Sanni Kurkisuo

Sanni
Background information
Birth name Sanni Mari Elina Kurkisuo
Born (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993
Lohja, Finland
Genres Electropop
Years active 2001–present
Labels Warner Music Finland

Sanni Mari Elina Kurkisuo (born 21 May 1993), better known by her mononym Sanni, is a Finnish singer, songwriter and actress signed to Warner Music Finland.

Career

In 2001 she won the Napero-Finlandia prize for a writing competition. In 2012 she graduated from Sibelius-lukio arts school. The same year, she appeared in a role in the Finnish film Miss Farkku-Suomi.[1]

She has also pursued a musical career and was in a number of bands since the age of 13. She was featured in "Pumppaa", a single by Aste.[2] She released her first solo single "Prinsessoja ja astronautteja" in April 2013. It peaked at number three on The Official Finnish Charts. Her debut album Sotke mut was released in 2013.

On February 13, 2015, she released a new single, "2080-luvulla".[3] Her second studio album Lelu, was released on 24 April 2015. She participated in the fourth season of the Finnish music reality show Vain elämää.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Peak position
FIN
[3]
2013 Sotke mut 9
2015 Lelu 1

Singles

Year Title Peak position Album
FIN
[3]
2013 "Prinsessoja ja astronautteja" 3 Sotke mut
"Jos mä oon oikee"
"Me ei olla enää me" 3
2014 "Dementia"
"Hakuna matata"
2015 "2080-luvulla" 3 Lelu
"Pojat" (featuring Tippa-T) 11
"Supernova"
"Ei" 3 Vain elämää kausi 4 – päivä
2016 "Että mitähän vittua"

Featured in

Year Title Peak position Album
FIN
[4]
2014 "Flexaa"
(Cheek featuring Sanni and VilleGalle)
3
2015 "Lähtisitkö"
(VilleGalle featuring Sanni)
1 Vain elämää kausi 4 – ilta

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak position Album
FIN
[3]
2015 "Levoton tyttö" 17 Vain elämää kausi 4 – ilta

References

  1. Iltalehti: Sanni Kurkisuo on tämän kevään ylioppilas ja tulevaisuuden tähti (Finnish)
  2. NRJ.fi Onko tässä Suomen uusi pop-prinsessa? (Finnish)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sanni". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. "Cheek: Flexaa (Feat. Sanni & Villegalle)". IFPI Finland. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

External links

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