Uniikki
Finnish rapper
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::summary Finnish rapper ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Uniikki |
| image | Uniikki - Kerubi 2015 03.jpg |
| caption | Uniikki in 2015 |
| birth_name | Dan Ahti Tolppanen |
| alias | Uniikki (2000–) |
| Kid Unique | |
| Mc Kid Complete | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Helsinki, Finland |
| genre | |
| occupation | |
| years_active | 2001present |
| label | Rähinä Records |
| current_member_of | Kapasiteettiyksikkö |
| :: |
| name = Uniikki | image = Uniikki - Kerubi 2015 03.jpg | caption = Uniikki in 2015 | image_size = | birth_name = Dan Ahti Tolppanen | alias = Uniikki (2000–) Kid Unique Mc Kid Complete | birth_date = | birth_place = Helsinki, Finland | origin = | instrument = | genre = | occupation = | years_active = 2001present | label = Rähinä Records | current_member_of = Kapasiteettiyksikkö | website = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/KY-kni.JPG" caption="Uniikki in Kapasiteettiyksikkö"] ::
Dan Ahti Tolppanen (born 11 June 1981) is a Finnish singer, rapper and record producer, better known by his stage name Uniikki (meaning unique). He is the co-founder in of Rähinä Records (founded in 1998) with Elastinen, Iso H, Andu and Tasis.
Uniikki was born to a Jewish mother, who is of Polish-Jewish descent, and a Finnish father. Finnish politician Ben Zyskowicz is his maternal uncle. He grew up in Malminkartano, Helsinki. Uniikki gained fame through membership in Finnish band Kapasiteettiyksikkö. For some recordings, he appeared in Rähinä (effectively a duo effort of Elastinen & Uniikki). He works as a solo act, and signed to his own Rähinä Records, but also has a great number of collaborations.
Discography
Albums
::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Peak position | Certifications | Notes | FIN | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2005 | Aika ei venaa ketään | | | | | | 2009 | Juokse poika juokse | | | | | | 2011 | Suurempaa | 24 | | | | | 2012 | Kiitorata | 20 | | | | | 2013 | #Kylänmies | 33 | | | | | 2015 | Pikku prinssi | | | | | ::
Mixtapes
- 2008: Nuor Tolppanen vol. 1
- 2011: 8190 (mixtape with MG:n)
- 2012: Nuor Tolppanen vol. 2
Singles
;Charting ::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak position | Certifications | Album | FIN | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2005 | "Pojat on poikii" (feat. Elastinen & Spekti) | 10 | | | | | 2005 | "Kotka" (feat Hookki-Heikki & MG) | 13 | | | | ::
;Others
- 2005: "En pyydä muuta" (with Illi)
- 2009: "Myrskyn silmäs" (with Mia)
- 2009: "Niinku elokuvis" (with Jimi Pääkallo)
- 2011: "Suurempaa" (with Mia)
- 2011: "Kesäbaustaa"
- 2011: "Kunnon mestaan vetää" (with Elastinen & Spekti)
- 2011: "Ulkopuolelle" (with Tasis)
- 2012: "Paita pois"
- 2012: (FIN #16) ;Promotional singles
- 2008: "Vaik mitä tekis"
- 2008: "Sä et enää rakasta mua"
- 2009: "Tehdään tää näin" (with Wörlin & RZY) ;As Rähinä – Elastinen & Uniikki ::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak position | Certifications | Album | FIN | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2005 | "Jeppiskamaa" (Rähinä – Elastinen & Uniikki) | 8 | | | | ::
;Featured in ::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Peak position | Album | FIN | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2013 | "Loppuviikko" (Elastinen featuring Uniikki, Timo Pieni Huijaus, Tasis & Spekti) | 12 | Joka päivä koko päivä | | | "Boom Kah" (Robin featuring Mikael Gabriel & Uniikki) | 4 | Boom Kah | | | ::
References
References
- Hurmas, Mira. (October 19, 2018). "Kirja: Tunnettu kiekkotähti huuteli Uniikille juutalaisuudesta – ”Uniikki latasi jääkiekkoilijaa naamaan niin lujaa kuin pystyi”".
- (July 23, 2015). "Sisarenpoika Uniikki ja eno Ben Zyskowicz: ”Emme vieläkään halaile, mutta olemme läheisiä”".
- Basso: ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5JENuTNr_w Räppilapsuus: Uniikki]''. Youtube.
- [http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Uniikki FinnishCharts.com: Uniikki page]
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