My Funny Valentine
22 years ago I was born in to a big family in a little city called Jyväskylä, Finland. I was raised to play and sing, for my parents are both musicians. Actually, everyone in my family are working as musicians.
For me music, specially songwriting, has been the easiest way to express myself. I wrote my first song when I was rejected by a boy at the ge of 11. Might sound funny but it was serious then! I was so bummed out so I sat down, laid my hands on the piano and all my emotions turned into melodies. After that I convinced that composing, performing and music in general is going to be my lifework.
Second thing close to my heart is acting. In addition to performing and writing I work as a session musician and I write for big bands and strings.
Ive played hundreds of gigs around the world (Kenya, Italy, Tenerife, Estonia, South Africa, United States etc.) including energetic and wild cover bands, folk/jazz/pop ensembles, a cappella ensembles and solo performances (voice/piano/guitar). After achieving a world tour scholarship, I got the opportunity to attend Berklee College of Music in 2008. There I have been honored to study and play with people such as: Rhiannon, Walter Beasley, Joey Blake, Steven Santoro, Susan Cattaneo, Gabrielle Goodman, Soffie, Sophie Grobler, Manu Laudic, George Woods to name a few.
I dont want to have any limits in the styles I do, the most important thing is that me, the people I'm playing with and the listeners enjoy it.
Stay tuned!
With all my love,
Eva
Please, feel free to contact me here or to my email
elouhivuori@berklee.net
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"Amazing voice"
Rumba Magazine/Jean Ramsay, 21/2007
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"Its unbelievable how singer Eva Louhivuori combines emotion, feeling and technical skills in her voice"
Keskisuomalainen 12/14/2007
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"Eva sings beautifully, there is beautiful melodies in the songs and they have been arranged with consideration"
Sue Magazine/Pyry Hallamaa 8/10
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"Eva Louhivuori is a phenomenal singer, sensual, confident and colorful"
Aamulehti/Jussi Niemi 4/27/2008
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"Her voice is so diverse. The way the band (Captain Cougar) performed seemed natural and singer Eva Louhivuori conjured an intimate mood to the club with her sweet appearence"
Rumba Magazine/Raija Silfverberg 06/08
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"The first thing that strikes you is obviously the vocalist Eva Louhivuori. She is absolutely wonderful vocalist. What a voice. She is so fabulous that I'm almost starting to think that she is too good. I've spent my life listening to all kind of whispering bedroom pop or country singers who drink a gallon of whiskey before enterering the recording studio. I'm certainly not used to someone singing so wellso beautifully so purely."
(Critique of Captain Cougars first album) One Chord to Another, 2/08
