Finnish musician and singer Ida Elina performed at the Kunsthaus Bregenz as part of the Bregenz Festival. She completely captivated the audience.

The Finnish musician also reveals herself to be a fantastic singer, whose vocal range ranges from high notes to deep, smoky tones.

Ida Elina's innovative playing of the kantele, Finland's national instrument, deserves special recognition. With her so-called "slap style," a technique full of percussive elements and rhythmic dynamics, she reinvented this traditionally gentle and melancholic instrument and made it equally accessible to pop and folk music.

The audience joined in, clapping and shouting, so that Ida Elina's plan to infect the people of Bregenz with "Nordic cheerfulness" was truly a success. She completely won hearts with the first of two encores, the Austrian folk song "Dear Augustin," crowned with a perfectly sung yodel.

Displaying an impressive range of emotion and musicality, Ida Elina’s fifth studio album is a praiseworthy work which candidly paints the picture of the world around her.

It’s an amazing experience from start to finish and one of the best albums we’ve heard in months.

In this faith-inspired record, the genre-bending singer-songwriter tackles some of the toughest of life’s moments -- Ida Elina’s vulnerability and earnest personality shines through this project, as she combines her sonic brilliance with her emotional lyricism for a most moving project.

The popcovers by Ida Elina have revolutionized the kantele music

Ida Elina fascinates on social media with her pop hit covers

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