Read this great review by LA Music Examiner in LA, USA: “Moira” is the new single by Finnish singer-songwriter Maini Sorri and Jörgen Hansson. Backed with “Moira (Instrumental Version)”, this is the most recent example of the Sweden-based Sorri’s pop signature sound. Writing since age 8, Sorri has had some time to polish her tuneful trademark performing her songs live as well as on TV and radio.

Released mere days ago “Moira” not only reveals her previous vocal training but also demonstrates she must have paid attention when she was a student of music theory and composition. It’s got a new yet not at all foreign sound to it. Sorri was happy to shed some light on the subject.

“Moira’ is a song about my young fan Moira. I gained her as a devoted fan when I sang at Swedish radio’s Song contest in Axevalla, Sweden. I told (American) Gary Cornman about the sweet six year old girl Moira and he surprised me by writing a poem about her that I then composed”. It was later remixed by Jörgen Hansson who also sang background vocals.

The second track is a simply the underlying instrumental. It allows the listener to focus on the actual music composition. The single’s recently released accompanying music video was directed by W.A. Henderson and stars Cindy Clark both from Hollywood, Los Angeles. If it works with audiences as well as some of her previous work it will soon be on radio playlists in Sweden, Finland, the UK, the US, Spain and other countries.

Sorri’s new music video is currently on YouTube and her music is available on Facebook, ReverbNation, Bandcamp, the global online radio station Last.FM, MySpace and online stores worldwide. Check out Maini Sorri’s “Moira”. You won’t be (ahem) sorry.

My name is Phoenix and . . . that’s the bottom line.”

Review: Moira   Publisher:   Author: Will Phoenix   Publish Date: March 19th 2014

Will Phoenix has been emploed by such publications as the Daily Collegian and The Los Angeles Times.

See the review and 11 artists pics by Johan Zetterlund here at LA Music Examiner

Pics by Johan Zetterlund.

Read the new review of Maini’s new single by Justin Beebe WRUV 90.1 fm in Vermont, USA:

“Cute as a button, Swedish Pop Dance artist Maini is back with another upbeat single titled Just a Dream. The single contains the original plus five other versions of the track. The original has more of a Disco Dance feel to it while the remixes are more EDM based. Another solid effort from Maini.”

Read the review here at WRUV.

Review by Justin Beebe, November 15th 2013.

Review – Hold Me      May 21st 2013

I have opportunity to listen to the music of Maini Sorri, an Independent musician from Sweden, is my opinion that Maini has an great talent to perform and to sing with a clear and very suitable voice, her music can involved the listener with joy surrender by emotions.

– “ Hold Me ” Strong and well define introduction, strong rhythm well keep, easy melody to listen to it, excellent arrangement, great mix and very suitable music, the lyrics message expresses great feeling, with a well define line in combination with a great, and well tune voice, Maini make this melody a great hit, this melody is a joy to the ears. Vocals and music flows just perfect, Maini transmit to the listener her emotion. Is my opinion that this song has everything music, lyrics, vocals and harmonies that a song needs to become a hit. This Song will be a great addition to any music lover library.

This song will be recommended at Newusb, to be add to the Play list and and also to the request list for our friend and fans enjoyment .

Review by Gonzalo Arzamendi, Arzuk Productions & Enterteinment, California

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(Single review) Maini Sorri – Hold Me Tuesday, 14 May 2013

This is the third dance release from Maini Sorri. This one is more Pop/ dance crossover song, with a softer beat than the previous dance release of Please Go Away. This is a very nice Pop song and accompanies the voice of Maini very well. Very nice flowing beat and song
This song is very good on a speaker system, but for some reason suffers a little on headphones.
This song is also on the Radio Variety Show May Compilation Competition and for general radioplay.

DJ Readman, UK
Radio Variety Show

Read the review here

“Maini Sorri has to be Sweden’s best kept secret as far as British audiences are concerned. The woman from Uppsala’s profile is really only known to the minority dedicated lovers of Scandinavian music in the U.K. and that is a shame as her album Someday: Volume Two is a sweet, intelligent and enjoyable piece of work.

Ms. Sorri’s vocals glide through the songs with a sense of finely tuned beauty and whilst it is difficult enough to change the written lyrics of one language to another, to change a style could be deemed as an even harder challenge but Maini Sorri provides a great awareness in her voice of what can grab the listener carefully by the hand and touch their heart with finely tuned sentiment.

Like the current fascination for Scandinavian Noir which has crossed from one side of the North Sea to the other with an almost pulsating appreciation, Maini has tapped into a vibe with her songs of innocence and a devastating anguish with Only A Memory, the delightful Oh Echo, the wonderful child-like despair of I Shouldn’t Have Trusted You and the exquisite Lahden Yksin (A Finnish version of the song I Am Leaving) which also gets a superb airing on the album.

