Cristal Snow Euroviisuklubissa 2012 (cropped)

Tapio Huuska (born 14 July 1975), known by his

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

Cristal Snow, is a Finnish musician, television presenter, and a drag artist. He was one of the candidates to represent Finland in

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. In 2016, he participated again in the preselection for

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with the song "Love Is Blind" and was placed 6th. In March 2018, Snow started hosting the Finnish television game show '' Kymppitonni''.

Early life

Huuska was born in

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. When he was seven years old, his mother died and he moved with his father to

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where he grew up. Huuska has two half-siblings from his father's second marriage, and the family also included the stepmother's two children. After Huuska graduated from an upper secondary school, he moved to the United States. He lived in New York for seven years and studied theatre at the

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. During his years in New York, Huuska performed as a

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in nightclubs under the name Cristal Snow.

Personal life

Snow is openly gay.

Discography

Albums

* ''The Prophecy'' (2008) * ''God You Made Me Wicked'' (2010)

Singles

* "Pump It Up" (2007) * "Cristal Clear" (2007) * "Scarred" (featuring Elena Mady) (2007) * "Can't Save Me" (2008) * "China Cool" (2008, promo EP, digital only) * "Turn Me Up" (2009, promo, digital only) * "Killing Me" (2010, promo, digital only) * "Wicked" (2010, promo, digital only) * "Surrender" (2010, promo EP) * "Love Is Blind" (2016) * "Riding The Storm" (2016) * "Die Hard" (2016) * "Higher Ground" (2016) * "Indestructible" (featuring Kristiina Wheeler) (2017)

References

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