Sandhja

Sandhja Kuivalainen (born 16 March 1991), known professionally as simply Sandhja, is a Finnish singer. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Sing It Away". Sandhja was born to an Indo-Guyanese mother and a Finnish father.

Career

2013–14: Gold Sandhja released her debut single "Hold Me" on 15 November 2013 as the lead single from her debut studio album. On 7 March 2014 she released "Gold" as the second single from her debut studio album. She released her debut studio album Gold on 23 May 2014 through Sony Music Entertainment Finland.

2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest and Freedom Venture

In May 2015 she featured on Brandon Bauer's single "The Flavor". On 30 October 2015 she released the single "My Bass". Sandhja was announced as one of the 18 competing artists in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 on 12 January 2016. She competed in the third semi-final and advanced to the final. In the final, she was declared the winner after winning the jury vote and placing third with the public. but failed to qualify for the May 14 final. Her second studio album Freedom Venture, was released on 29 April 2016.

Discography Albums Title Details Gold Released: 23 May 2014 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Finland Format: Digital download Freedom Venture Released: 29 April 2016 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Finland Format: Digital download

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album FIN DL FIN Air "Hold Me" 2013 — 12 Gold "Gold" 2014 — 71 "My Bass" 2015 — — Freedom Venture "Sing It Away" 2016 8 47 "Love Me High" — — "We Go On"(featuring Gracias & Ekow) 2017 — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist Title Year Album "The Flavor"(Brandon Bauer featuring Sandhja) 2015 Versetile