Chisu
Christel Martina Roosberg (née Sundberg; born 3 January 1982),[1] known by her stage name Chisu (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkisu]), is a Finnish pop artist, songwriter, and producer.
Christel Roosberg | |
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 Chisu at the 2010 Ilosaarirock festival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christel Martina Sundberg |
| Also known as | Chisu |
| Born | 3 January 1982 Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Pop |
| Labels | HMC |
She wrote her first single, "Mun koti ei oo täällä", to the soundtrack of the 2007 film Sooloilua. The song was a hit in Finland in early 2008, peaking at number one on both the Singles Chart and the Downloads Chart and spending seven and nine weeks atop, respectively. She released her second album Vapaa ja yksin in 2009.
Her third album, Kun valaistun, was released in 2011 through Warner Music Finland. It was met with significant commercial success and became one of the best-selling albums of all time in Finland by a Finnish artist, selling approximately 95,000 copies.[2] The album went on to win Best Album and Best Pop Album at the 2012 Emma-gaala, Finland’s most prestigious music awards ceremony. Another version of the album, Kun valaistun 2.0, was released in 2012.
Her fourth album, Polaris, was released in 2015. Her fifth album, MOMENTUM 123, was released in 2019. In 2022, she announced an indefinite hiatus from music.
Chisu, who was born in Helsinki, has written songs for Antti Tuisku, Tarja Turunen, Jippu, Kristiina Brask and Kristiina Wheeler.[citation needed] During her career, Chisu has sold over 230,000 certified records, which places her among the top 80 best-selling artists in Finland.[3]
In November 2012, Chisu was connected to a copyright controversy in Finland when a nine-year-old girl's home was raided by the police and had her laptop confiscated due to allegedly downloading Chisu songs.[4][5] The controversy was named as Chisugate by media.[6] It has been alleged that the files the little girl downloaded and later shared, were bogus files disguised as the Chisu album and therefore she did not share Chisu's music.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak position |
Certification [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [8] | |||
| Alkovi |
|
5 |
Gold |
| Vapaa ja yksin |
|
1 |
Double platinum |
| Kun valaistun |
|
1 |
Multiple platinum |
| Kun valaistun 2.0 |
|
2 | |
| Polaris |
|
2 | |
| Momentum 123 |
|
34 |
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak position |
Certification [7] |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [8] | ||||
| "Mun koti ei oo täällä" | 2007 | 1 |
Gold |
Alkovi |
| "Muut" | 2008 | — | ||
| "Tämä rakkaus" | — | |||
| "Baden-Baden" | 2009 | 3 |
Platinum |
Vapaa ja yksin |
| "Kerrasta poikki" | 12 | |||
| "Sama nainen" | 5 |
Gold | ||
| "Miehistä viis" | 2010 | — | ||
| "Saaliit" | — | |||
| "Sabotage" | 2011 | 1 | Kun valaistun | |
| "Kohtalon oma" | 1 | |||
| "Tie" | 2012 | 9 | ||
| "Kolmas pyörä" | — | |||
| "Frankenstein" | 2012 | — | ||
| "Polte" | 2016 | 2 | ||
| "Älä herätä mua unesta" | 18 | |||
| "Mysteeri" | 2021 | 19 [9] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Me Naiset -magazine 7.6.2012, pp. 8–9
- ^ "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät arkisto". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "Chisu" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ enigmax (2012-11-22). "Police Raid 9-Year-Old Pirate Bay Girl, Confiscate Winnie The Pooh Laptop". TorrentFreak. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "10-year-old girl fined for downloading music". Yle. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ "Chisugate" (in Finnish). Uusi Suomi. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ a b "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt - Chisu". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
- ^ a b "finnishcharts.com - Discography Chisu". Hung Medien finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
- ^ "Singlet 22/2021". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
External links
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- Warner corporation Chisu homepage - Finnish
- Sony corporation website on Finnish popstars - Finnish
- MySpace website - English
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