{"id":10512,"date":"2025-06-19T14:57:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vilmajaa.fi\/?page_id=10512"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:53:50","slug":"esittelytekstit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vilmajaa.fi\/en\/esittelytekstit\/","title":{"rendered":"Bios"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ethno-pop artist Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 is a fierce force, bringing folk music into the mainstream by merging tradition with pop. Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 tells centuries-old stories and blends traditional folk instruments with synthetic beats as Finno-Ugric traditions flirt with pop aesthetics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 is a singer, composer, fiddler, and researcher who works across folk music, pop, and opera and holds a Master of Music degree. J\u00e4\u00e4\u2019s role as a folk singer in Kaija Saariaho\u2019s opera Innocence<\/em>received international acclaim after its premiere in July 2021. In 2024, J\u00e4\u00e4's debut album Kosto<\/em> won the Ethno Album of the Year award at the 'Finnish Grammys' Emma Gala and the Folk Music Album of the Year award at the El\u00e4k\u00f6\u00f6n FOLK! Gala and was nominated for the Teosto Award. Selected for music media YleX's Breakthrough 2023 list, Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4\u2019s<\/em> singles Saatanan saalistaja (Fucking Predator)<\/em> and Humalahullu (The Raving Drunk)<\/em> featured on the YleX playlist, while J\u00e4inen neiti (Icy Maiden)<\/em> was added to the Radio Suomi playlist. In 2022, a panel of music experts ranked Saatanan saalistaja (Fucking Predator)<\/em> among the top 100 global songs in a survey by Finland's leading newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. The first single Huutaa<\/em> of her upcoming second album was featured on Levyraati\u2014the legendary TV show for new music\u2014in February 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 is an ethno-pop artist who draws her strength from intense emotions and grand themes. Her music blends folk traditions with pop, where traditional acoustic instruments\u2014from the kantele to the hurdy-gurdy\u2014meld with synthetic beats, as Finno-Ugric singing traditions flirt with pop aesthetics. Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 gained international recognition when Kaija Saariaho composed a folk singer role for her in the opera Innocence<\/em>Her debut single Saatanan saalistaja (Fucking Predator)<\/em> released in 2021, quickly established her as one of Finland\u2019s most intriguing new artists, and her 2023 album Kosto<\/em>cemented her place at the forefront of Finnish music, winning the Ethno Album of the Year award at the Emma Gala and the Folk Music Album of the Year award at the El\u00e4k\u00f6\u00f6n FOLK! Gala.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4\u2019s ethno-pop music, acoustic and electronic sounds intertwine, blending traditional folk instruments with synthetic beats. Her 2023 album Kosto<\/em>fuses Finno-Ugric singing traditions with pop aesthetics and won the Ethno Album of the Year award at the Emma Gala and the Folk Music Album of the Year award at the El\u00e4k\u00f6\u00f6n FOLK! Gala.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Esittelytekstit Teksti 1 Etnopopartisti Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 on rohkea \u00e4\u00e4ni, joka tuo kansanmusiikin valtavirtaan, sulauttaen perinteen poppiin. Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 yhdist\u00e4\u00e4 kansanmusiikille tyypillisi\u00e4 soittimia synteettisesti tuotettuihin biitteihin suomalais-ugrilaisen lauluperinteen flirttaillessa pop-estetiikan kanssa.\u00a0 \u00a0 Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 on kansanmusiikin, popin ja oopperan kentill\u00e4 toimiva laulaja, s\u00e4velt\u00e4j\u00e4, viulisti, tutkija ja musiikin maisteri. Kaija Saariahon J\u00e4\u00e4lle s\u00e4velt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4 kansanlaulajan roolia Innocence-oopperassa on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10512","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nEsittelytekstit - VILMA J\u00c4\u00c4<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vilmajaa.fi\/en\/esittelytekstit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Esittelytekstit - VILMA J\u00c4\u00c4\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Esittelytekstit Teksti 1 Etnopopartisti Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 on rohkea \u00e4\u00e4ni, joka tuo kansanmusiikin valtavirtaan, sulauttaen perinteen poppiin. 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