Olga Heikkala

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Olga Heikkala
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Heikkala in 2019
Born
Olga Iita Mirjam Heikkala

(2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 24)
Tornio, Finland
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2013–present
Musical career
Instrument
  • Vocals

Olga Iita Mirjam Heikkala [1] (born 26 April 2000) [2] is a Finnish actress and singer. [3] [4]

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Heikkala became famous for the KIDSing singing competition shown on the MTV3 channel in 2013, in which she participated when she was 12 years old. She progressed in the competition until the final, but in the end Jenni Jaakkola won the competition. [5] Between 2018 and 2023, Heikkala played the character of Mira Angervuo in the soap opera Salatut elämät, where she first acted occasionally from late spring 2018 to the end of the same year. Her character returned to the series again in the summer of 2019 and appeared regularly in the series until November 2023. [3] [6]

In 2016, Heikkala moved to Helsinki after getting to study at Kallio high school. [7] [8]

In 2024, Heikkala began her career as a singer under the stage name Olga (stylized in all caps). She released her debut single "Uus bitch" in March 2024 [9] [10] and reached number one on the Finnish Spotify Top 50 list in April. [11] Her second single "Stadi (Alicia)" was released in June 2024, the single features a guest appearance by Finnish singer Isac Elliot. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2018–2023 Salatut elämät Mira Angervuo

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart
positions		Albums
FIN
"Uus Bitch"20241 [13]
"Stadi (Alicia)"
(feat. Isac Elliot)		5 [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kallion lukion vuosikertomus 2017–18" (PDF). Helsingin Kaupunki. 11 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "KIDSing – Kilpailijat – Olga Heikkala". MTV3. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Salkkarit-näyttelijä Olga Heikkala on saanut kovaa palautetta hahmonsa vuoksi: "On tullut viestiä, että vitsi olet ilkeä tyyppi"". MTVUutiset.fi. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Olgasta tulee iso stara". Yle Uutiset. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Hän on maailman ensimmäinen KIDSing-voittaja!". MTV3. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ↑ Tänav, Alexia (3 January 2023). "Mira poistuu Salkkareista traagisin kääntein – näyttelijä Olga Heikkala työstää parhaillaan intohimoprojektiaan: "Unelmajuttuja"". MTVuutiset.fi. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Olga Heikkala huippunäyttelijöiden rinnalla Järvenpäässä". Väylän pyörre. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Salkkareista tuttu Olga Heikkala vahvistaa suhteen räppäri Iben kanssa: "Seurustelemme"". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Salatut elämät -tähti Olga Heikkala ryhtyi artistiksi". 29 April 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ↑ Seppä, Sanni (23 March 2024). "Artisti Olga unelmoi itsevarmasti poptähteydestä: "Saan keimailla, vaikka jotain ärsyttäisi"". voice.fi. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Salkkaritähti on Suomen ykkönen". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Aku Havukainen (17 June 2024). "Haastattelussa Uus bitch -biisillä poikkeuksellisesti debytoinut Olga: "Ymmärrätsä, että kukaan miesräppäri ei ikinä mieti tolleen?"" (in Finnish). Klangi. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista - Uus Bitch" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista - Stadi (Alicia)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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