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Benjamin Peltonen
Born (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27)
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active2012–present
Musical career
Also known asBenjamin
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels

Benjamin Peltonen (born April 15, 1997[1]) is a Finnish singer, who originally became famous through the photo-sharing service Instagram, where his profile, opened in 2012, has more than 329,000 followers.[2][3][4][5] In May 2014 Peltonen signed a record deal with the record company Warner Music Finland.[6]

Benjamin's first single "Underdogs" was released on 8 September 2014.[5] It peaked at number ten on the official singles chart in Finland.[7] In March 2015 the song was added to the playlist of the Spanish radio channel Los 40 Principales.[8] His first EP was released in May 2015.[8]

A 20-part documentary series about Peltonen, Naked Diary: Benjamin Peltonen, was aired on Yle Areena in the spring of 2015.[9] A longer documentary of the same name was aired on Yle TV2 on 3 May 2015.[9][10]

Benjamin's debut album Fingerprints was released in April 2016. It debuted on the Finnish album chart at number 17.[11]

Discography

Albums

  • Fingerprints (2016)

EPs

  • Square One (2015)

Singles

  • "Underdogs" (2014)
  • "Unbreakable" (2014)
  • "Body" (2016)

References

  1. ^ "Benjamin 15. huhtikuuta 2015 kello 14:48". Benjamin (in Finnish). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ^ Suomalainen, Ninni (5 September 2014). "Benjamin: Olisi kiva, jos tyttö tekisi aloitteen". YleX (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. ^ Heikkilä, Melissa ja Saikkonen, Merituuli (28 November 2013). "16-vuotiaalla suomalaispojalla on yli 80 000 fanityttöä netissä – kui oot nui täydellinen?". Nyt (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "benjaminpeltonen". Instagram (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Benjaminin debyyttisingle Underdogs julkaistaan 8. syyskuuta". Warner Music Finland (in Finnish). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Instagram-suosikki Benjamin Peltonen sai levytyssopimuksen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 28 May 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista: Benjamin - Underdogs". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Benjamin valloittaa nyt Espanjaa". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Alaston päiväkirja: Benjamin Peltonen". YleX (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Ylen viikolta 18 valittua: Dokumentti Instagram-sensaatio Benjamin Peltosesta". Yle (in Finnish). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  11. ^ Suomen virallinen lista - Benjamin: Fingerprints