Orkidea

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Orkidea
DJ Orkidea.jpg
Orkidea in August 2011
Background information
Birth nameAntti Tapio Hakanen
Also known asDJ Orkidea
Born1977 (age 4748)
Origin Helsinki, Finland
Genres Electronic
Occupations
Instruments
Years active1998–present
Labels
Website djorkidea.com

Antti Tapio Hakanen [1] (born 1977), better known by his stage name DJ Orkidea (predominantly shortened to Orkidea), is a Finnish electronic music artist. [2] He has been one of Scandinavia's top DJs for over 10 years[ when? ] and has been voted twice "Most Popular Nordic DJ" in the Swedish/Danish Megamind's voting and elected five times as "Best DJ" at the Finnish Club Awards. Orkidea has made remixes for big trance labels like Anjunabeats or Hooj Choons and for artists like Tiësto, Tilt, and Way Out West. He was employed as a sound design manager at Nokia Corporation [3] and as of 2023 he serves as the head of music for the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. [4]

Contents

Discography

Albums

Studio albums
Compilation albums
Remix albums

Singles

Remixes

References

  1. "FORWARD FOREVER". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  2. "DJ Orkidea julkaisee uuden levyn" (in Finnish). Stara. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. Saulo, Sandra (21 August 2023). "UMK24-biisihaku on alkanut — Oletko sinä Käärijän seuraaja?". Yle. Retrieved 22 August 2023.