Hildá Länsman

Hildá Birget[1] Länsman (born 1993) is a Finnish Sami singer who frequently performs with her mother Ulla Pirttijärvi, singing yoik-inspired numbers. In 2014, they formed the duo Solju, placed third with "Hold Your Colours" in the pre-Eurovision Finnish contest UMK in 2015.[2][3] In January 2019, Solju received the Folk Music Creator prize at the Finnish Ethnogala.[4] Solju also won the prize for the Best International Indigenous Release at the Canadian Indigenous Music Awards (2019). The duo's début album Ođđa Áigodat (New Times) was released in April 2018.[5]

Hildá Länsman
Hildá Länsman at the Riddu Riđđu festival (2019)
Background information
Born1993
GenresYoik, rock, blues, pop
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsVocalist
Associated actsDuo Vildá, Solju, Gájanas

Biography

Born in Ohcejohka in the far north of Finland, Hildá Länsman is the daughter of the singer Ulla Pirttijärvi and Jari Länsman, a reindeer herder. She took to traditional culture at an early age, creating a yoik for the moon when she was just three.[4] She later perfected her interest in music, studying for over two years at Helsinki's Sibelius Academy.[6]

When she was eight, Länsman made her first recording, singing a yoik in the Mattaraki Askai album released by her mother in 2003. In 2011, together with Niillas Holmberg, she performed on Inger-Mari Aikio-Arianaick's IMA hutkosat CD.[7] She and Holmberg went on to sing children's songs on a number of videos. She also sang the yoik song "Gudnejahtatgo" with Ailu Valle on his Dušši dušše duššat album (2012). In 2014, together with her mother, she formed the duo Solju, which means brooch.[2]

Released in April 2018, the album Ođđa Áigodat (New Times) features Länsman and her mother. The tracks, all in the Sami language, is inspired by both traditional yoiking and contemporary pop. They include "Heargevuoddji" (Reindeer Driver), "Irgeávnnas" (Boyfriend-to-Be) and the beautifully sad title number "Ođđa Áigodat" (New Times).[5][8]

Released in April 2019 the album Vildaluodda - Wildprint. VILDÁ (Hildá Länsman & Viivi Maria Saarenkylä) is a blend of indigenous Sámi yoiks, grooving accordion rhythms and improvisation. VILDÁ's debut album Vildaluodda - Wildprint (2019 Bafe's Factory) is a journey to Sámi lands - the vast landscapes, arctic hills and frosty winds.

Awards

In 2017 Hildá Länsman won the Intersection Prize awarded by the Global Music Centre at Finnish Ethnogala. In 2018, Ulla Pirttijärvi and Hildá Länsman won the genre-free Vuoden etnotekijä prize awarded by the Finnish Music Publishers Association.[5] In January 2019, Solju received the Folk Music Creator prize at the Finnish Ethnogala.[4] Solju also won the prize for the Best International Indigenous Release at the Canadian Indigenous Music Awards (2019).[5]

References
  1. Lehtola, Jorma (2007). Laulujen Lappi. Tarinoita haavemaasta (in Finnish). Jyväksylä: Kustannus-Puntsi. p. 328. ISBN 978-952-5343-33-5.
  2. "Finland: Solju – Interview". Eurovoix. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. Petersen, Christian (21 February 2015). "Finland: Nine Finalists in UMK selected". EurovisionWorld.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. Broughton, Simon (26 April 2019). "If our memory fails us, we exist no more…". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. "Solju". WOMEX. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. Palokallio, Mia (31 March 2019). "Video: Joiku vie Hildá Länsmanin kotiin". Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. "IMA hutkosat (IMA's creations)". Spotify. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. Hiltunen, Riika (23 August 2018). "Stylish and promising Sámi music fusion". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

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