Erin Anttila Explained

Erin Anttila
Alias:Erin
Birth Name:Erin Helena Maureen Koivisto
Birth Date:1977 7, df=yes
Origin:Helsinki, Finland
Instrument:Vocals, guitar
Genre:Folk
Occupation:Musician, vocalist
Years Active:2008–present
Associated Acts:Nylon Beat

Erin Helena Maureen Anttila (; born 2 July 1977), better known as simply Erin, is a Finnish singer who rose to fame with the pop group Nylon Beat.

Early life

Erin Anttila was born in Helsinki, Finland, and is of Irish and Finnish descent, with an Irish mother and Finnish father.[1] When she was three years old, her family moved to Ireland, where she began primary school. She finished school in Finland when the family returned three years later.

Career

At seventeen, she formed Nylon Beat with Jonna Kosonen. They became famous after their appearance on "Kiitorata" (Launch Pad), a television programme presenting new Finnish solo artists and bands. The show was broadcast on MTV3, which was then Finland's most-watched commercial TV channel. Nylon Beat participated in the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest qualifying rounds in 1998 and in 2000.

In 2004, Erin and former Nylon Beat guitarist Vesa Anttila, moved to Wicklow in Ireland for a year, and studied music. The couple married on 22 August 2005.

After returning to Finland in 2004, Erin started a solo career. In April 2008, she released her first solo single, "Sarah". Her debut album was originally scheduled for release in the autumn of 2008, but was delayed. After an abortive attempt to record the songs in English, the first Finnish language solo single, "Vanha nainen hunningolla" (lit. "An old woman gone wayward") was released on 31 January 2011. A full album, Hunningolla, was released on 25 May 2011.

Personal life

Anttila is Catholic.[1]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
FIN
[2]
2011Hunningolla42× Platinum
2013Sä osaat!1Platinum
2016Seliseli10
[3]
2022Miljoona vastausta3
[4]

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
FIN
2008"Sarah"
2011"Vanha nainen hunningolla"8
"Popeda"15
2012"Vanha sydän"
"On elämä laina"
"Mitä tänne jää"1
"Vapaa"8
"Vasten auringon siltaa"15
2013"Ei taida tietää tyttö"9
2020"Yhtenä sunnuntaina"5
[5]
2021"Niinku koko ajan"20
[6]

Featured in

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
FIN
2004"Hypothetically"(with Lyfe Jennings)
2012"Siskoni"
(with Laura Närhi)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laulaja Erin Anttila: 'Uskoin pukkiin ärsyttävän pitkään' . Miinin . Elisa . Meillä kotona . 10 December 2012 . 11 March 2021 . fi .
  2. Web site: Erin discography . Hung Medien . finnishcharts.com . 15 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302002805/http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Erin . 2 March 2014 . dmy .
  3. Web site: Suomen Virallinen Lista. Musiikkituottajat.
  4. Web site: Albumit 35/2022. Musiikkituottajat. fi. 4 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Erin: Yhtenä sunnuntaina. Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Finnish. 31 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Singlet 15/2021. Musiikkituottajat. fi. 18 April 2021.