Siiri Nordin (born 15 October 1980) is a Finnish singer. She was the lead singer of the now defunct Finnish rock band

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Biography

Nordin was born in

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. In 2003, she had a solo hit with the song "Sydämeni osuman sai", included on the soundtrack of the movie '' Helmiä ja sikoja''. The song is a

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of the

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". In 2004, Nordin took a break from music and took up boat carpentry. She entered a

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with her girlfriend, Mirja, in the autumn. She has also worked as a taxi driver. In April 2006, she released a solo album called ''Me Too'', released by the Finnish label, Next Big Thing. In March 2008, she released the Finnish-language album ''Lyö Tahtia''. Nordin participated in the 2011

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Compatible 6 with Jani Rasimus as her partner. In 2017, she moved from

to the village of Matildan in southwest Finland.

Discography

Albums

* 2006, ''Me Too'' * 2008, ''Lyö Tahtia''

References

1980 births Living people Singers from Helsinki 21st-century Finnish women singers Lesbian singers Finnish lesbian musicians Finnish LGBT singers 20th-century Finnish LGBT people 21st-century Finnish LGBT people {{Finland-singer-stub