Which names from the music industry would you like to see on the star plates of the Walk of Fame Finland?

The first international Walk of Fame for music in Finland was opened in Tampere in the autumn of 2019. New stars are added every year based on suggestions from the public. At the moment, the names of 22 big music stars are immortalised on the Walk of Fame. Now, it is time to suggest the recipients of stars for 2022.

Would you like to see the name of your favourite composer or performer on a star plate of the Walk of Fame Finland? Now is your chance to participate in the decision-making. You can suggest any person or party who influences or has influenced the music industry: artists, bands, music makers, lyrics writers, composers and music producers, as well as representatives of organisations or institutions. You can submit your suggestion of a name that should be immortalized on a star plate online until 19 May 2022.

The Tampere Walk of Fame is located on the section of Åkerlundinkatu from Tampere Hall to the Tulli area. In the previous years, Jean Sibelius, Kaija Saariaho, Juice Leskinen, Popeda, Cheek, Katri Helena, Epe Helenius, Tapio Korjus, Eppu Normaali, Nightwish, Karita Mattila, Ismo Alanko, Paula Koivuniemi, Mikko Alatalo, Yö, Värttinä, Kaija Koo and Esa-Pekka Salonen have each received a star on the street.

Based on the suggestions by the members of the public, the Board of Music x Media Finland event makes a proposal on the persons to be included in the Walk of Fame. The jury consists of experienced professionals in the music industry. The final decision on the stars nominated by the public is taken by the City of Tampere’s Education and Culture Committee. This year, the names of three to five stars nominated by the public will be embedded in the street.

The Walk of Fame celebrates and honours key operators in the Finnish and international music scene in the birthplace of Manserock in Tampere. Lauri Savisaari , Director of Education and Culture Services at the City of Tampere, hopes that the public will again provide plenty of good suggestions for the recipients of the stars.

- Hopefully we will receive many suggestions, so that the stars on the Walk of Fame will represent as wide a variety of musical genres as possible. In this way, we also send the message that Tampere is a diverse and equal city of music. The Walk of Fame is a wonderful tribute to the professionals and influencers in the Finnish music industry, Savisaari states.

Last year, the public provided thousands of suggestions for the names to be immortalised in the star plates. In addition to the names selected based on public proposals, one star plate will be named after the music professional who will receive the Tampere Music Award at the Music x Media event this year.

The Walk of Fame Finland is a cooperation between the City of Tampere, the Tampere Hall and the professional creative-industry event Music x Media Finland. Bauer Media Oy is involved as a partner.

The recipients of the 2022 stars will be announced on Tampere Day, 23 September 2022. Suggestions can be submitted online until 19 May 2022.

Which names would you like to see in the stars on the Walk of Fame Finland?

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