Benjamin (singer)

Niclas Benjamin Peltonen (born 15 April 1997),[1] known mononymously as Benjamin, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. He originally gained recognition through his Instagram profile, created in 2012.[2][3][4] In May 2014, Peltonen signed a record deal with Warner Music Finland.[5]

Benjamin
Peltonen in 2020
Peltonen in 2020
Background information
Birth nameNiclas Benjamin Peltonen
Born (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997
Kaarina, Finland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2012–present
LabelsWarner Music Finland

Career

2014–2017: Square One and Fingerprints

Peltonen's first single "Underdogs" was released on 8 September 2014.[4] It peaked at number ten on the official singles chart in Finland.[6] In March 2015 the song was added to the playlist of the Spanish radio channel Los 40 Principales.[7] Peltonen released his second single "Unbreakable" on 19 December 2014.[8] His first extended play Square One was released in May 2015, including both prior singles and three new songs, including third single "Young and Restless".[7][9][10]

A 20-part documentary series about Peltonen entitled Naked Diary: Benjamin Peltonen, was aired on Yle Areena in the spring of 2015.[11] A longer documentary of the same name was aired on Yle TV2 on 3 May 2015.[11][12]

Peltonen performing in 2016

Peltonen announced a brand new single called "Body" for release on 4 March 2016,[13] which will precede his debut album. Benjamin's debut album Fingerprints was released in April 2016, including all previous singles, and the entire Square One EP. It debuted on the Finnish album chart at number 17[14] and the Spanish album chart at number 3.[15] "Man on the Moon", featuring Spanish girl group Sweet California, was the fifth and final single released from the album on 8 July 2016.[16] He released the single "Bad Luck Love" on 8 March 2017.[17]

2018–present: Transition to music in Finnish and Someveteraani

In 2018, Peltonen started releasing music in Finnish. The first release "Naarmuja" featuring Finnish rapper IBE was released on 10 August 2018.[18][19] Another single "Juon sut pois" was unveiled on 16 November 2017. Its official music video, directed by Karim Saheb and shot in Germany, premiered a day later.[20][21][22] More singles followed through 2019: "Tanssin yksin" on 22 February,[23][24] "Orgasmi" on 7 June 2020[25] and "Näytä mulle ne" on 23 August.[26]

In 24 January 2020, a song about his parents' divorce "Kaksi kotia" premiered along a short prologue video and an upcoming album was teased.[27][28] Preceded by singles "WWW" and "TikTok", Peltonen's first album in Finnish, Someveteraani, was released on 25 September 2020.[29][30][31][32][33]

On 11 January 2023, Peltonen was announced as one of seven participants in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023, the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[34] His entry "Hoida mut" was co-written with Atso Soivio and Iivari Suosalo, and was released on 13 January 2023.[34] In the final, he finished in seventh place with 66 points (32 points from the televote and 34 points from the juries).[35]

Personal life

Benjamin came out as gay during a live TV concert at Helsinki Pride in July 2021.[36]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
FIN
[37]		 SPA
[38]
Fingerprints 173
Someveteraani
  • Release: 25 September 2020
  • Label: Warner Music Finland
  • Formats: Digital download
 21—

Extended plays
Title EP details
Square One
  • Release: 18 May 2015
  • Label: Warner Music Finland
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FIN
[37][39]
"Underdogs" 2014 10 None Square One and
Fingerprints
"Unbreakable" —
"Young and Restless" 2015 —
"Body" 2016 — Fingerprints
"Man on the Moon"
(featuring Sweet California)		 —
"Bad Luck Love" 2017 — Non-album singles
"Naarmuja"
(featuring Ibe)		 2018 3
"Juon sut pois" 2
"Tanssin yksin" 2019 17 None
"Orgasmi" 20
"Näytä mulle ne" 20 None
"Kaksi kotia" 2020 —
"WWW" — Someveteraani
"TikTok" —
"Kunnes sammutaan"
(with Vesta)		 2021 19 Non-album singles
"N-Y-T" 2022 —
"Gay" 10
"Hoida mut" 2023 7
"Minä-Minä-Maa" 30

