Jari Sillanpää

About

Jari Sillanpää (born 16 August 1965 in Ludvika, Sweden) is a Finnish-Swedish iskelmä singer who shot to national fame after winning the Tango King title at the Seinäjoki Tangomarkkinat festival in 1995. His self-titled debut album became the best-selling record of all time in Finland, with over 270,000 copies sold, and he has since shifted more than 820,000 records in total - making him the second-best-selling solo artist in the country. He represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with 'Takes 2 to Tango', and has won three Emma awards as well as both the Tango Finlandia and Iskelmä Finlandia prizes.

820K+

Total records sold in Finland (2nd-best-selling solo artist)

270K+

Debut album copies sold (best-selling Finnish album of all time)

167.9K

Spotify monthly listeners

Emma awards won

What's new

2026-04
Sillanpää announced the 'Sydämeni laulut' summer theatre concert tour across Finland for summer 2026, after having to cancel several spring concerts due to low ticket sales.
2025-12
Sillanpää's 'Valo on meissä' Christmas concert tour drew full houses, including a sold-out show at Laihia church in December 2025.
2025-08
Sillanpää released the new single 'Ei huolta' on 15 August 2025 to mark his 60th birthday and 30 years since his Tango King victory, launching a 20-concert autumn tour.
2024-10
Sillanpää released the summer single 'Mä kestän kaiken' in 2024 - his first new music in several years - and performed at concerts and dance venues across Finland that summer.
2025-04
Sillanpää announced new booking agents and hinted at a TikTok presence and a new website as part of a broader effort to reconnect with audiences.