Tuure Elmeri Boelius (born 3 January 2001) is a Finnish YouTuber, singer and actor. He was born in

Pori Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...

, Finland.

Career

Boelius signed a contract with Kaiku Entertainment in January 2017, with his first single, "Eikö sua hävetä", published in August 2017. He has worked as an actor at several plays in Pori Theatre. He has also played Touko Laaksonen as a child in Turku City Theatre. Boelius competed on the eleventh season of Tanssii tähtien kanssa and placed third. In 2024, Boelius competed on the second season of ''

Amazing Race Suomi ''Amazing Race'' ( ) is a Finnish reality competition show based on the American series ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Heikki Paasonen and following the premise of other versions in the ''Amazing Race'' franchise, the show follows tea ...

'' with his sister Saana and placed tenth.

Personal life

Boelius came out as

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late ...

on a YouTube video in November 2016. He was chosen as Gay of the Year in February 2017 by QX Gay Gaala. Some people contacted the Finnish Ombudsman for Children because the award had been given to a minor. The Ombudsman commented that children's privacy should be protected but that children are also free to express themselves.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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