Comment: Country is pop music again, and in Finland its future is in the hands of women

Supergroups time is not over in Finland. They founded the newest of them, Rodeo Anna Puu, Erin and Ida Paul. The record company announced the line-up on Monday.

In the world of pop music, the super prefix refers to a band whose members have previously had a successful career in another band or as a solo artist.

The best-known superbands in Finland have mainly performed their members’ Greatest Hits repertoire.

Domestic from the recent history of pop, Mestarit ie is the first thing that comes to mind Hector, Pepe Willberg, Church and Pave Maijanenwho wowed the audience with nostalgia in 1999. At that time, a rare ice rink tour culminated in an even rarer gig at the Olympic Stadium.

With the power of old hits, it also worked a year later Katri Helenan, Paula Koivuniemi, Marion Rungin and Lea Lavenin The ladies on stage, and in 2022 the same concept was introduced with a lineup that a little name scandal later used the name Mestarit – Kaija Koo, Vesala, Ellinora & Jenni Vartiainen.

Rodeo is a different super band on the Finnish scale, because according to preliminary information, it will perform with new music, which is about to be released as an album.

Less the surprising thing is that the band’s musical line is leaning towards country, as country music has broken through in recent years from its birthplace in North America to become an international phenomenon thanks to the power of American superstars.

The biggest pop star in the world Taylor Swift has risen to the top as a country artist, and also one of the world’s biggest pop stars Beyoncé published in the spring Cowboy Carter -titled country album, which was a bold and surprising move from an African-American artist.

Country is pop music again, and it suits the Rodeo band. There are a lot of country influences in Erin’s solo production and singing style, as well as in Anna Puu’s early production. Ida Paul & Kalle Lindroth -the duo’s most listened song Search shooting is clean modern country, and there are country elements in many of the duo’s other hits.

Rodeo’s choice of name is not very original, because there is already a Finnish-language country band in Finland called Topi Suuronen & Rodeo, and Lidia’s first country duo called Rodeo made a song four years ago At the rodeo.

Kantria has been made in Finland for a long time, but it has only had occasional commercial success.

In recent years, however, new bands with a country spirit have emerged, such as Lili & Luna and Iron Country Sisters, who sing in English. Based on them and Rodeo, it seems that the future of the sport in Finland is now in the hands of women.

21.10. at 20:20. Corrected information about the composition of the band Mestarit, which included Hector, Kirka, Pepe Willberg and Pave Maijanen. Earlier in the story, it was wrongly claimed that Danny was involved.

21.10 at 21:38. Added information about Lidia’s first rodeo duo.