Vartiainen, along with two other girls, won the Popstars reality show in Finland in 2002. Together they formed the band Gimmel and were moderately successful in their home country. The group eventually announced their break up in 2004 after a farewell tour. Soon thereafter, Jenni Vartiainen started her solo career in 2005 by signing up to Warner Music Finland. Her most succesful singles are "ihmisten edessä", "toinen" & "en haluu kuolla tänä yönä".
However, her first single called "tunnoton" ("Numb"), written by Knipi of Egotrippi (music), Juhani Lappalainen and Jenni herself (lyrics), was not released until two years later, in April of 2007. Her second single "Ihmisten Edessä" ("In Front of People") was released mere weeks ahead of the debut album's release. The 2nd single, written by Teemu Brunila of The Crash, caused a stir amongst media by telling the story of an openly affectionate lesbian couple. Next singles from debut album were "toinen" ("Another"), "mustaa kahvia" ("Black Coffee") and "malja" ("Goblet"). Jenni's debut album "Ihmisten Edessä" was released on September 12th 2007 and rose to the 8th place on the Finnish Top 40 chart and was the most downloaded song on Finnish Itunes. The album sold 39 000 units and was granted with platinum.
Her secong studio album "seili" was released in April 2010. "En haluu kuolla tänä yönä" ("I Don't Want To Die Tonight"), the first single from Seili has been a success in Finland and #1 on the download- and singles chart.
Ihmisten edessä
Jenni Vartiainen Lyrics
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Ne ei tiedä meistä mitään
Ootat mua asemalla
Ehkä kello antaa anteeksi minulle
Juoksen loppumatkan
Sinä olet kaunis niin kuin aina
Sinun korkeissa koroissa
Ihmisten edessä
Älä sinä muiden katseista välitä
Sillä me ollaan yhdessä
Ne ei tiedä mitään, ne ei kuulu tähän tarinaan
Joka harvoille luetaan
Kadut täyttyy äänistä
Joku huutaa meidän perään
Olet meistä vahvempi
Kanssasi en pelkää kaupungin pimeää
Ihmisjoukon kohdalla
Pidät kiinni kovempaa
Ja pelkoni katoaa
Sillä tämä ilta kävellään käsi kädessä
Ihmisten edessä
Älä sinä muiden katseista välitä
Sillä me ollaan yhdessä
Ne ei tiedä mitään, ne ei kuulu tähän tarinaan
Joka harvoille luetaan
The lyrics of “Ihmisten Edessä” by Jenni Vartiainen talks about a couple walking together in a crowded city. They are not bothered by the people around them who know nothing about their love story. The song is an expression of how a couple in love can be in their own world despite being in a public setting. The couple is deeply immersed in each other’s company and they do not care about the people around them. They feel stronger and braver when they are together and they are not afraid of the dark alleys in the city.
The song is an ode to the feeling of being in love, where the couple is walking around hand-in-hand, enjoying each other’s company, despite being surrounded by strangers. There is a sense of urgency in the lyrics when the singer talks about rushing to the train station to meet her lover, which shows how passionate the couple is. The lyrics beautifully capture the feelings of being in love, and how it can create a bubble around the couple, where the rest of the world just fades away.
