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rapper. He made a breakthrough in 2003. Redrama, who performs primarily in English, but also in Swedish and Finnish was part of a hip-hop group Alien Allies which also included the Norwegian Paperboys and

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. Redrama won the English-language Finnish championship of rapping in 2001 and he also won the Finnish Grammy ( Emma) award for The Best Hip Hop Album in 2005.Redrama - Rähinä Records
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UK and his debut album, ''Everyday Soundtrack'', was released in 2003. His second studio album, ''Street Music'', was released two years later. In 2005, Redrama won an

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Award. European Border Breakers Awards is presented annually to ten emerging artists or groups who have reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year. After winning the European Border Breakers Award, Redrama joined

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as a supporting artist on their European Tour. In 2007, Redrama recorded his first duet with another popular Finnish hip hop artist, Paleface. The single "Still In Charge" reached number 4 on the Finnish Single Charts and was the start to the collaboration between these two most successful English-speaking rappers in Finland. In 2008 and 2009, the collaboration expanded when Redrama and Paleface were joined by a reggae musician and singer CapeNape and a Swedish hip hop artist

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. The four rappers toured around Finland under the name Conscious Youth. The group released one album in Finland. Redrama's third studio album, ''The Getaway'', was released in June 2009 by the most well-known hip hop label in Finland,

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''.

Personal life

Redrama is bilingual and grew up in a Finnish-Swedish family. He follows a straight edge lifestyle and has been sober since 2010.

Discography

Albums

EPs

*2001: ''

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'' *2009: '' Samma på svenska'' *2011: ''Pakkå Ruåtsi'' (with

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)

Mixtapes

*2011: ''Cabin Fever Diaries Vol. 1''

Singles

(charting) Other releases *2005: "Rest of Your Life" *2005: "Don't Know What to Tell You" *2009: "Music" *2009: "Du" *2011: "Sail On" *2011: "F.R.E.E." *2011: "Måndag till söndag" (with Jesse P) *2012: "Gottabe" Featured in *2011: "Worst Part Is Over" (

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feat. Redrama) *2012: "Same Thing Different" (The Mood feat.

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& Redrama) *2012: "Lämpöö" (

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feat. Redrama) *2014: "Tuhatta" (

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feat. Redrama)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Redrama 1977 births Living people Finnish rappers Swedish-speaking Finns