Pasi Siitonen (born 22 August 1978, in Finland), better known by his stage name Stig or Stig Dogg, is a Finnish hip hop, R&B and country music singer. He has also played in jazz/funk bands like G-Litter, Kuja Orchestra and Raisin Team. He is a studio engineer under the pseudonym Hullukoira at 3rd Rail Music. In 2011 he shortened his name from Stig Dogg to just Stig and sang "Laululeija" in a bid to
represent Finland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song "Running Scared (Ell & Nikki song), Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki, El ...
, but came third in the finals with
Pernilla Karlsson
Pernilla is a Swedish female given name derived from Petronella, and may refer to:
* Pernilla Andersson (born 1969), Swedish singer and songwriter
* Pernilla August (born 1969), Swedish actress
* Anna Pernilla Backman (born 1969), Swedish compos ...
winning with "
När jag blundar".
Stig joined forces with
Kuningas Pähkinä and
Setä Tamu (a duo already cooperating with each other since 2000) to form in 2012 the group
Yön Polte releasing the single "Tyttö sinä olet meritähti". The song peaked at number seven on the Official Finnish Singles Chart.
Siitonen is signed as a writer to
Elements Music.
He is credited for writing for
Elena Paparizou
Helena Paparizou (; ; born 31 January 1982) is a Swedish-Greek singer, and television personality. Born and raised in Sweden to Greek parents, she launched her singing career in Sweden in 1999 as a member of the laïko (Greek folk music) and Eur ...
's latest album.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Featured in
References
External links
Myspace
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Finnish hip-hop musicians
21st-century Finnish male singers
1978 births
Living people
Finnish hip-hop record producers
Finnish pop singers