Kristiina Wheeler

Puoleksi englantilainen, Hitchiniss? syntynyt ja lapsena Tampereelle muuttanut Kristiina aloitti musisoinnin pianon ja kitaran soitolla, mutta innostui biisien kirjoittamisesta ja laulamisesta Alanis Morissetten Jagged Little Pill -debyytin my?t?. Lukioaikainen b?ndiviritys johti kosketuksiin levy-yhti?iden kanssa ja Kristiina p??tyi laulamaan Tytt? sin? olet t?hti -elokuvan lopputeksteiss? rullaavan, Jukka Immosen tekem?n You'll Be Gone -kappaleen.

Lukioaikainen b?ndiviritys johti kosketuksiin levy-yhti?iden kanssa ja Kristiina p??tyi laulamaan Tytt? sin? olet t?hti -elokuvan lopputeksteiss? rullaavan, Jukka Immosen tekem?n You'll Be Gone -kappaleen. Jukka Immosen kautta Kristiina on ollut tekem?ss? demolauluja suomalaisille musiikkiammattilaisille j?rjestetyill? biisileireill?, joiden my?t? Kristiina on demottanut paitsi Jukka Immosen my?s mm. Illusion Raken ja Teemu Brunilan kappaleita. Kaksikielinen laulaja on my?s kirjoittanut englanninkielisi? tekstej? muille artisteille. Kristiinan sanoituksia on p??tynyt mm. uuden Idols-tuomari Patrick Sarinin s?vellyksiin ja Anna Abreun laulettavaksi.

Tytt? sin? olet t?hti -elokuvan my?t? Kristiina tutustui alkuvuodesta 2008 oman debyyttilevyns? julkaisseen ja mm. Antti Tuiskulle ja Tarja Turuselle kappaleita tehneen Chisun kanssa. Parivaljakko s?velsi ja sanoitti ensimm?isen yhteisen biisins? jo ensitapaamisella ja p??tti tehd? Kristiinan oman sooloalbumin kokonaan yhdess?.

Kristiinan sooloalbumi Hitchin to Helsinki ilmestyi marraskuussa 2008. Ensilevyn tiimoilta tehtiin keikkoja ja sinkut Sunny Day, Annie and I, Rainy Helsinki ja Wrong soivat radiossa tiuhaan.

Keikkailun ja radiosoiton lis?ksi Kristiina tuli vuoden 2009 aikana tutuksi laajemmalle yleis?lle mm. Nelosen Kuorosodasta ja lukuisista televisioiduista hyv?ntekev?isyyskonserteista. Loppuvuodesta Kristiinaa kuultiin my?s Onnen Laulut -kokoelmalla, jossa h?n versioi Sigin Tiina menee naimisiin -hitti? sek? Ipanapan Joulu -lastenlevyll? Joulupukkiukki-biisin muodossa.

Kristiinan toinen pitk?soitto ? t?ll? kertaa suomeksi! ? ilmestyy helmikuussa 2012. Tulevalta levylt? on julkaistu kolme sinkkua: Kiitos kun muistit tuli tutuksi vuoden 2010 hittielokuva Napapiirin sankareista, Ihanaa -single taas oli kes?n 2011 himotuimpia biisej? YleXll? ja syyskuussa 2011 julkaistu Sininen syd?n valloittaa yleis?j? paraikaa.

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ENGLISH:

Kristiina Wheeler (born in 1983, Hitchin, United Kingdom) is a Finnish singer-songwriter. She became known in 2005 when she sang on the soundtrack of a Finnish movie "Tytt? sin? olet t?hti" (Girl you're a star) with the song You'll Be Gone. In 2008 she released the first single Sunny Day from her debut album Hitchin to Helsinki. Following singles were Annie And I, Rainy Helsinki and Wrong. In 2010 she released her first Finnish single called Kiitos kun muistit (Thank's for remebering) which also served as the theme song for the movie "Napapiirin sankarit" (Heroes of the Arctic Circle). Next single from her sophomore album is Ihanaa (Wonderful) which was released in May 2011.

The story:
Although still a fairly unknown artist to the public, Kristiina Wheeler is an experienced musician. Half English half Finnish, Kristiina was born in Hitchin and moved to Tampere when she was 6 years old. She took piano and guitar lessons but later on found song writing and solo singing more her scene through listening to the Jagged Little Pill-album by Alanis Morissette.

High school band gigs took her to the stage and introduced her to the representatives of record companies and ended up singing on a track that was featured in the movie Tytt? Sin? Olet T?hti co-written with Jukka Immonen and Patrick Sarin. Through Immonen Kristiina got asked to record demo vocals at song writing camps organized for professional writers. As well as these songs Kristiina has also recorded demo songs made by Rake Eskolin and Teemu Brunila. This bilingual artist has herself written English lyrics for other artists. Her texts have ended up in songs composed by Idols judge Patric Sarin and for songs sung by Anna Abreu for instance.

Recording for the movie Tytt? sin? olet t?hti Kristiina met up with Chisu who herself had just completed her debut album and who has in turn made songs for Antti Tuisku and Tarja Turunen. This dynamic duo made their first song together and decided to join forces and work on Kristiina's first solo album.

Chisu's home and summer house were the venues where Kristiina and Chisu spent 18 months working on Kristiina's album. As a result of these sessions the album contains ?lollypop' music which reflects Kristiina's love for soul and funk music and Chisu's love for movie melodies and the world of electro.

The first single Sunny Day from this album was accompanied by a music video which also revealed the skilful dance moves by Tommi Korpela, a well-known Finnish actor. Sunny Day has since been on the air daily and thanks to the national radio stations the song reached 6th place on the local radio station hit list in the summer. Kristiina's second single, Annie and I was also then released and the album Hitchin To Helsinki was released in the end of October 2008.

Kristiina's second album "Sirpaleista koottu" will be released in February 2012 and this time she will sing in Finnish.