Maustetytöt (; ) is a

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girl group consisting of sisters and . The band's trademarks include a laconic and serious-looking performance style. Originally from

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and currently living in Kallio,

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, Maustetytöt listen to traditional Finnish schlager, and their role model is

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. The band's record company Is This Art! describes Maustetytöt as an "

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duo". Maustetytöt won the Rock of the Year and Band of the Year awards at the Emma Awards in 2020. Oskari Onninen from '' Helsingin Sanomat'' describes the band as "downright suspiciously 'authentic' and non-commercial". According to Antti Luukkanen from ''Soundi'', the songs contain "everyday realism and the glamor of downright misery". Maustetytöt achieved international fame when they appeared in Aki Kaurismäki's 2023 film ''

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'', performing the song "Syntynyt suruun ja puettu pettymyksin" ("Born in sorrow and clothed in disappointment"). According to critic Esther Zuckerman from ''

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'', Maustetytöt is an "impossibly cool modern Finnish duo". Also, Bilge Ebiri from ''

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'' finds the Maustetytöt part in the film a "showstopping appearance". With the publicity brought by the film, Maustetytöt has accumulated many foreign music tours, such as in Sweden and Germany.

Discography

Albums

References

External links

Official Site
Female musical duos Finnish musical duos Finnish girl groups Musical groups established in 2017 {{Finland-band-stub