Martina Aitolehti
Martina Aitolehti | |
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![]() Martina Aitolehti in 2007. | |
Born | July 16, 1982 |
Nationality | Finnish |
Occupation(s) | Model Singer Television personality |
Martina Aitolehti (born July 16, 1982) is a Finnish model, singer, and television personality.[1]
Career
Aitolehti started her career as a beauty pageant contestant, winning the Finnish titles of the 2001 Miss Earth and the 2004 Miss Hawaiian Tropic. She also ranked twice as a semi-finalist in the 2000 and 2001 Miss Finland pageants.[1]
In 2004, Aitolehti became a household name and a tabloid celebrity because of her alleged secret affair with the famed Finnish soccer player Alexei Eremenko, who was in a relationship with another woman at the time. Nicknamed as a "Secret Lover" by the Finnish tabloid media, Aitolehti posed for the Finnish edition of Hustler magazine and recorded an album with another "secret lover" Marika Fingerroos.[2]
During the following years, Aitolehti got married with Esko Eerikäinen, a member of the all-male erotic dance group Scandinavian Hunks, and started appearing in reality television shows, including Big Brother Finland, and had a small role in the Finnish daily soap opera Salatut elämät (Secret Lives). She also founded her own dance group Dazzling Ladies, dancing and singing with the group all around Finland.[1]
Aitolehti and her then-husband Esko Eerikäinen starred in their own reality television series Martina & Esko: Vauvakuumetta (Martina & Esko: Baby Fever) and Martina & Esko: Isku Kolumbiaan (Martina & Esko: Strike to Colombia) on Sub in 2010 and 2011. The shows followed their everyday life from having a baby to visiting Eerikäinen's family and friends in Colombia.[3][4]
In recent years, Aitolehti has gone through a divorce from Eerikäinen and started a career as a singer.[5] She released her debut solo album Martina through the Universal Music Finland label in March 2011.[6] She was let go by the record label six months later.[7]
As of 2012, Aitolehti is pregnant with her second child.[8] She also appeared in a new reality television show called Viidakon tähtöset (The Stars of the Jungle), which is similar to the British reality format I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[9]
In 2014, Aitolehti featured as a presenter and somewhat bossy instructor in a lifeguard themed reality TV format, which is marketed internationally under the title All-Star Lifeguards! [1].[10] The second season of the show premiered in 2015. The reality show features Kimmo Vehviläinen and Ola Tuominen as the narrators and Martina's cast of other Finnish celebrities such as:
· Janita Lukkarinen · Jasmin Voutilainen · Isabel Ljungdell . Sahra Ali · Melissa Roos · Jasmine Tukiainen · Kristina Karjalainen · Sabina Särkkä · Sara Sieppi . Belinda Heinonen · Minna Sara · Rosanna Kulju · Anne-Mari Miettinen · Amanda Harkimo · Evelina Lorek · Nora Vuorio · Rita Niemi · Suvi Pitkänen · Linda Danakas · Elina Tervo · Kimmo Kemppi · Jucci Hellström · Anne Hiltunen
In 2017, Aitolehti participated in the Finnish Gladiators TV-series, Gladiaattorit, with a role name "Pantteri" (Panther).[11]
Discography
Albums
- Salarakkaat (Secret Lovers) with Marika Fingerroos (Edel Music, 2005)
- Martina (Universal Music Finland, 2011)
Singles
- "9 Digits" (Universal Music Finland, 2011)
- "Diamond Cuts Diamond" (Universal Music Finland, 2011)
- "Red Light On" (Universal Music Finland, 2011)
- "Checkmate" (Universal Music Finland, 2011)
References
- ^ a b c Maria Pettersson (April 2009). "Martina Aitolehti. Miten myy tuote Martina Aitolehti". City. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Anna Perho. "Julkinen eläin. Onko narsismi uusi kansantauti?". City. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Iltalehti, "Meidän reality-vauva", January 6, 2010.
- ^ Ilta-Sanomat, "Martinan ja Eskon ero päättyi tv-sarjaan", January 26, 2011.
- ^ Ilta-Sanomat, "Miehestään eronnut Martina Aitolehti julkaisee levyn", January 26, 2011.
- ^ MTV3 (March 30, 2009). "Kohujulkkis Martina Aitolehden esikoislevy ilmestyi". MTV3. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Markku Virkkala; Stefan Leppänen (November 1, 2011). "Levy-yhtiö antoi Martinalle kenkää". Iltalehti. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Miia Saarinen (February 9, 2012). "Martina Aitolehti raskaana – toinen lapsi syntyy syksyllä – kuvalinkki". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Dramaattinen käänne Viidakon tähtösissä: Lähtöpassit kahdelle!". Iltalehti. April 12, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ All-Star Lifeguards Promo on Vimeo Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "Uudet Gladiaattorit ovat raudanlujia taistelijoita – Mukana mm. Jere Tiihonen, Amin Asikainen ja Martina Aitolehti". Nelonen.fi. Retrieved August 27, 2018.