Kristiina Wheeler (born 8 July 1983) is an English-Finnish singer. Wheeler was born to an English father and a Finnish mother in

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. The family moved to

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, Finland when Kristiina was six years old. In 2005, Wheeler moved to

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and started to make music. Her first single, "You'll Be Gone", was released in 2005. The song was used in the film '' Beauty and the Bastard''. Her debut album, '' Hitchin to Helsinki'', was released on November 5, 2008.

Television appearances

In 2007–2008, Wheeler hosted ''

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'', a Finnish television program about video games. In January 2009, Wheeler participated in '' Kuorosota'', the Finnish version of ''

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''. Her choir was eliminated first. In 2010, Wheeler participated in the Finnish version of '' Fort Boyard'' as part of the Blue team, which won the competition. In 2013, she announced the Finnish votes in ''

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'', celebrated in

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Discography

Albums

* '' Hitchin to Helsinki'' (2008) * '' Sirpaleista koottu'' (2012)

Singles

* ''

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'' (2005) * '' Sunny Day'' (2008) * '' Annie and I'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''Wrong'' (2009) * ''Kiitos kun muistit'' (2010) * '' Ihanaa'' (2011) * ''Sininen sydän'' (2011) * ''Ensimmäinen nainen'' (2012) * ''Muukalainen'' (2013) * ''Rikki'' (2013)

Music videos

* ''Sunny Day'' (2008 – directed by

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) * ''Annie and I'' (2008 – directed by Misko Iho) * ''Kiitos kun muistit'' (2010 – directed by Jussi Solja, Heikki Häkkinen, Kristiina Wheeler) * ''Ihanaa'' (2011 – directed by

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) * ''Sininen sydän'' (2011 – directed by Cristal Snow)

References

External links

* 1983 births Living people English emigrants to Finland 20th-century Finnish women singers Finnish pop singers Finnish television presenters Finnish women television presenters {{Finland-singer-stub