Paula Vesala
| Paula Julia Vesala | |
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Paula Vesala performing at Ilosaarirock in 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paula Julia Vesala |
| Born |
10 December 1981 Kärsämäki, Finland |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer/songwriter/actress/playwright |
| Instruments | Vocals violin guitar piano |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels |
Sony Music Warner Music Finland(Finland) |
| Associated acts |
PMMP Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi |
Paula Julia Vesala (born December 10, 1981) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, actress, and playwright. She was one of the singers and the main lyricist in the pop rock duo PMMP along with Mira Luoti. Her solo career began in 2015 under the stage name "Vesala". She has composed songs for other well-known Finnish artists such as Vesa-Matti Loiri, Jenni Vartiainen, and Antti Tuisku.
Vesala attended the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where she studied music education and classical singing as well as the piano and violin. Since 2011, she has studied dramaturgy at the Theatre Academy Helsinki and later at University of California, Los Angeles. Her 10-minute play "English Lesson" was chosen among seven others as one of the best in the national Theater Masters 10-minute playwriting competition.
Paula Vesala has composed and written songs for other artists such as Johanna Kurkela, Jenni Vartiainen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Martti Saarinen, Katri Ylander, Tiktak, Petra, Antti Tuisku, Anna Abreu, Uusi Fantasia, Freeman, Katri Helena, Jippu, Samuli Edelmann, Stig, Jesse Kaikuranta and Aṣa. She has composed music for Finnish theater, including for the play Neljäs Tie directed by Esa Leskinen shown at the Finnish National Theatre in 2013. In 2016, she received the Juha Vainio Award, an annual award given to a significant Finnish lyricist. Vesala was the 26th person and the 5th woman to receive the award.
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