ailiikonen.com Singer, composer and lyricist Aili Ikonen is one of the most in-demand jazz vocalists in Finland, praised for her sensitive yet strong interpretation, wide vocal range and thoroughly flawless scat technique. Ikonen has released altogether four solo albums: Helposti palavaa (2023), Suru ei oo suora viiva (2020), Piirrä minut (2017) and Laulan (2016). New album Valo, recorded with Oulu Symphony and conductor Rumon Gamba, is out 26.7.2024. Aili Ikonen has been featured as a soloist by many of the most prestigious orchestras in Scandinavia, such as UMO, Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Norrbotten Big Band. She is known for many innovative collaborations with highly esteemed artists and bands such as Jukka Perko and Hector. Aili Ikonen is also a member of the vocal group Rajaton. In 2013, Aili Ikonen teamed up with the hotly tipped Finnish jazz trio HERD in order for Jazzbasilli, a celebration of the 1960's golden era Finnish jazz-schlager. The same year Ikonen's album Tribute to Ella was released, paying homage to one of the greatest vocal stylists and improvisers of all time, Ella Fitzgerald. In 2018, Aili Ikonen and Jukka Perko Avara released an album Laulu keskeneräinen consisting of songs made famous by Dusty Springfield. The lyrics were newly written in Finnish by Hector, one of the most appreciated singer-songwriters in Finland. In 2021 a songbook called Aili Ikonen Songbook - Nuori vapaa nainen, consisting of Ikonen’s compositions, was released.