Jenni Mari Vartiainen is a Finnish pop singer. Before her professional musical endeavours, she was a figure skater in her teen-age years and attended the Kuopio Senior High of Music and Dance. Vartiainen rose to publicity by winning the Finnish talent show Popstars in October 2002 with Susanna Korvala, Ushma Karnani and Jonna Pirinen. The four formed the band Gimmel that released three studio albums, sold over 160,000 records and received three Emma Awards, accolades for outstanding achievements in music, awarded by the Finnish music industry federation, Musiikkituottajat. The band broke up in October 2004. After Gimmel, Vartiainen launched her solo career, releasing her debut single "Tunnoton" in April 2007. In September of the same year, the single was followed by her debut album Ihmisten edessä, which peaked at number six on the Finnish Albums Chart, and its eponymous second single, both of which sold gold in Finland with over 65,000 and 16,000 copies, respectively.
Birth name: | Jenni Mari Vartiainen |
Born: | Mar 20, 1983, Kuopio, Finland |
Genres: | Pop, synthpop, dance-pop, folk |
Occupation(s): | singer |
Instruments: | Vocals, piano, Western concert flute, kantele, organ |
Years active: | 2002–present |
Labels: | Warner Music Finland |
Associated acts: | Gimmel |
Website: | Jenni Vartiainen's Official site |
Twitter: | Jenni Vartiainen's Twitter profile |
Instagram: | Jenni Vartiainen's Instagram profile |
Facebook: | Jenni Vartiainen's Facebook profile |
IMDb: | Jenni Vartiainen's IMDb |
Spotify: | Jenni Vartiainen's Spotify |
iTunes: | Jenni Vartiainen's iTunes |
About Jenni Vartiainen
Award-winning multi-platinum Finnish artist known for her time with band Gimmel and her ensuing solo success. Her 300,000-plus album sales make her one of the 50 best-selling acts in Finland's history.
Before Fame
She grew up playing piano, starting at the age of six. In 2002, she won the singing competition Popstars along with three other singers. They would go on to form Gimmel.
Achievement
She was a talented figure skater and might have had a future in the sport, but a back injury at the age of 16 ultimately ended her career.
Family Life
She and producer Jukka Immonen started living together in 2009.
Associations
She was featured on Antti Tuisku's 2004 song "Kahdestaan."
Information related to Jenni Vartiainen
- Finnish pop singers
- Finnish female singers
- Warner Music Group artists