Seija Saara Maria Simola (25 September 1944 Helsinki – 21 August 2017 Vantaa),[1][2] married Franzén, was a Finnish singer.She began her career musical in the mid-1960s in the band Eero Seija & Kristian Trio, and her debut solo album was released in 1970: Seija Simola 1.[3] In 1978, she represented Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978.There she performed the entry Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus (Give love a chance), on 22 April 1978.Despite this poor result, Simola continued a long and successful career in her native Finland.