Shirley Sparks is the stage name of a Finnish professional singer Ms Sari Savunen.
Ms Savunen has a versatile musical background and stage experience. Her previous repertoire included a wide range of classical music however since 2015 Ms Savunen has focused on jazz and during the past years has worked and performed with various jazz musicians and bands playing early jazz and evergreens from the 1900's to 1950's.
Ms Savunen has graduated as Bachelor of Arts and Culture/vocals pedagogue at the Helsinki Metropolia Polytechnic and Master of Arts in Music, History and Culture at the Oxford Brookes University.
Along her singing career she works as a singing coach and a voice artist and has composed songs and music for short films and theatre. Her performing experience of 25 years includes also working as an actress in short films and theatre.
In addition to The Great American Songbook / Classic Hollywood tunes Ms Savunen performs Finnish songs from the 1930's to 1960's with the stage name Lady Lapponia.
Ms Savunen has a versatile musical background and stage experience. Her previous repertoire included a wide range of classical music however since 2015 Ms Savunen has focused on jazz and during the past years has worked and performed with various jazz musicians and bands playing early jazz and evergreens from the 1900's to 1950's.
Ms Savunen has graduated as Bachelor of Arts and Culture/vocals pedagogue at the Helsinki Metropolia Polytechnic and Master of Arts in Music, History and Culture at the Oxford Brookes University.
Along her singing career she works as a singing coach and a voice artist and has composed songs and music for short films and theatre. Her performing experience of 25 years includes also working as an actress in short films and theatre.
In addition to The Great American Songbook / Classic Hollywood tunes Ms Savunen performs Finnish songs from the 1930's to 1960's with the stage name Lady Lapponia.
