Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Another very popular schlager band from Pori tries its big comeback in Syksyn Sävel after changes in the line up and lead singer Simo Silmu's negative publicity earlier this year (in short alcohol problems). They have just released a new album where from this Appelisiinilehtoon is taken from. The song is very nice and catchy and in its genre pretty much perfect! I like it. The band is around since 1992. Twelve studio albums and three compilations that have gained them 9 gold discs, 5 platinum discs and one multiplatinum. Their biggest hits include Mä putoan , Eurovision cover Rakkaus on sininen  and Sitä saa mitä tilaa . 

Here we are, after 300 songs and 88 artists we have the top-5 as voted by the listeners of Iskelmä radio. The most loved songs by (schlager) Finnsof the 2000's. 1. RAKKAUS ON LUMIVALKOINEN - YÖ No wonder this was voted the best song knowing Yö's popularity and this song must pull all the right strings also in non-fans: dramatic and melancholy playing with the patriotic tunes with "for a little moment love is snow white" and such. Calculated or not but a great track anyways. Has become popular song in the funerals so is this the Finnish Angels by Robbie Williams?? 2. KAKSI PUUTA - JUHA TAPIO Juha Tapio won the Emma award last year thanks to this song as the best male artist. His career has been steadily going higher and higher and this might be the culmination where everything falls into place. Or has he something better still coming up? The lyrics of this song are pure poetry that make you think with its story about two trees that grow and stand in the rain and...

Some great tracks in this part once again and songs by already very familiar names. Worth mentioning PMMP's fantastic Pikkuveli , a story about a (gay?) little brother. Yö's Särkyvää also recorded by Annika Eklund and Pasi won Iskelmä radio's talent hunt last year.  31. HILJAINEN ON LAULU RAKKAUDEN - TAIKAKUU 32. RAKKAUDESSA SUURIA - PASI VAINIONPERÄ 33. MONTA MONTA - LAURA VOUTILAINEN 34. SUOJAAN KAIKELTA - LAURI TÄHKÄ 35. KUUNNELLAAN VAAN TAIVASTA - HECTOR 36. ELÄN ITSELLENI - POPEDA 37. SÄRKYVÄÄ - YÖ 38. PIKKUVELI - PMMP 39. KELPAAT KELLE VAAN - JUHA TAPIO 40. ELÄ VIELÄ - SIMO SILMU

We are heading for the top but the names stay the same! Janne Raappana is here, too, as is Anssi Kela with one of his finest songs. Simo Silmu is here solo as he is also Yölintu's solist. Eppu Normaali and Egotrippi break the danceband oriented mole and Sakari Kuosmanen is present well deserved. 71. OLISITPA TÄÄLLÄ - CHARLES PLOGMAN 72. SUURENMOINEN ELÄMÄ - JUHA TAPIO 73. JUNA KULKEE (IL TRENO VA) - KARI TAPIO 74. NUMMELA - ANSSI KELA 75. PIENI SYDÄN - SAKARI KUOSMANEN 76. SADAN VUODEN PÄÄSTÄKIN - EPPU NORMAALI 77. SYDÄNSÄRKYÄ - SIMO SILMU 78. KAVERI - JANI WICKHOLM 79. ODOTA MUA - JANNE RAAPPANA 80. ÄLÄ KOSKAAN IKINÄ - EGOTRIPPI

This set of ten songs is very good. Disco is here, so is Irina, Juha Metsäperä, Simo Silmu, Samuli, Mari... and Laura Voutilainen with the song that I personally is one of her best if not the best! 161. USKON JA LUOTAN - FINLANDERS 162. KETÄ SINÄ ODOTAT - DISCO 163. PIENEN HETKEN - JUHA METSÄPERÄ 164. ÄLÄ SANO MITÄÄN - IRINA 165. ENKELTEN TULI - SAMULI EDELMANN 166. VAIN RAKKAUS - MARI RANTASILA 167. TAIVAAN TUHAT KYNTTILÄÄ - SIMO SILMU 168. SYVÄÄN PÄÄHÄN - EPPU NORMAALI 169. AAMUISIN - ZEN CAFÉ 170. EN MIELESTÄIN SUA SAA - LAURA VOUTILAINEN