Competition 2019

The eighth Mirjam Helin competition took place 20–29 May 2019 in Musiikkitalo, Helsinki. There were 46 competitors representing 22 nationalities. A total of €173 000 was awarded in prizes.

Winners 2019

The winners of the 2019 competition were Johanna Wallroth, Sweden, and Stefan Astakhov, Germany.

Women

I prize Johanna Wallroth Sweden

II prize Olga Cheremnykh Russia

III prize Teaa An South Korea

IV prize Palesa Malieloa South Africa

Men

I prize Stefan Astakhov Germany

II prize Rodrigo Sosa Dal Pozzo Italian, Venezuelan

III prize Bryan Murray United States

IV prize Jussi Juola Finland

Special Prize for the best performance by a non-Finnish singer of a Finnish song:
Rodrigo Sosa Dal Pozzo

Winners 2019

The winners of the 2019 competition were Johanna Wallroth, Sweden, and Stefan Astakhov, Germany.

Women

I prize Johanna Wallroth Sweden

II prize Olga Cheremnykh Russia

III prize Teaa An South Korea

IV prize Palesa Malieloa South Africa

Men

I prize Stefan Astakhov Germany

II prize Rodrigo Sosa Dal Pozzo Italian, Venezuelan

III prize Bryan Murray United States

IV prize Jussi Juola Finland

Special Prize for the best performance by a non-Finnish singer of a Finnish song:
Rodrigo Sosa Dal Pozzo

Jury

The 2019 jury consisted of Jorma Silvasti (Chairman), Olaf Bär, Ben Heppner, Vesselina Kasarova, François Le Roux, Waltraud Meier, Deborah Polaski and Kiri Te Kanawa.

Jury

The 2019 jury consisted of Jorma Silvasti (Chairman), Olaf Bär, Ben Heppner, Vesselina Kasarova, François Le Roux, Waltraud Meier, Deborah Polaski and Kiri Te Kanawa.