Pasi Siitonen (born 22 August 1978, in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
), better known by his stage name Stig or Stig Dogg, is a Finnish hip hop, R&B and country music singer. He has also played in jazz/funk bands like G-Litter, Kuja Orchestra and Raisin Team. He is a studio engineer under the pseudonym Hullukoira at 3rd Rail Music. In 2011 he shortened his name from Stig Dogg to just Stig and sang "Laululeija" in a bid to
represent Finland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song " Running Scared" by the duo Ell & Nikki. It was the first time Azerb ...
, but came third in the finals with
Pernilla Karlsson
Pernilla is a Swedish female given name derived from Petronella, and may refer to:
* Pernilla Andersson (born 1969), Swedish singer and songwriter
* Pernilla August (born 1969), Swedish actress
* Anna Pernilla Backman (born 1969), Swedish compo ...
winning with "
När jag blundar
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "När jag blundar" written by Jonas Karlsson. The song was performed by Pernilla Karlsson. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final ''Uuden Musiikin ...
".
Stig joined forces with
Kuningas Pähkinä and
Setä Tamu
Mikko Tamminen (born 20 August 1975), better known by his stage name Setä Tamu, is a Finnish rapper and record producer.
Career
;Vaasalaiset Kansiot
Mikko Tamminen started his career as a part of the group Vaasalaiset Kansiot.
;Firevision
...
(a duo already cooperating with each other since 2000) to form in 2012 the group
Yön Polte releasing the single "Tyttö sinä olet meritähti". The song peaked at number seven on the Official Finnish Singles Chart.
Siitonen is signed as a writer to
Elements Music
Elements Music is an independent music publishing and producer management company based in Helsinki, Finland.
Elements Music has had a multitude of number one albums and singles domestically as well as internationally and has been awarded the "Mus ...
.
He is credited for writing for
Elena Paparizou
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's latest album.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Featured in
References
External links
Myspace
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Finnish hip hop musicians
21st-century Finnish male singers
1978 births
Living people
Finnish hip hop record producers
Finnish pop singers