Seppo Kalervo Lampela (born 1976 in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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), professionally known as Steen1, is a
Finnish rap musician. He originally chose the name
Steen Christensen, after the
Danish criminal who shot two Finnish policemen in 1997, as his moniker, but changed it due to controversy.
In 2004 Steen1 released his debut album entitled ''Salaliittoteoria'' (''Conspiracy Theory''). In September 2005 his second full-length, ''Varasta pomolta'' (''Steal from the Boss'') was released. His lyrics tend to feature aggressive,
anti-establishment
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social critique. His Rap song "Terroristi" (
Terrorist
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) was in the
Finnish teen movie ''
Tyttö sinä olet tähti'' (''Girl You're a Star'') and his rap song "Sinisiä rappuja ja punaisia hintalappuja" ("Blue blocks and red price tags") was in the movie ''Paha maa'' ''(Frozen Land)''
Steen1 ran for the
Parliament of Finland
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in the
2007 elections representing the
Communist Party of Finland
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The SKP was banned by the state from its founding and did not participate in any elec ...
(SKP). He received the most votes among SKP candidates, but failed to get elected.
2007 Finnish parliamentary election results
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Discography
Albums
*''Salaliittoteoria'' (2004)
*''Varasta pomolta'' (2005)
*''Ajatusrikoksia'' (compilation, 2007)
*''Runoja kontrollihuoneesta'' (2009)
*''Pesismaila ja Ananas'' (under the moniker Liekehtivä sikiö)(2009)
*''Bensaahan ne pojat tuli hakemaan'' (with Jussi Lampi) (2011)
*''Jedin paluu'' (2011)
Singles
*''Samaa uudestaan'' (feat. Saimaa) (2005)
*''Terroristi'' (feat. Asa
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People and fictional characters
* Asa (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters so named
* Asa people, an ethnic group based in Tanzania
* Aṣa, Nigerian-French singer, songwriter, and reco ...
) (2006)
*''Marssi'' (feat. Iso H
Iso H (real name: Carl Henrik Rosenberg), born 11 January 1979 in Helsinki, is a Finnish rapper. Together with his colleague Elastinen, he formed the Finnish rap band Fintelligens.
On 30 June 2005, Iso H was sentenced to six and a half months ...
& Redrama
Lasse Mellberg (born 2 October 1977), better known by his stage name Redrama, is a Finnish rapper. He made a breakthrough in 2003. Redrama, who performs primarily in English, but also in Swedish and Finnish was part of a hip-hop group Alien Alli ...
) (2007)
*''Tennispallobiisi'' (With Jussi Lampi
Jussi Lampi (born 9 February 1961 in Lappajärvi) is a Finnish musician and long-time actor. Lampi has appeared in many films and TV shows, including '' The Last Border'' (1993), '' V2 - jäätynyt enkeli'' (2007), '' Matti'' (2006), '' Pelikaan ...
) (2011)
*'' Itä-Helsinki'' (2012)
EPs
*''Nottinghamin paskasheriffi'' (2006)
*''Valkoinen jänis'' (2007)
*''Paskasheriffin paluu'' (2010)
Bibliography
*''Hullu klovni'' - 2008
References
External links
Official site (in Finnish)
1976 births
Living people
Musicians from Helsinki
Finnish male rappers
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