Ami Aspelund

Ami Aspelund
Ami Aspelund in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Anne-Marie Aspelund
Born	(1953-09-07) 7 September 1953 (age 71) Vaasa, Finland
Years active	1973–present
Website	amiaspelund.com

Ami Aspelund (born Anne-Marie Aspelund on 7 September 1953) is a Finnish singer. She is the younger sister of singer Monica Aspelund.

Career

Born in Vaasa, Ami Aspelund released her first single in 1973 called "Apinamies", which is a Finnish version of Jungle Jim's "Big Fat Orang Uman".

Aspelund participated in the Rostock Festival in 1981, and in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Fantasiaa" ("Fantasy", music by Kari Kuusamo and lyrics by Kaisu Liuhala) finishing in 11th place with 41 points. ^[1] In 1985, she entered the Knokke Song Contest  [ nl ].

Her debut album was published in 1974 and she has published many albums, sung both in Finnish and in her native language Swedish.

Discography

Albums

• Ami (1974)
• Credo – minä uskon (1975)
• Karibu (1975)
• Yön jälkeen (1976)
• Cascade (1976)
• Fågel blå (1978)
• Sinilintu (1978)
• Tänään huipulla (1982)
• Fantasy dream (1983)
• Framtidens skugga (1983)
• Fenor och vingar (1986)
• Rio Herne (1994)
• Sylvian paluu (1997)
• Sylvias återkomst (1996)
• 20 suosikkia tänään huipulla (2000)
• Ami Live! (2005)
• Pärlor (2005)
• På resa! (2008)

Singles

• "Apinamies" / "Bumerangi" (1973)
• "Waterloo" / "Kun pois hän on" (1974)
• "Tänään huipulla" / "Tiedä mitä tahdot" (1974)
• "Mä halusin niin" / "Suukkosuma" (1975)
• "Päivä kaunein on tullut" / "Nuoruuteni on ohi" (1975)
• "Koska sun taas nähdä saan" / "Ja rakastan vielä" (1975)
• "Chanson d'amour" / "Onnen hetket" (1977)
• "Vapaana" / "Ihmeiden aika" (1977)
• "Sinilintu" / "Charleston" (1978)
• "Fågel blå" / "Charleston" (1978)
• "Fågel blau" / "Der erste Flug" (1982)
• "Mitt äppelträd" / "Fågel blå" (1982)
• "You are my life" (Ami Aspelund ja Jokke Seppälä) / "Flight 205" (Jokke Seppälä) (1982)
• "Rakkaudesta ystävyyteen" / "Tahtoo lisää" (1983)
• "Fantasiaa" / "Fantasy dream" (1983)
• "Clown" / "Private secretary" (1983)

References

1. Eurovision World Website https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/1983

External links

• Media related to Ami Aspelund at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

Preceded by Kojo with Nuku pommiin	Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983	Succeeded by Kirka with Hengaillaan