References
  1. "Benjamin 15. huhtikuuta 2015 kello 14:48". Benjamin (in Finnish). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. Suomalainen, Ninni (5 September 2014). "Benjamin: Olisi kiva, jos tyttö tekisi aloitteen". YleX (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. Heikkilä, Melissa; Saikkonen, Merituuli (28 November 2013). "16-vuotiaalla suomalaispojalla on yli 80 000 fanityttöä netissä – kui oot nui täydellinen?". Nyt (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. "Benjaminin debyyttisingle Underdogs julkaistaan 8. syyskuuta". Warner Music Finland (in Finnish). 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. "Instagram-suosikki Benjamin Peltonen sai levytyssopimuksen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. "Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Suomen virallinen lista: Benjamin – Underdogs". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  7. "Benjamin valloittaa nyt Espanjaa". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  8. "Unbreakable – Single by Benjamin on Apple Music". iTunes. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  9. "Square One – EP by Benjamin on Apple Music". iTunes. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  10. "Benjamin – Young And Restless". 16 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2017 – via YouTube.
  11. "Alaston päiväkirja: Benjamin Peltonen". YleX (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  12. "Ylen viikolta 18 valittua: Dokumentti Instagram-sensaatio Benjamin Peltosesta". Yle (in Finnish). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  13. "Body – Single by Benjamin on Apple Music". iTunes. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  14. "Suomen Virallinen Lista". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  15. "Instagram-julkkis Benjaminin esikoisalbumi nousi Espanjassa virallisen listan kolmanneksi | Musiikki | HS". Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  16. "Man on the Moon (feat. Sweet California) – Single by Benjamin on Apple Music". iTunes. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  17. Alejandro Gómez Lizarraga (13 March 2017). "Benjamin vuelve con 'Bad Luck Love', un tema que refleja su evolución". Los 40 (in Spanish).
  18. Annina Suominen (22 September 2018). "S:t Karinsuppvuxne popsångaren Benjamin Peltonen sjunger nu från hjärtat". Åbo Underrättelser (in Finnish).
  19. "J Naarmuja (feat. IBE) – Single by Benjamin". iTunes, Apple Music. 10 August 2018.
  20. Mari Pudas (20 November 2018). "Benjamin Peltonen ajoi hiuksensa pois – uusi tyyli ihastuttaa somessa: "Sun pää on kauniin mallinen"". Iltalehti (in Finnish).
  21. BenjaminOfficial (17 November 2018). "Juon sut pois.mp4". YouTube.
  22. "Juon sut pois – Single by Benjamin". iTunes, Apple Music. 16 November 2018.
  23. Lue Myös (22 February 2019). "Laulaja Benjamin Peltonen, 21, ei ole koskaan seurustellut – ihastuu lomillaan ulkomailla: "Sitten sydän särkyy"". Iltalehti (in Finnish).
  24. "Tanssin yksin – Single by Benjamin". iTunes, Apple Music. 22 February 2019.
  25. Iiro Myllymäki (6 June 2019). "Benjamin Peltosen tulevan biisin rohkea nimi sekoitti fanit – "Aikas rajuu"". Voice (in Finnish).
  26. "Näytä mulle ne – Single by Benjamin". iTunes, Apple Music. 23 August 2019.
  27. Julia Aalto-Setälä (24 January 2020). "Teininä läpimurtonsa tehnyt Benjamin Peltonen paljastaa uutuuskappaleessaan yksityiskohtia vanhempiensa avioerosta – katso musiikkivideo". Iltalehti (in Finnish).
  28. "Kaksi kotia – Single by Benjamin". iTunes, Apple Music. 24 January 2020.
  29. Oskari Onninen (23 September 2020). "Bikinimallien välissä poseerannut Benjamin Peltonen on yksi niistä sometähdistä, joista levy-yhtiöt kävivät kisaa muutama vuosi sitten – Näin laulaville tubettajille ja sometähdille on käynyt". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish).
  30. Iida Lida (6 October 2020). "Benjamin Peltonen oli Suomen ensimmäinen Instagram-tähti, jolle sovellus toi jopa levytyssopimuksen – nyt hän täräyttää suorat sanat "somelaulajan" leimastaan". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish).
  31. Mari Pudas (25 September 2020). "Benjamin Peltonen eli "Justin Bieber -unelmaa" – fanin esittämä kysymys muutti kaiken". Iltalehti (in Finnish).
  32. "WWW – Single by Benjamin". iTunes, Apple Music. 28 August 2020.
  33. "TikTok – Single by Benjamin". iTunes, Apple Music. 4 September 2020.
  34. "Vuoden 2023 UMK-artistit ovat nyt selvillä – jokaisella biisillä on oma julkaisupäivänsä". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  35. Farren, Neil (25 February 2023). "Finland: Käärijä to Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  36. "Benjamin Peltonen paljastaa olevansa homoseksuaali: "Mä tein sen, mitä ajattelin etten ikinä uskaltaisi tehdä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  37. "Benjamin". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  38. "Benjamin in Spanish Charts". Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  39. "Discography Benjamin [FI]". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  40. "Benjamin". Warner Music Live (Finland) (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 15 October 2020.
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