Krista Siegfrids
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 Siegfrids in May 2016. | |
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| Birth name | Kristin Siegfrids |
| Born | (1985-12-04) 4 December 1985 Kaskinen, Finland |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | kristasiegfrids.com |
Play mediaKrista Siegfrids presenting herself and her Eurovision song Marry Me.
Kristin "Krista" Siegfrids (born 4 December 1985)[1] is a Finnish singer and television presenter. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her entry "Marry Me".[2] Siegfrids' debut album, named Ding Dong!, was released in May 2013.[3]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 2009–2012: Daisy Jack and The Voice
2.2 2013–2015: Eurovision Song Contest and Ding Dong!
2.3 2016–present: Melodifestivalen and Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
3 Discography
3.1 Albums
3.2 Singles
3.3 Music videos
4 References
5 External links
Early life
Siegfrids was born into the Swedish-speaking minority in Kaskinen in western Finland. Her mother language is Swedish, though Siegfrids also speaks fluent Finnish and English. She has been studying in Vaasa to be a teacher.[4][5] Siegfrids has three siblings.[1]
Career
2009–2012: Daisy Jack and The Voice
Siegfrids started her career with her band Daisy Jack in 2009. Their first single was Perfect Crime, released in October 2011. She achieved her first musical role in the musical, Play Me (2009-2010) at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki. Her next major career step was to be cast in the rock musical Muskettisoturit, (The Three Musketeers, 2011) at the Finnish Peacock Theatre in Helsinki. Siegfrids participated in the first season of The Voice of Finland (2011–2012) but was dropped in the semifinals.[1]
2013–2015: Eurovision Song Contest and Ding Dong!
Siegfrids' controversial Eurovision kiss
Siegfrids participated in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013 for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Marry Me". The 27-year-old Siegfrids won the contest held at Barona Areena by attaining the maximum vote of both the public and judges. She was elected to represent Finland in Malmö. During her performance, she shared a kiss with one of the female dancers on stage. According to Siegfrids, the act was a part of the show and urged Finland to legalize same-sex marriage.[6] On 16 May, her entry made it to the final of the Eurovision on 18 May. However, in the finals it finished 24th out of the 26 countries with a total of 13 points.[7]
According to the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, Jon Ola Sand, Turkey had announced in November that it would not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.[8] Though the channel promised to show the contest, Turkey’s TRT cancelled showing the semifinal and the finals over what LGBT activists alleged was fears of Siegfrids' promised lesbian kiss.[9] When China broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in October 2013, officials aired Siegfrid's performance but removed the kiss as a result of the television censorship in China and violation of Chinese ethics, sparking outrage among Eurovision fans in the country.[10]
Siegfrids' debut album, Ding Dong!, was released on 10 May 2013.[3] Later, it was announced that she would be a guest on Big Brother's Bit on the Side,[11] a spin-off of the British version of Big Brother. She represented Finland in the Sopot Festival in concert "Top of the Top" on 23 August 2013[12][13] with her entry "Marry Me".[14] Siegfrieds was the spokesperson for Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna and gave the top mark of twelve points to Sweden's Måns Zelmerlöw and his song "Heroes", which went on to win the contest.
2016–present: Melodifestivalen and Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Siegfrids has presented Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, the Finnish national selection show for Eurovision since 2016. At the same time she participated in the Swedish national selection show Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Faller", but did not advance from second semifinal after placing fifth. In September, she signed a contract with Universal Music Sweden and Stereoscope Scandinavia.[15] She participated in third semifinal Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Snurra min jord", but did not advance after placing seventh.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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FIN [16] | ||
Ding Dong![3] |
| 19 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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FIN (DL) [16] | FIN (Air) [16] | GER [17] | IRE [18] | SWE [19] | UK [20] | ||||||||||||
| "Marry Me" | 2013 | 6 | — | 84 | 99 | 50 | 102 | Ding Dong! | |||||||||
| "Amen!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Can You See Me?" | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Cinderella" | 2014 | 46 | 79 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "On & Off" | 2015 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Better On My Own" | 24 | 74 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Faller" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | ||||||||||
| "Be Real" | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Snurra min jord" | 2017 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "1995" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Link |
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| "Marry Me" | 2013 | [1] |
| "Amen!" | [2] | |
| "Can You See Me?" | [3] | |
| "Cinderella" | 2014 | [4] |
| "On & Off" | 2015 | [5] |
| "Better On My Own" | [6] | |
| "Be Real" | 2016 | [7] |
References
^ abc Yle: Kuka on Krista Siegfrids?
^ "Krista Siegfrids to marry in Malmö for Finland!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 9 February 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ abc "DiNG DoNG!". kristasiegfrids.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
^ She has not yet graduated.
^ Yle: Krista Siegfrids to represent Finland in Eurovision Song Contest
^ YLE: British paper: Hidden message in Finnish Eurovision entry
^ YLE: Euroviisuvoitto meni Tanskaan - Krista Siegfrieds oli 24.
^ YLE: Det var inte kyssen som fällde ESC i Turkiet
^ Littauer, Dan; Morgan, Joe (16 May 2013). "Turkey cancels Eurovision Song Contest over lesbian kiss". Gay Star News. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^ "Eurovision in China: No Lesbian Kiss for CCTV-15". wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
^ London, Stephanie (28 June 2013). "Finland: Krista Siegfrids to perform at Celebrity Big Brother UK". ESCToday. ESCToday. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
^ "Krista Siegfrids wystąpi w Sopocie". eurowizja.org. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
^ "TOP OF THE TOP". topofthetop.pl. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
^ "TOP of the TOP 2013: co się działo, kto dostał Bursztynowego Słowika?". eska.pl. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
^ Adams, William Lee (20 September 2016). "I Do! Krista Siegfrids signs with Universal Music Sweden and Stereoscope Scandinavia". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
^ abc Peak chart positions in Finland:- For Official Charts: Hung, Steffen. "Discography Krista Siegfrids". Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- For Download and Airplay Chart: "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit › Krista Siegfrids". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- For Official Charts: Hung, Steffen. "Discography Krista Siegfrids". Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
^ "Discographie Krista Siegfrids". GfK Entertainment Charts. German Charts Charts Portal.
^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Krista Siegfrids". Irish Charts Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Krista Siegfrids". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
^ Peak positions in the UK:- For "Marry Me": "CHART: CLUK Update 1.06.2013 (wk21)". Zobbel.de. 2013-06-01.
- For "Marry Me": "CHART: CLUK Update 1.06.2013 (wk21)". Zobbel.de. 2013-06-01.
External links
- Official website
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| Preceded by Pernilla Karlsson with "När jag blundar" | Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | Succeeded by Softengine with "Something Better" |
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