Johanna Debreczeni
Johanna Debreczeni is an award-winning Finnish singer. She becan her career as a tango singer, but now her repertoire also includes evergreens and Finnish pop.
She is the only child of her family, her father being the Hungarian musician Gabriel Debreczeni. Her first major public appearance was in the musical Grease, at the Tampere Music Theatre. She entered the Tangomarkkinat competition three times, reaching the finals in 2002, only the semi-finals in 2003, and becoming Tango Queen in 2004.
The 1998 Tango King Jouni Keronen is her cousin and they often sing together, particularly under the name of Tango Primo, specialising in Finnish tangos in the Argentine style.
She was part of 2010 Tango King Marko Maunuksela's backing group along with Hanna Talikainen ; Esa Nummela ; and Suvi Karjula in his entry "Synkän maan tango" for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. It was not in fact selected by the Finnish TV viewing public.Performances and competitions
- 1997–1998 – Grease, Tampere Music Theatre
- 1997–1998 – Tanssiva Savoy, Tampere Music Theatre
- 1998 – Gold and Silver, Tampere Music Theatre
- 1999 – White Christmas, Tampere Music Theatre
- 2002 – Suomen Tähti finals
- 2002 – Tangomarkkinat finals
- 2002–2004 Sinitaivas concert
- 2003 – Tangomarkkinat semi-finals
- 2003 – Valkokankaan suosikit music show
- 2003–2004 – Ilta Välimerellä music show
- 2004 – Tango Queen
- 2004 – White Christmas concert tour
- 2005 – Valentine's Day concert
- 2005 – Suomifilmin helmet music show
- 2006 – Mr. Finland finals, judge
- 2006 – Winter Wonderland music show
- 2007 – Joulun kosketus
- 2009 – Cumbre se Mundial tango festival, Bariloche, Argentina
- 2009–2010 – Onnen Kerjäläiset
- 2010 – Lähtekäämme metsään
- 2010 – Lumitango, Tampere
- 2011 – Eurovision selection finals
- 2011 – Lumitango, Tampere
Discography
Albums
- 2005 – Parempaa
- 2008 – Lanteet kertovat sen
Singles
- 2004 – Parempaa
- 2004 – Ikävä jää
- 2005 – Nimi / Isä
- 2006 – Soittorasia
- 2010 – Lähtekäämme metsään
- 2011 – Synkän maan tango
- 2011 – Teemme toisemme paremmiksi
- 2006 – En kuole kyyneliin
- 2007 – Lanteet kertovat sen
- 2008 – Saat katsoo muttet koskettaa
Compilations with other artists
- 2002 – Tangomarkkinat 15
- 2004 – Tangomarkkinat 17
- 2004 – Hittiparaati 9
- 2005 – Tähtitaivas 8
- 2005 – Kuninkaallista iskelmää 20 vuotta
- 2005 – Tanssisuosikit – 40 tanssihittiä
- 2005 – Tangomarkkinat 18
- 2005 – Joulun tähtitaivas 2
- 2006 – Iskelmä 5
- 2008 – Iskelmä 9
