and even forgive the pronunciation of Cicciolina.....
The line "it won't help if all Argentina cries for me if I have lived like Cicciolina" is priceless!

Check out some her other songs after jump:

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