Line by Line Meaning
Kadut täyttyy ihmisistä
The streets are crowded with people
Ne ei tiedä meistä mitään
They don't know anything about us
Ootat mua asemalla
You're waiting for me at the station
Ehkä kello antaa anteeksi minulle
Maybe the clock will forgive me
Juoksen loppumatkan
I run the rest of the way
Sinä olet kaunis niin kuin aina
You are beautiful as always
Sinun korkeissa koroissa
In your high heels
Tämä ilta kävellään käsi kädessä
We walk tonight hand in hand
Ihmisten edessä
In front of people
Älä sinä muiden katseista välitä
Don't pay attention to the looks of others
Sillä me ollaan yhdessä
Because we are together
Ne ei tiedä mitään, ne ei kuulu tähän tarinaan
They don't know anything, they don't belong in this story
Joka harvoille luetaan
Which is only read by a few
Kadut täyttyy äänistä
The streets are filled with sounds
Joku huutaa meidän perään
Someone is yelling after us
Olet meistä vahvempi
You are stronger than us
Kanssasi en pelkää kaupungin pimeää
With you, I am not afraid of the darkness of the city
Ihmisjoukon kohdalla
In the midst of the crowd
Pidät kiinni kovempaa
You hold on tighter
Ja pelkoni katoaa
And my fear disappears
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@reannakahkonen8246
Kadut täyttyy ihmisistä
Ne ei tiedä meistä mitään
Ootat mua asemalla
Ehkä kello antaa anteeksi minulle
Juoksen loppumatkan
Sinä olet kaunis niin kuin aina
Sinun korkeissa koroissa
Tämä ilta kävellään käsi kädessä
Ihmisten edessä
Älä sinä muiden katseista välitä
Sillä me ollaan yhdessä
Ne ei tiedä mitään, ne ei kuulu tähän tarinaan
Joka harvoille luetaan
Kadut täyttyy äänistä
Joku huutaa meidän perään
Olet meistä vahvempi
Kanssasi en pelkää kaupungin pimeää
Ihmisjoukon kohdalla
Pidät kiinni kovempaa
Ja pelkoni katoaa
Sillä tämä ilta kävellään käsi kädessä
Ihmisten edessä
Älä sinä muiden katseista välitä
Sillä me ollaan yhdessä
Ne ei tiedä mitään, ne ei kuulu tähän tarinaan
Joka harvoille luetaan
@JesperSalama
Translated lyrics
The streets are filled with people, they know nothing about us
You wait for me at the station, maybe the clock forgives me
I run the rest of the journey, you're beautiful as always
In your high heels
You say, today we walk hand in hand
In front of people
Don't you worry about the looks of passers-by
Since we're together
They know nothing, they don't belong in this story
Read to only a few people
The streets are filled with sounds, someone shouts at us
You're the stronger one of us, with you I'm not afraid of the darkness of the city
As we cross the crowd, you hold on to me tighter
And my fear goes away
Because today, we walk hand in hand
In front of people
Don't you worry about the looks of passers-by
Since we're together
They know nothing, they don't belong in this story
Read to only a few people
It's only read to a few people
They know nothing, they don't belong in this story
Read to only a few people.
[instrumental...]
@TheRealMissMellyG
Overwhelming memories of my holidays in "ihana Suomi" back in 2009!!!!!!
This video was on heavy rotation, both in summer and winter, when I was there.
I just loved "The Voice" from the very beginning.
Amazing collection of videos and songs!!!!!
I still don´t have a glue (Paska!!!!!! Perkele!!!!!!), what´s this song´s about, but I definitively enjoy it.
The melody, performance, voice - everything.
Kiitos paljon, Suomi!!!!!
Rakastan sinua.
Ikuisesti.
#Nostalgia
#Melancholia
#Memories
#JenniVartiainen
#IhmistenEdessä
@kazukocchi
I don't understand any single word, but Finnish sounds extremly beautiful.
@MatheusGalvaoS
+kazukocchi And it is, indeed =) And I don't understand one single word either.
@kazukocchi
That's why I'd like to learn this language. But it seems to be hard!
@amanda2391
+kazukocchi Finnish is hard to learn. But it's really very simple.
@petrasalmela4993
sanni ei
@wafflez9888
+kazukocchi I'm not Finnish and I'm telling you it's not hard at all xD
The song means "In front of everybody" (I guess ) :3
@user-lx9xl1ud6h
To all of you, whom question this song's message: This song is about 2 girls in love. The guy who wrote the actual song (Teemu Brunila, known from a band called The Crash and the vocalist of Studio Killers) said that himself, in one of his interviews. He was walking thru Helsinki on one of its streets and there was a couple (of girls) holding hands. He was in a hurry so he tried to just walk thru them without thinking about it any further. They didn't release their hands even for a second and he was "forced" to step aside. That is where he got the inspiration to write this song and it's all about those 2 girls/women. The story behind the song makes it even better and the lyrics just have a whole new meaning after knowing the actual story. I honestly think it's not about their fear of being open in public. It's about their strength to do so, without anyone getting in their way or being able to separate them.
@Nathan_Hale.
Thanks for ruining my life... I always thought this was about straight love...
@user-ty7sv9dr1h
@@Nathan_Hale. I love the meaning. This music reminds me of my past when I was younger... big respect to all lesbians and gays and straights too, but homophobics must get punished
@ninuju375
@@user-ty7sv9dr1h Ah, yes, good old thought policing.