Sini Sabotage

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Sini Sabotage
Birth nameSini-Maria Makkonen
Also known asSini
Born (1986-02-22) 22 February 1986 (age 38)
Jokela, Finland
GenresRap
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsPME Records,
Warner Music Finland

Sini-Maria Makkonen (born 22 February 1986), professionally known as Sini Sabotage, is a Finnish rapper. [1]

Contents

Career

Sini Sabotage started her career by appearing as a featured artist on albums by Cheek and JVG and by doing DJ gigs. In 2013, she was signed to PME Records, founded by JVG, and released her breakthrough single "Levikset repee" in April. [2] The song peaked at number one on the Finnish Singles Chart. [3]

Sini Sabotage served as one of the judges on the sixth season of the Finnish television show Idols in 2013. [4] Her debut album 22 m² was released on 5 December 2013. [5]

On 10 January 2024, she was announced as one of the participants of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 , the Finnish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Kuori mua". [6]

Discography

Albums

YearTitlePeak position
FIN [7]
2013 22 m² 27
2020Blueberry Makkonen26

Singles

YearTitlePeak position
FIN [7]
2012"Sanaton"
2013"Levikset repee"
(featuring VilleGalle)
1
"Miks"14
2024"Kuori mua"12
YearArtistSongAlbum
2009Cheek"Fresh" as Sini Jare Henrik Tiihonen
2012JVG"Sun stiflat"jvg.fi

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References

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