Niclas Benjamin Peltonen (born 15 April 1997), known mononymously as Benjamin, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. He originally gained recognition through his

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profile, created in 2012. In May 2014, Peltonen signed a record deal with

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Career

2014–2017: ''Square One'' and ''Fingerprints''

Peltonen's first single "Underdogs" was released on 8 September 2014. It peaked at number ten on the official singles chart in Finland. In March 2015 the song was added to the playlist of the Spanish radio channel Los 40 Principales. Peltonen released his second single "Unbreakable" on 19 December 2014. His first extended play ''Square One'' was released in May 2015, including both prior singles and three new songs, including third single "Young and Restless". A 20-part documentary series about Peltonen entitled ''Naked Diary: Benjamin Peltonen'', was aired on Yle Areena in the spring of 2015. A longer documentary of the same name was aired on Yle TV2 on 3 May 2015. Benjamin Peltonen - YleXPop 2016 3 (cropped)

Benjamin Peltonen - YleXPop 2016 3 (cropped)

Peltonen announced a brand new single called "Body" for release on 4 March 2016, which will precede his debut album. Benjamin's debut album ''Fingerprints'' was released in April 2016, including all previous singles, and the entire ''Square One'' EP. It debuted on the Finnish album chart at number 17 and the Spanish album chart at number 3. "Man on the Moon", featuring Spanish girl group Sweet California, was the fifth and final single released from the album on 8 July 2016. He released the single "Bad Luck Love" on 8 March 2017.

2018–present: Transition to music in Finnish and

In 2018, Peltonen started releasing music in Finnish. The first release "" featuring Finnish rapper

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was released on 10 August 2018. Another single "" was unveiled on 16 November 2017. Its official music video, directed by Karim Saheb and shot in Germany, premiered a day later. More singles followed through 2019: "" on 22 February, "" on 7 June 2020 and "" on 23 August. In 24 January 2020, a song about his parents' divorce "" premiered along a short prologue video and an upcoming album was teased. Preceded by singles "WWW" and "TikTok", Peltonen's first album in Finnish, , was released on 25 September 2020. On 11 January 2023, Peltonen was announced as one of seven participants in , the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. His entry "" was co-written with Atso Soivio and Iivari Suosalo, and was released on 13 January 2023.

Personal life

Benjamin came out as gay during a live TV concert at

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in July 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

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