Overview
Series synopsis
Vain elämää is a reality television series that premiered on Nelonen on October 5, 2012. It stars Erin, Katri Helena, Cheek and Neumann.
Finnish version of The Best Singers series. Each week, one artist is chosen and the remaining artists perform covers of their songs and are judged by that artist.
Premise
Finnish version of The Best Singers series. Each week, one artist is chosen and the remaining artists perform covers of their songs and are judged by that artist.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Supporting cast
- Juha Tapio
- Paula Koivuniemi
- Elastinen
- Anssi Kela
- Ville Galle
- Antti Tuisku
- Suvi Teräsniska
- Chisu
- Lauri Tähkä
- Nikke Ankara
- Irina
- Robin Packalen
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 16 seasons with 192 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | October 5, 2012 | November 23, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 8 | October 3, 2013 | November 22, 2013 |
| Season 3 | 8 | September 19, 2014 | November 6, 2014 |
| Season 4 | 9 | September 18, 2015 | November 13, 2015 |
| Season 5 | 9 | September 16, 2016 | November 11, 2016 |
| Season 6 | 16 | April 21, 2017 | June 10, 2017 |
| Season 7 | 9 | September 1, 2017 | September 9, 2018 |
| Season 8 | 15 | April 27, 2018 | June 15, 2018 |
| Season 9 | 8 | August 31, 2018 | October 19, 2018 |
| Season 10 | 14 | August 30, 2019 | November 29, 2019 |
| Season 11 | 13 | October 2, 2020 | December 25, 2020 |
| Season 12 | 13 | September 29, 2021 | December 17, 2021 |
| Season 13 | 15 | September 9, 2022 | December 16, 2022 |
| Season 14 | 15 | September 8, 2023 | December 15, 2023 |
| Season 15 | 16 | September 6, 2024 | December 20, 2024 |
| Season 16 | 16 | September 5, 2025 | December 19, 2025 |
Season 1 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jari Sillanpää | October 5, 2012 |
| 2 | Erin | October 12, 2012 |
| 3 | Neumann | October 19, 2012 |
Season 2 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilkka Alanko | October 3, 2013 |
| 2 | Laura Närhi | October 11, 2013 |
| 3 | Jukka Poika | October 18, 2013 |
Season 3 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vesa-Matti Loiri | September 19, 2014 |
| 2 | Paula Vesala | September 26, 2014 |
| 3 | Toni Wirtanen | October 3, 2014 |
Season 4 preview
9 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virve Rosti | September 18, 2015 |
| 2 | VilleGalle | September 25, 2015 |
| 3 | Maija Vilkkumaa | October 2, 2015 |
Season 5 preview
9 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauri Tähkä | September 16, 2016 |
| 2 | Chisu | September 23, 2016 |
| 3 | Mikael Gabriel | September 30, 2016 |
Season 6 preview
16 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olli Lindholm | April 21, 2017 |
| 2 | Petra (part 1) | April 27, 2017 |
| 3 | Petra (part 2) | April 28, 2017 |
Season 7 preview
9 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pre-Party | September 1, 2017 |
| 2 | Cheek | September 9, 2018 |
| 3 | Jari Sillanpää | September 15, 2017 |
Season 8 preview
15 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny | April 27, 2018 |
| 2 | Kasmir (part 1) | May 3, 2018 |
| 3 | Kasmir (part 2) | May 4, 2018 |
Season 9 preview
8 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pre-Party | August 31, 2018 |
| 2 | Lauri Ylönen | September 7, 2018 |
| 3 | Ellinoora | September 14, 2018 |
Season 10 preview
14 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 30, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 6, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 13, 2019 |
Season 11 preview
13 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 2, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 9, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 16, 2020 |
Season 12 preview
13 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 29, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 2, 2021 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 9, 2021 |
Season 13 preview
15 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 9, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 16, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 23, 2022 |
Season 14 preview
15 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 8, 2023 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 15, 2023 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 22, 2023 |
Season 15 preview
16 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 6, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 13, 2024 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 20, 2024 |
Season 16 preview
16 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 5, 2025 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 12, 2025 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 19, 2025 |
Production
Genres
Reality
Country
FI
Original language
fi
Release
| Original network/platform | Nelonen |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 2012 |
| Last aired | December 19, 2025 |
| Runtime | 115 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |