(born 5 January 1987), better known by his stage name Juno, is a Finnish rapper and singer.
Early life and career
Born in
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
, he is of Kenyan and Finnish descent.
He lived in the city's and neighborhoods, performing from the early 2000s. In 2005, he appeared as Juno in a TV reality show called in the Finnish language rap section of the show. The other rappers in the Finnish leg were and .
Juno has joined various successful formations. Juno was first in the duo with Mr. KO using hip hop, rap and electro influences. Signed to the 3rd Rail Music record label, the duo released the album ''Sirkusteltta'' in 2008.
But he also continued his solo efforts in 2008 releasing his debut solo album on 10 December 2008 on Yellowmic Records that was produced by . In the summer of 2009, he also released his own EP .
In 2009, he became part of the four-member hip hop band alongside and Thono Slowknow. The band had immediate success particularly with the 2009 hit / music video "SMC Hoodrats".
Meanwhile, he also continued posting his own materials like "" (with ) and "" (with Kosola) and notably his second studio album on 27 January 2010 with
Monsp Records
Monsp Records is a Finnish record label founded by Keijo "Kepe" Kiiskinen in 1997 and owned by Warner Music Group since May 2019.
From punk to hip hop
Some of the first releases of Monsp Records in the late 1990s featured punk music, but since ...
followed by on 13 October 2010. Notable singles included "" and "".
The band released their 2011 album . The album peaked at number two on
The Official Finnish Charts
The Official Finnish Charts (; ) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista'' (lit. "the Official Finnish Chart"), which is ...
in June 2011.
Singles included title track "" with HenryWho? and . Other collaborations included etc. An accompanying DVD was also marketed with the album.
Juno's third major cooperation was in the Finnish rap / reggae / folk formation that started in 2011 as a trio including Juno, and . has had considerable success with its 2012 album which reached number two on The Official Finnish Charts.
Hit singles included the very successful "" (number two in charts) and "".
Juno's fourth studio album, , was released in April 2013.
Juno also regularly contributes to the (Best of Buddha) project run by Green Buddha Records (GBR) with several tracks in both (2010) and (2012). GBR has assembled a great number of hip hop artists that besides Juno included , Ama-T, Elia, Sam the Mään a.k.a. Okku, Dj Ink, DJ Double M, and .
Discography
As Juno
Albums
;Juno solo
EPs
;Juno solo
Singles
Various Juno bands
Albums
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;featured with Green Buddha Records
Singles
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References
External links
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Finnish male rappers
1987 births
Living people
Finnish people of Kenyan descent
Singers from Helsinki