Christel Roosberg | |
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 Chisu at the 2010 Ilosaarirock festival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christel Martina Sundberg |
| Also known as | Chisu |
| Born | (1982-01-03)3 January 1982 (age 43) Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Pop |
| Labels | HMC |
Christel Martina Roosberg (néeSundberg; born 3 January 1982),[1] known by her stage nameChisu (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈkisu]), is aFinnish pop artist, songwriter, and producer.
She wrote her first single, "Mun koti ei oo täällä", to the soundtrack of the 2007 filmSooloilua. The song was a hit in Finland in early 2008, peaking at number one on both theSingles Chart and the Downloads Chart and spending seven and nine weeks atop, respectively. She released her second albumVapaa ja yksin in 2009.
Her third album,Kun valaistun, was released in 2011 through Warner Music Finland. It was met with significant commercial success and became one of the best-selling albums of all time in Finland by a Finnish artist, selling approximately 95,000 copies.[2] The album went on to win Best Album and Best Pop Album at the 2012Emma-gaala, Finland’s most prestigious music awards ceremony. Another version of the album,Kun valaistun 2.0, was released in 2012.
Her fourth album,Polaris, was released in 2015. Her fifth album,MOMENTUM 123, was released in 2019. In 2022, she announced an indefinite hiatus from music.
Chisu, who was born inHelsinki, has written songs forAntti Tuisku,Tarja Turunen,Jippu,Kristiina Brask andKristiina Wheeler.[citation needed] During her career, Chisu has sold over 230,000 certified records, which places her among the top 80 best-selling artists in Finland.[3]
In November 2012, Chisu was connected to a copyright controversy in Finland when a nine-year-old girl's home was raided by the police and had her laptop confiscated due to allegedly downloading Chisu songs.[4][5] The controversy was named asChisugate by media.[6] It has been alleged that the files the little girl downloaded and later shared, were bogus files disguised as the Chisu album and therefore she did not share Chisu's music.
In May 2025, Chisu's compositionIch Komme performed byErika Vikman will represent Finland in theEurovision Song Contest 2025 and is one of the favourites to win.[7]
| Title | Details | Peak position | Certification [8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [9] | |||
| Alkovi |
| 5 | Gold |
| Vapaa ja yksin |
| 1 | Double platinum |
| Kun valaistun |
| 1 | Multiple platinum |
| Kun valaistun 2.0 |
| 2 | |
| Polaris |
| 2 | |
| Momentum 123 |
| 34 |
| Title | Year | Peak position | Certification [8] | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [9] | ||||
| "Mun koti ei oo täällä" | 2007 | 1 | Gold | Alkovi |
| "Muut" | 2008 | — | ||
| "Tämä rakkaus" | — | |||
| "Baden-Baden" | 2009 | 3 | Platinum | Vapaa ja yksin |
| "Kerrasta poikki" | 12 | |||
| "Sama nainen" | 5 | Gold | ||
| "Miehistä viis" | 2010 | — | ||
| "Saaliit" | — | |||
| "Sabotage" | 2011 | 1 | Kun valaistun | |
| "Kohtalon oma" | 1 | |||
| "Tie" | 2012 | 9 | ||
| "Kolmas pyörä" | — | |||
| "Frankenstein" | 2012 | — | ||
| "Polte" | 2016 | 2 | ||
| "Älä herätä mua unesta" | 18 | |||
| "Mysteeri" | 2021 | 19 [10] |
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