Mihkel Mattisen (born 13 August 1976, in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n pianist, pop singer, songwriter, music producer and teacher. He studied piano at

Tallinn Music High School Tallinn Music High School () was a special music high school in Tallinn, Estonia. History TMHS was founded in 1961 to ensure a sufficient number of quality applicants to the Tallinn State Conservatory (now Estonian Academy of Music and Theatr ...

. From 1994 to 2000 he continued to study piano at

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

. He is the author of the song "Et uus saaks alguse" which was sung by

Birgit Õigemeel Birgit Sarrap (; born 24 September 1988), also known mononymously as Birgit, is an Estonian singer. She rose to prominence in 2007 after winning the first season of ''Eesti otsib superstaari'', the Estonian version of '' Idol''. Her debut sel ...

as the Estonian entry for the

Eurovision Song Contest 2013 The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Euphoria (Loreen song), Euphoria" by Loreen. Organised by the Europea ...

. He was a member for the band Jam (1994–2005), and for the pop-ensemble Swingers. He was a pianist in television series "Tähed muusikas" ('Stars in Music'). He started teaching at

Kadrina Kadrina ) is a small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kadrina Parish. Kadrina is located in the crossing point of Tallinn–Saint Petersburg (Tallinn–Narva) railway, Pärnu–Rakvere ro ...

Secondary school (Kadrina Keskkool) in September 2020.

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Estonian pianists 20th-century Estonian male singers Estonian pop singers 21st-century Estonian male singers Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Musicians from Tallinn Living people 1976 births {{Estonia-musician-stub