Krista Siegfrids

Krista Siegfrids

Krista Siegfrids at a Eurovision Song Contest 2013 press conference.
Background information
Birth name Kristin Siegfrids
Born (1985-12-04) 4 December 1985
Kaskinen, Finland
Genres Electropop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Labels Universal Music Finland
Website kristasiegfrids.com
Krista 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]

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–present: Eurovision Song Contest and Ding Dong!

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, Sweden.

Siegfrids' controversial Eurovision kiss

In Malmö, 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, named Ding Dong!, was released on 10 May 2013.[3]

In 2013, it was announced that she would be a guest on spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side[11] in the fourteenth series of Big Brother UK.

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 spokersperson for Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.

She participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 in Sweden with the song "Faller", but did not advance from the semi-finals after placing fifth.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
FIN
[15]
Ding Dong![3] 19

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album Notes
FIN
[16][X]		 IRE
[17]		 SWE
[18]		 UK
[19]
2013 "Marry Me" 6 99 50 102 Ding Dong! Official Finnish entry for
Eurovision 2013
"Amen!" — — — —
"Can You See Me?" 25 — — —
2014 "Cinderella" — — — — Non-album singles
2015 "On & Off" 13 — — —
"Better On My Own" 26 — — —
2016 "Faller" — — 96[20] — Melodifestivalen 2016
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
  • X^ The Finnish chart positions for singles of Krista Siegfrids are from the Official Finnish Download Chart, as none of her singles have entered the Official Finnish Singles Chart (which include sales and streams).

Music videos

Year Title Link
2013 "Marry Me"
"Amen!"
"Can You See Me?"
2014 "Cinderella"
2015 "On & Off"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yle: Kuka on Krista Siegfrids?
  2. ↑ "Krista Siegfrids to marry in Malmö for Finland!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "DiNG DoNG!". kristasiegfrids.com. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  4. ↑ She has not yet graduated.
  5. ↑ Yle: Krista Siegfrids to represent Finland in Eurovision Song Contest
  6. ↑ YLE: British paper: Hidden message in Finnish Eurovision entry
  7. ↑ YLE: Euroviisuvoitto meni Tanskaan - Krista Siegfrieds oli 24.
  8. ↑ YLE: Det var inte kyssen som fällde ESC i Turkiet
  9. ↑ Littauer, Dan; Morgan, Joe (16 May 2013). "Turkey cancels Eurovision Song Contest over lesbian kiss". Gay Star News. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Eurovision in China: No Lesbian Kiss for CCTV-15". wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  11. ↑ London, Stephanie (28 June 2013). "Finland: Krista Siegfrids to perform at Celebrity Big Brother UK". ESCToday. ESCToday. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Krista Siegfrids wystąpi w Sopocie". eurowizja.org. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "TOP OF THE TOP". topofthetop.pl. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "TOP of the TOP 2013: co się działo, kto dostał Bursztynowego Słowika?". eska.pl. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  15. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Krista Siegfrids". Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  16. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit › Krista Siegfrids". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  17. ↑ Peak positions in Ireland:
  18. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Krista Siegfrids". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  19. ↑ Peak positions in the UK:
  20. ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Pernilla Karlsson
with "När jag blundar"		 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2013 		Succeeded by
Softengine
with "Something Better"
Krista Siegfrids
Albums
Singles
Television
Related articles
 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
(Note: Entries scored out are when Finland did not compete)
(Note : "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)
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