Janika Sillamaa
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Janika Sillamaa is an Estonia
n singer and actress.
Born to the family of musicians, Janika found herself on stage at a very young age: in the musical theatre Colombina, founded by her mother Kaari Sillamaa, she played lead roles in children's musicals, such as "Thumbelina
" and a revue programme "Mini-Cabaret", and many more.
In 1993, Janika performed at the Roskilde Rock Festival, at the same time she was studying at the pop-jazz department of the Georg Ots Music School in Tallinn
. Among her vocal-coaches were Jaak Joala, and Kare Kauks
.
In 1992, Janika was internally chosen to represent Estonia
at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
. Her song, "Muretut meelt ja südametuld", however, failed to pass the qualifying round in Ljubljana
and therefore was not able to participate in the Eurovision final, held in Millstreet
, Ireland
, that year.
The 1993 also saw her participation in a musical "Jesus Christ Superstar
" where she sang the role of Maria Magdalena
.
Soon after, in 1995, she formed her own rock group The Names to release a few singles, and 1998 saw her taking part in Eurolaul
again but this time with a song written by her mother Kaari.
In 2000 Janika Sillamaa started a 4-year studium at the Higher Drama School of Estonia to become a stage director. Only a matter of months before her graduation, however, a red card was shown for delicate reasons, possibly. Neither of the sides, nor the commission or the drop-out herself have yet agreed to reveal on the matter. Despite the controversy over the diploma she never got to hold, Janika Sillamaa does stage directing at regular bases.
The 2000s also mark another turn to Janika Sillamaa's carrier. Several a lead role of blockbuster musicals have come on her credit, such as Elton John
`s "Aida
" (title role), Ulvaeus-Andersson`s "Chess
" (Svetlana), Schönberg-Boublil`s "Miss Saigon
" (Ellen) and Webber
`s "Cats
" to name a few.
In 2009, she formed a rock band, Famagusta, with friends and recorded a single, Rong, which she described as an anthem for women in their 30s.
Janika Sillamaa has settled in Tallinn
.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n singer and actress.
Born to the family of musicians, Janika found herself on stage at a very young age: in the musical theatre Colombina, founded by her mother Kaari Sillamaa, she played lead roles in children's musicals, such as "Thumbelina
Thumbelina
"Thumbelina" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Traveling Companion" in the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children. "Thumbelina" is about a tiny girl and...
" and a revue programme "Mini-Cabaret", and many more.
In 1993, Janika performed at the Roskilde Rock Festival, at the same time she was studying at the pop-jazz department of the Georg Ots Music School in Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
. Among her vocal-coaches were Jaak Joala, and Kare Kauks
Kare Kauks
Kare Kauks is an Estonian singer and music teacher.-Career:Kare Kauks has been vocal-coached by Heidy Tamme at the pop department of Tallinn Music School...
.
In 1992, Janika was internally chosen to represent Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...
. Her song, "Muretut meelt ja südametuld", however, failed to pass the qualifying round in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
and therefore was not able to participate in the Eurovision final, held in Millstreet
Millstreet
Millstreet is a town in north County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 1,500. It is located at the foot of Clara Mountain. The town's Catholic church is dedicated to St. Patrick. Since October 1985, the town has been twinned with Pommerit-le-Vicomte in Brittany, France...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, that year.
The 1993 also saw her participation in a musical "Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
" where she sang the role of Maria Magdalena
María Magdalena
María Magdalena is a 1954 Argentine film....
.
Soon after, in 1995, she formed her own rock group The Names to release a few singles, and 1998 saw her taking part in Eurolaul
Eurolaul
Eurolaul was an annual televised competition to select a song to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest made by the Estonian Public Television Service ETV. For many years the competition differed from the national selections of most other countries in that the outcome was solely...
again but this time with a song written by her mother Kaari.
In 2000 Janika Sillamaa started a 4-year studium at the Higher Drama School of Estonia to become a stage director. Only a matter of months before her graduation, however, a red card was shown for delicate reasons, possibly. Neither of the sides, nor the commission or the drop-out herself have yet agreed to reveal on the matter. Despite the controversy over the diploma she never got to hold, Janika Sillamaa does stage directing at regular bases.
The 2000s also mark another turn to Janika Sillamaa's carrier. Several a lead role of blockbuster musicals have come on her credit, such as Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
`s "Aida
Aida
Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette...
" (title role), Ulvaeus-Andersson`s "Chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
" (Svetlana), Schönberg-Boublil`s "Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover...
" (Ellen) and Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
`s "Cats
Cats (musical)
Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
" to name a few.
In 2009, she formed a rock band, Famagusta, with friends and recorded a single, Rong, which she described as an anthem for women in their 30s.
Janika Sillamaa has settled in Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
.