Siiri Nordin

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Siiri Nordin
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Siiri Nordin on a Killer gig in Turku in 2002
Background information
Born (1980-10-15) 15 October 1980 (age 43)
Helsinki, Finland
Origin Finland
Instrument(s)Guitar and voice

Siiri Nordin (born 15 October 1980) is a Finnish singer. She was the lead singer of the now defunct Finnish rock band Killer.

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Biography

Nordin was born in Helsinki. In 2003, she had a solo hit with the song "Sydämeni osuman sai", included on the soundtrack of the movie Helmiä ja sikoja . The song is a cover version of the David and Jonathan hit song "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart".

In 2004, Nordin took a break from music and took up boat carpentry. [1] She entered a civil union with her girlfriend, Mirja, in the autumn. [2] She has also worked as a taxi driver. [3]

In April 2006, she released a solo album called Me Too, released by the Finnish label, Next Big Thing. In March 2008, she released the Finnish-language album Lyö Tahtia.

Nordin participated in the 2011 Dancing with the Stars Compatible 6 with Jani Rasimus as her partner. [4]

In 2017, she moved from Helsinki to the village of Matildan in southwest Finland. [5]

Discography

Albums

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References

  1. "Nautinnonhaluinen panda". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 29 July 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. "Siiri Nordin". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
  3. "Siiri Nordin: Julkisuus pakotti luopumaan taksinkuljettajan töistä". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 4 May 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. "He kilpailevat Tanssii tähtien kanssa -kisassa". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. "7 vuotta sitten julkisuudesta kadonnut Siiri Nordin, 37, muutti sadan asukkaan kylään: "Kyllä täällä stadipellet olisi ihmeissään"". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 January 2021.