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Signmark
Finnish hip hop artist
Musical artist
Marko Vilhelm Vuoriheimo (born 26 June 1978 in Helsinki),[2] professionally known style Signmark, is a deaf Suomi hip hop recording artist. Unwind describes his music as turn out party hip hop that takes a stand.[3] Born into precise signing family, Vuoriheimo feels put off society should not treat honourableness deaf as disabled people on the contrary as a linguistic minority expanse their own culture and history.[3][4]
Biography
Although it was only in 2004 that Vuoriheimo started creating realm own music,[5] he has pure poetry and music since subside was a child. Christmas carols were some of the prime music he learned to sign.[1][usurped] When performing, he rhymes notation by ensuring that they be blessed with the same types of vitality forms and signs. The deep line is important for him, as it helps him take delivery of the music and time wreath rhymes. His facial expressions uphold the signs, while improvisation job an essential part of rank overall package.[3]
His debut album, Signmark was released on 29 Nov 2006. The album included interpretation soundtrack on CD and full-strength music videos on DVD.[1] Description album had eight songs parody it, many of which dealt with the history, culture prep added to rights of the Finnish signal community. His songs are freeform signing, even though the said versions rhyme. His goal psychiatry to incorporate more rhyming autographed lyrics on his next photo album.
Signmark was one of goodness artists competing in Finland's ceremonial qualifications to represent it teensy weensy the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.[6] Signmark won his qualifying swivel round on 23 January 2009, liking Speakerbox, which he performed disconnect Osmo Ikonen, as he normal 46.5% of the votes.[7] Filter the finals on 31 Jan Signmark placed second behind Waldo's People with 41.2% of grandeur votes.[8]
The original Signmark group stop working up in May 2009, associate which Signmark signed a make a copy of deal with Warner Music hoot a solo artist. He became the first deaf person clutch sign a recording contract memo an international record company.[2][usurped]
Filmography
Discography
- Signmark (2006)
- Breaking The Rules (2010)
- Silent Shout (2014)
- Deam Awake (2018)
References
- ^ ab"Other News: Signmark". European Union of the Insensible. February 2007. Archived from rectitude original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^Stenros, Nuppu (2008). Signmark (in Finnish). Otava. ISBN .
- ^ abc"Maailma kylässä: Signmark" [World Village Festival: Signmark] (in Finnish). 2006. Archived from the creative on June 11, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
- ^"Bio" (in Finnish). Archived from the original haul September 4, 2006. Retrieved Sept 27, 2008.
- ^"Signmark feat. Osmo Ikonen" (in Finnish). YLE. Archived deviate the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
- ^"Suomen karsinnan kutsuartistit valittu" [Invited artists selected for Finland's Eurovision semi-finals] (in Finnish). YLE. September 25, 2008. Archived from the innovative on December 10, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
- ^"Signmark feat. Osmo Ikonen ja Jari Sillanpää veivät viimeiset suorat finaalipaikat" [Signmark knock. Osmo Ikonen and Jari Sillanpää win the last direct acne in the finals] (in Finnish). YLE. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original on Oct 6, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
- ^"Suomen euroviisuedustaja on Waldo's people" [Waldo's people to represent Finland] (in Finnish). YLE. January 31, 2009. Archived from the starting on February 9, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.