Vain elämää
| Vain elämää | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Finland |
| Original language(s) | Finnish |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Suvi Valkonen |
| Running time | 63 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Zodiac Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nelonen. |
| Original release | 5 October (season 1) – 23 November 2012 (season 1) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Vain elämää is the Finnish version of The Best Singers series broadcast on Finnish Nelonen commercial television channel fashioned on the successful Dutch series De beste zangers van Nederland. Each week, one artist would be chosen, and the remaining artists would perform covers of her or his songs and would be assessed by the original artist. The last day would be consecrated for duets of favorite performances.
The title of the Finnish series is inspired by the 1973 song Vain elämää (fi. "it's only life") by Irwin Goodman.
The first Finnish edition started on 5 October 2012 and continued until 23 November 2012. The artists taking part were Erin, Kaija Koo, Katri Helena, Jonne Aaron, Cheek, Neumann and Jari Sillanpää.
Many of the renditions during the series have charted on the Finnish Singles Chart and the self-titled compilation album has topped the Finnish Albums Chart.
At the end of the series, a compilation album Vain elämää was released WEA / Warner Music containing 21 tracks. The album topped the Finnish Albums Chart and was certified double platinum.
Due to its popularity, a new compilation album was released on 21 December 2012 titled Vain elämää jatkuu (meaning Vain elämää continues) WEA / Warner Music. The album topped the Finnish Albums Chart. It has also gone double platinum on advance orders.
Nelonen confirmed a second season, scheduled for autumn 2013. It ran from 4 October to 22 November 2013 with repeats and live performances from 5 October to 23 November 2013. The artists participating in the second season were Maarit Hurmerinta, Laura Närhi, Anna Abreu, Ilkka Alanko, Jukka Poika, Juha Tapio and Pauli Hanhiniemi.
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