# Mika Pohjonen, tenor

> Mika Pohjonen, tenor – 2 recordings on Ondine. Finnish tenor Mika Pohjonen has enjoyed an unusually varied career as a singer ever since he was crowned “Tango…

Source: https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/pohjonen-mika

- **Role:** tenor
- **Photo:** © Heikki Tuuli

## Biography

Finnish tenor Mika Pohjonen has enjoyed an unusually varied career as a singer ever since he was crowned “Tango King” at the Seinäjoki Tango Festival in 1992, when he was 19. During his six years as a tango singer he released no fewer than seven albums. Since 1998 he has, however, been concentrating more and more on classical singing, first in the chorus of the Finnish National Opera before making his classical breakthrough in 2002 on winning the Kangasniemi Singing Competition and third prize in the Lappeenranta Singing Competition. He has been a member of the solo ensemble of the Finnish National Opera since 2003, specialising in the heroic roles in Italian opera.

## Discography on Ondine (2)

- [Einojuhani Rautavaara: Rubáiyát, song cycle for baritone and orchestra · Into the Heart of Light (Canto V) for string orchestra · Balada for tenor, mixed choir and orchestra · Four songs from the opera Rasputin for mixed choir and orchestra](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1274-2.md): Gerald Finley, bass-baritone · Mika Pohjonen, tenor · Helsinki Music Centre Choir · Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra · John Storgårds, conductor (ODE 1274-2, 2016)
- [Finnish National Opera Christmas: Suomen Kansallisoopperan joulu](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1257-2.md): Finnish National Opera Soloists, Choir, Children's Choir and Orchestra · Michael Güttler, conductor (ODE 1257-2, 2014)

## Links

- [Official homepage](http://www.mikapohjonen.fi)