The album certainly deserves attention and so does Maini Sorri, it certainly cannot be easy for any singer or band from that part of the world as they constantly have the image of Sweden’s most famous musical export constantly bandied around them. The world has moved on since the heady days of Abba-mania but in some ways the music of that nation never seems to get a look in without someone always asking if they will be as successful.

No matter what Ms. Sorri does next, this album will be a crowning glory of Scandinavian music”.

Ian D. Hall

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Maini Sorri, Someday: Volume Two. Album Review

December 18, 2012

You can read the review at Liverpool Sound and Vision here

“Swedish Pop Dance sensation, Maini, is back with another single titled Please Go Away. The music is high energy Pop Dance but this time there are some seriously rocking guitars backing up the track. Cute as ever, this hard rocking yet perky dance track is hard to resist.

Tracks: All good.”

Review by  Justin Beebe (justintime)

WRUV Reviews November 18th 2012, Vermont, USA

You can also read the review here

Here is the first review of Maini Sorris 2 new singles Please Go Away and Please Go Away (Rock Remix) by Antony Krakhmalnik at Relaxmuz.ru in Belarus!

Relaxmuz.ru is a great site about any news from the world of relaxing music including new albums, personal news, interviews, reviews. Relaxmuz.ru publish links for introductive listening and buying of albums.

You can read the review here at Relaxmuz.ru

You can also watch the Please Go Away video by Johan Zetterlund there.

To translate the review you can copy and paste it on Google translater.

Mainis 2 singles Please Go Away and Please Go Away (Rock Remix) were released by Reya music,, Sweden November 13th 2012

This Christmas, Maini Sorri Scandinavian singer-songwriter  is promoting her holiday album Christmas in Our Hearts which is a four-track, bilingual release. Sorri is known for singing English translations of traditional Finnish Songs, but with this release, listeners will get the best of both worlds. Two of the tracks “Christmas in Our Hearts” and “Our River Runs on Christmas Night” are in English with duplicates of each song in Finnish.

“Our River Runs on Christmas Night” feels mystical. It is infused with hymn-like humming, tribal drum sounds and flutes. Although it is in English, you can sense Sorri’s soft accent which makes the piece unique and unlike anything the listener has heard before. The song is relaxing (almost hypnotizing) and will allow listeners to imagine themselves in an enchanted Christmas forest being sung to by a little fairy; Maini Sorri. Music video idea? I think so.

“Christmas in our Hearts” is a more energetic track full of playful piano runs, heavy bells, and Sorri’s sweet high pitched voice. The lyrics are simple and made up of short rhyming verses about Christmas. This song will leave listeners feeling alive and full of lingering anticipation.

Review by Womensradio, USA 24th December 2010

“Maini Päivikki Sorri Hongslo is a Swedish-Finnish singer songwriter from Uppsala, Sweden who began composing music for piano from 8 years old . Her album Someday received some excellent reviews in the UK.

Her harmonies and background vocals are reminiscent of the style of Sarah McLachlan and her new album Someday Vol. 2 will be released on 14th November 2011 by Reya music, Sweden.

Clearly there are those who believe she’s a talented artist who is highly professional, hauntingly beautiful and can do nothing wrong”.

“Personally, I find her very energetic, genuine and inspiring with a clear and pleasant voice which has a strong feel of individuality..”

“Track list: 1. Someday 2. Only A Memory 3. Oh Echo 4. Highway 5. I Am Leaving 6. I Shouldn’t Have Trusted You 7. Like An Angel 8. Dreamworld 9. Like A Golden Eagle 10. Lähden yksin”.

Someday Vol. 2 Review 13th November 2011 Anthony Weightman, AAA Music (UK)

My single Someday got a great review by J. Whitaker 272 Records A&R Representative – Los Angeles, California, in July 2011.

“Maini Sorri delivers an eloquent ballad that is so professionally played and executed, it’s inspiring.

As “Someday” begins its passage out of the speakers, the pianos and opening samples are hauntingly beautiful and instantly catch your attention. I can easily tell that there was a lot of time and energy composing this song.

Everything melds together cohesively as each layer of the song is unveiled one verse and chorus at a time. The songwriting is highly accomplished, as well is the execution of the melody lines. There are some really alluring harmonies and background vocals reminiscent to the stylings of Sarah McLachlan, which certainly works great in creating an authentic layer of warmth for a song in this genre of music.

The musicianship is as efficient as it gets and the band, as a whole, is fantastic. I especially love the lead guitar playing as well as the string arrangement.

Above all, I believe Maini has a lot of talent on display here. She carries her song wholeheartedly and brings the listener on her journey to where we all may wind up. Here’s to hoping that Maini’s travels “Someday” take her to wherever it is she wants to go”.

You can also read the review on 272 Records website here