Hildá Länsman

Hildá Birget[1] Länsman, also known by her Saami name as Ánn-Ovllá Káre Jari Hildá (born 1993) is a Sámi singer, yoiker, and musician from Finland. In addition to performing with her own bands Duo Vildá and Gájanas, she also frequently performing with her mother Ulla Pirttijärvi, both with their band Solju and on some of her mother's albums. Länsman also often appears as a guest artist on songs by other musicians and bands.

Ánn-Ovllá Káre Jari Hildá
Hildá Länsman
Hildá Länsman at the Riddu Riđđu festival (2019)
Hildá Länsman at the Riddu Riđđu festival (2019)
Background information
Born1993
GenresYoik, rock, blues, pop
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocalist
Websitehttps://www.hildalansman.com/
Performing with Solju at the 2018 Riddu Riđđu music festival
Duo Vildá performing at the Matka Nordic Travel Fair in Helsinki, Finland in 2019
Performing with Mio Negga and Alexia Galloway-Alainga at the 2019 Riddu Riđđu music festival
Hildá Länsman performing with Kalle Urheim and Lávre at Riddu Riđđu 2021. Länsman and Lávre won the song portion of the Sámi Grand Prix a couple of months earlier.

Biography

Born in Ohcejohka, the northernmost municipality in Finland, Hildá Länsman is the daughter of Ulla Pirttijärvi, a yoiker and singer, and Jari Länsman, a reindeer herder. She took to traditional culture at an early age, creating a yoik for the moon when she was just three.[2] She later perfected her interest in music, studying for over two years at Helsinki's Sibelius Academy.[3]

When she was eight, Länsman made her first recording, singing a yoik on the Máttaráhku askái album released by her mother in 2002. In 2011, together with Niillas Holmberg, she performed on Inger-Mari Aikio-Arianaick's IMA hutkosat CD.[4] She and Holmberg went on to sing children's songs on a number of videos. She also yoiked on the Gudnejahtatgo track with Ailu Valle on his Dušši dušše duššat album in 2012. In 2014, together with her mother, she formed the duo Solju, which means brooch.[5]

In 2014, they formed the duo Solju, placed third with "Hold Your Colours" in the pre-Eurovision Finnish contest UMK in 2015.[5][6] In January 2019, Solju received the Folk Music Creator prize at the Finnish Ethnogala.[2] Solju also won the prize for the Best International Indigenous Release at the Canadian Indigenous Music Awards (2019). The duo's début album Ođđa Áigodat (New Times) was released in April 2018.[7]

Released in April 2018, the album Ođđa Áigodat (New Times) features Länsman and her mother. The tracks, all in the Northern Sami language, are inspired by both traditional yoiking and contemporary pop. They include "Heargevuoddji" (Reindeer Driver), "Irgeávnnas" (Boyfriend-to-Be) and the beautifully sad title number "Ođđa Áigodat" (New Times).[7][8]

Released in April 2019 the album Vildaluodda - Wildprint. VILDÁ (Hildá Länsman & Viivi Maria Saarenkylä) is a blend of indigenous Sámi yoiks, grooving accordion rhythms and improvisation. VILDÁ's debut album Vildaluodda - Wildprint (2019 Bafe's Factory) is a journey to Sámi lands - the vast landscapes, arctic hills and frosty winds.

Awards

In 2017 Hildá Länsman won the Intersection Prize awarded by the Global Music Centre at the Finnish Ethnogala. In 2018, Ulla Pirttijärvi and Hildá Länsman won the genre-free Vuoden etnotekijä prize awarded by the Finnish Music Publishers Association.[7] In January 2019, Solju received the Folk Music Creator prize at the Finnish Ethnogala.[2] Solju also won the prize for the Best International Indigenous Release at the Canadian Indigenous Music Awards (2019).[7]

Discography

Studio albums
  • 2011 – Ima hutkosat, with Niillas Holmberg et al.
  • 2018 – Ođđa Áigodat, with Solju
  • 2019 – Vildaluodda, with VILDÁ
  • 2020 – Ođđa Áigodat (Remixed), with Solju
  • 2021 – Čihkkojuvvon, with Gájanas

Compilation albums
  • 2021 – Sámi Grand Prix 2021, together with Lávre with the song Jođi

Singles
  • 2018 – Hildá: Muittut
  • 2018 – Heargevuoddji, with Solju
  • 2019 – Utsjoki-disko, juávhoin VILDÁ
  • 2020 – Remember your name, Pt. 1, with VILDÁ
  • 2020 – Remember your name, Pt. 2, with VILDÁ
  • 2020 – Diamántadulvvit, with Gájanas

Other appearances
  • 2002 – Ulla Pirttijärvi: De juoiggas
  • 2002 – Ulla Pirttijärvi: Gádja Nillá
  • 2012 – Ailu Valle: Gudnejahtatgo?
  • 2018 – Anna Murtola: La llama
  • 2018 – Aurora Hentunen: Tunturi
  • 2018 – Don Johnson Big Band: The Sun
  • 2018 – Mikko Heikinpoika: Polar Night
  • 2018 – Tero Hetero: Tahdon
  • 2020 – Elin & The Woods: Dearvvuođat Sámis
  • 2020 – Elin & The Woods: I'm Nature
  • 2020 – Ensamble Transatlántico de Folk Chileno: Eymün weke che, with VILDÁ

References
  1. Lehtola, Jorma (2007). Laulujen Lappi. Tarinoita haavemaasta (in Finnish). Jyväksylä: Kustannus-Puntsi. p. 328. ISBN 978-952-5343-33-5.
  2. Broughton, Simon (26 April 2019). "If our memory fails us, we exist no more…". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. Palokallio, Mia (31 March 2019). "Video: Joiku vie Hildá Länsmanin kotiin". Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. "IMA hutkosat (IMA's creations)". Spotify. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. "Finland: Solju – Interview". Eurovoix. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. Petersen, Christian (21 February 2015). "Finland: Nine Finalists in UMK selected". EurovisionWorld.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. "Solju". WOMEX. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. Hiltunen, Riika (23 August 2018). "Stylish and promising Sámi music fusion". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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