Rajaton

Rajaton is a Finnish a cappella ensemble, founded in Helsinki in 1997. The Finnish word rajaton means "boundless", to indicate the breadth of their repertoire, from sacred classical to near Europop. Rajaton performs primarily in Finland but also tours around Europe and the rest of the world, having performed in over 25 countries.

In 2005, Rajaton album sales reached 100,000 worldwide. They have earned eight gold records in total, with Rajaton Sings ABBA reaching platinum (30,000) and Joulu reaching double platinum (60,000).

Rajaton mainly performs a cappella, music written or arranged by members of the ensemble. Most lyrics are taken from poetry and from a collection of Finnish folk poetry Kanteletar.

Members

The six members of the group are:

• Soprano: Essi Wuorela
• Mezzo-Soprano: Aili Ikonen (was: Virpi Moskari until 2017)
• Alto: Soila Sariola
• Tenor: Antti Annola
• Baritone: Ahti Paunu
• Bass: Jussi Chydenius

Discography

Six people standing in a row, three men and three women, the men wearing black suits with white shirts and the women wearing dresses

Rajaton performing in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Nova (2000)
• Boundless (2001)
• Sanat (2002)
• Joulu (2003)
• Kevät (2005)
• Out of Bounds (2006)
• Rajaton sings ABBA (2006)
• Maa (2007)
• Rajaton sings Queen with Lahti Symphony Orchestra (2008)
• Best of Rajaton 1999–2009 (2009)
• Tarinoita (2010)
• Jouluyö (2011)
• Suomen Lasten Lauluja (2012)
• Salaisuus (2016)
• Tuhansien Laulujen Maa (2017)
• Ja niin on taasen joulu (2019)

External links

• official Rajaton website
• The Recorded A Cappella Review Board—reviews of Rajaton CDs
• Rajaton Fan Club Template:Webarchive—free forum for Rajaton discussion and information

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