Samuli Edelmann

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Samuli Edelmann
Theatre Academy of Finland
(1991)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer

Samuli Casimir Edelmann (born 21 July 1968) is a Finnish actor and singer.

Family and career

Edelmann was born in Pori, Finland, the son of actress Marja-Leena Kouki and composer Toni Edelmann. He has two children with his ex-wife, Laura Tuomarila. In the spring of 2006, he and his family moved to Malta, and in late 2015, he and his family moved back to Finland.[1] In 2018, Edelmann divorced.

Actor

Edelmann graduated from the

Rööperi
.

In addition to movies, he has acted in the TV series

Tanoshii Moomin Ikka (TV series)
and the part of Shrek in the movie of the same name.

In 2011, he appeared in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in the role of henchman Wistrom.

Singer

Edelmann rose to fame as a singer in 1991 with his song "Pienestä kii". The same year, his song "Peggy" was a candidate for the Eurovision Song Contest; however, it did not become the Finnish entry that year. He sang a duet with Sani from Aikakone in 1995 called "Tuhat yötä", which was one of the most successful songs that year. Edelmann has also sung duets with Mikko Kuustonen, Laura Närhi, Cata Mansikka-aho, Mari Rantasila and Irina Björklund. Some of Edelmann's other songs include "(Sinä olet) Aurinko", which is commonly known as Ihana valo, "Kaikki tahtoo" and "Karavaanari".

Edelmann has also published an album by the name of Vaiheet, which has songs that his father, Toni Edelmann, has composed for texts by

Goethe, Shakespeare and Denisov
.

Edelmann has been awarded three Emma awards: New Male Artist of the Year and two Artist of the Year awards. His three platinum and three gold albums make him one of Finland's best-selling male artists.

Filmography

Discography

Albums

  • Oi taivas (1990) (re-released 1992)
  • Peggy – Pienestä kii (1991,
    FIN
    No. 1, platinum)
  • Yön valot (1992, FIN #11)
  • Parhaat (1993) (compilation)
  • Ihana valo (1994, FIN # 5, platinum)
  • Tuhat yötä (1995, FIN No. 7, gold)
  • Vaiheet (1997, FIN #8)
  • Greatest Hits (1998, FIN No. 3, gold) (compilation)
  • Kaikki tahtoo (2001, FIN No. 1, platinum)
  • Enkelten tuli (2003, FIN No. 2, gold)
  • Yksi ilta – (Samuli Edelmann & Mikko Kuustonen) (2005) (Live-DVD)
  • Vain elämää : 1992–2005 (2005, FIN No. 21, gold) (compilation)
  • Voittola (2006, FIN #14)
  • Virsiä (2007, FIN No. 1, 2× platinum)
  • Virsiä 2 (2008, FIN No. 2, platinum)
  • Maa on niin kaunis – Virsiä 3 (2009, FIN No. 4, gold)
  • Pimeä onni – (Samuli Edelmann & Jippu) (2010, FIN No. 2, platinum)
  • The Essential (2011) (compilation)
  • Pienellä kivellä (2011, FIN #3)
  • Rakastetuimmat Virret (2011, FIN #34) (compilation)
  • Hiljaisuuden Valo – Joululauluja (2012, FIN No. 3 (Christmas album)
  • Mahdollisuus (2014, FIN #3)
  • Samuli Edelmann (2016, FIN #24)

Chart positions (

Finnish Albums Chart) taken from the book Sisältää hitin (Finnish Chart History since 1972)[3] and from finnishcharts.com.[4] Album certification awards information taken from IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) Finland's site[5]

Singles

All charts refer to Finnish Charts. Chart positions from

Finnish Download Chart (Top 30 Download) and Music Control's Finnish Airplay Chart (Top 20/Top 100).[3][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Samuli Edelmann palaa Suomeen: Emme muuta Helsinkiin". 28 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Samuli Edelmannin rinnalla Poromafiassa näyttelee suomalaisten rakastama ruotsalainen: "Hän on maaginen"". iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5
    .
  4. ^ a b "finnishcharts.com - Discography Samuli Edelmann". Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  5. ^ "IFPI Finland / Musiikkituottajat – Certification Awards " – Samuli Edelmann". Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  6. ^ Suomen suosituimmat (Music Control -airplay chart) Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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