__NOTOC__ Ninja Bettina Elisabeth Sarasalo (born May 8, 1982) is a

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and singer. Sarasalo was born in

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. She has worked for

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and

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and her photos have been published in magazines like ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' GQ''. Sarasalo has also walked on catwalks in

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and

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. She featured in the music video for " Right Here in My Arms" by the Finnish band HIM in 1999. She is known for her distinct facial features, which she says she inherited from her grandmother, who was of Russian and Swedish ancestry. In 2006, Ninja Sarasalo released her first music

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, ''Fashion'', with the stage name Ninja. The single was at number one in Finnish single chart in week 11, 2006. Ninja's first album ''I Don't Play Guitar'' was released in January 2007. Even though her first single "''Hush Hush''" was released in 2006/2007, in September 2007, the song was number #15 in the Swedish album charts. In late 2007 she started promoting "Hush Hush" in

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. In February 2008 Ninja participated in Finnish semifinal for representing the country in

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with the song Battlefield of Love but it did not make it into the finals.

Discography

Albums

*"I don't play Guitar" (2007)

Singles

*"Fashion" (2006 - FIN #1) *"Hush Hush" (2006/2007 - SWE #11) *"Champagne" (2007 - FIN #11) She also appeared in a music-video, Right Here in My Arms, by HIM.

External links

References

Ninja Sarasalo - Vogue.it
1982 births Living people Finnish female models 21st-century Finnish women singers Finnish people of Swedish descent Finnish people of Russian descent Singers from Helsinki Plus-size models {{model-stub