Sanni (singer)

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Kurkisuo performing at Ilosaarirock in 2018
Background information
Birth nameSanni Mari Elina Kurkisuo
Born (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31)
Lohja, Finland
Genres Electropop
Years active2001–present
Labels Warner Music Finland

Sanni Mari Elina Kurkisuo (born 26 May 1993), better known by her mononym Sanni, is a Finnish singer, songwriter and actress signed to Warner Music Finland.

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Career

Sanni performing at Ilosaarirock in 2016. Sanni - Ilosaarirock 2016 - 08.jpg
Sanni performing at Ilosaarirock in 2016.

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 .

On October 7, 2016, she released her third eponymous album "SANNI".

Sanni is known for her personal style, and is generally considered as one of Finland's most popular artists. She is the most listened female artist on Spotify, and has won three Emma awards out of 17 total nominations. [4]

Discography

Albums

YearTitlePeak position
FIN
[3]
2013 Sotke mut 9
2015 Lelu 1
2016 Sanni 1
2019Trippi1
2024Muutos5

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionAlbum
FIN
[3]
2013"Prinsessoja ja astronautteja"3Sotke mut [5]
"Jos mä oon oikee"
"Me ei olla enää me"3
2014"Dementia"
"Hakuna matata"
2015"2080-luvulla"3Lelu [6]
"Pojat" (featuring Tippa-T)11
"Supernova"
"Ei"3 Vain elämää kausi 4 – päivä
2016"Että mitähän vittua"1Sanni [7]
"Vahinko"2
"Oo se kun oot" (featuring Paperi T)1
"Ku Kanye Kanyee" (featuring Cheek)5
2017"Tahdon rakastella sinua"4Non-album single
"Timantit on ikuisia"5 Vain elämää kausi 7
"Ravistettava ennen käyttöä"13
"Kelpaat kelle vaan" (featuring Apocalyptica)2
"Minä sinua vaan"20
2018"Pornoo"1Trippi [8]
"Jacuzzi"1
"Sit ku mä oon vapaa"7
"Kaunis koti"2
"Dracula"2Non-album single
2019"Hei kevät"2Trippi [9]
"Pommi (Pampampam)"3
"Psykologi"17
2021"Pettäjä"1Kesken EP
"Kesken"2
2022"Tyhmä"8
2023"Haukilahden rantaan"3Muutos
"Mielenmaisemat"13
2024"Eliniänodote"24
"Paperihaavoja"
(featuring Gettomasa)
6Non-album single
"Pikajunat"22Muutos
"Roomaan"16
YearTitlePeak positionAlbum
FIN
[10]
2014"Flexaa"
(Cheek featuring Sanni and VilleGalle)
3
2015"Lähtisitkö"
(VilleGalle featuring Sanni)
1 Vain elämää kausi 4 – ilta
2016"Miten eskimot suutelee?"
(Robin featuring Sanni)
14 Yhdessä
2018"Tule lähemmäs beibi 2018"

(Kaija Koo featuring Jenni Vartiainen, Vesala, Sanni)

Other charted songs

YearTitlePeak positionAlbum
FIN
[3]
2015"Levoton tyttö"17Vain elämää kausi 4 – ilta

Private life

Sanni lives together with her girlfriend, Finnish model and radio host Shirly Karvinen in Helsinki, Finland. [11] [12]

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References

  1. Iltalehti: Sanni Kurkisuo on tämän kevään ylioppilas ja tulevaisuuden tähti (in Finnish)
  2. NRJ.fi Onko tässä Suomen uusi pop-prinsessa? Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sanni". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  4. "Suomalaiset rakastavat Sannia – Spotify julkaisi listan kuunnelluimmista naisartisteista".
  5. "Sotke Mut by Sanni on Apple Music".
  6. "Lelu by Sanni on Apple Music".
  7. "Sanni by Sanni on Apple Music".
  8. "Trippi by Sanni on Apple Music".
  9. "Trippi by Sanni on Apple Music".
  10. "Cheek: Flexaa (Feat. Sanni & Villegalle)". IFPI Finland. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  11. "Avoliitto! Shirly Karvinen muutti Sannin luokse - paljastivat asian suorassa lähetyksessä: "Nähdään himassa" | Seiska".
  12. "Sanni ja Shirly Karvinen julkaisivat suutelukuvan: "Rakastan sua"".