Erika Vikman

Erika Vikman (born 20 February 1993) is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Beginning her career as a Finnish tango singer, Vikman first received recognition after winning Tangomarkkinat in 2016. She later received further nationwide attention following the release of the single "Cicciolina" in 2020, which became her first top five hit in Finland. Her debut self-titled studio album was released the following year, and topped the charts in Finland.

Erika Vikman
Vikman performing at Tammerfest in Tampere in 2022
Vikman performing at Tammerfest in Tampere in 2022
Background information
Born (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993
Tampere, Finland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
Labels

Early life and education

Vikman was born on 20 February 1993 in Tampere.[1] She later grew up in Lempäälä and Pori.[2] Her mother was also a singer, who sang Finnish tango music and competed in Tangomarkkinat.[3] She has a sister named Jennika, who also is a singer.[4] Vikman began singing as a teenager, and won the girls' division in the 2008 Junior Tango Competition.[5] She later also participated in the 2010 Tampere Springboard Competition.[6]

Vikman attended Tampere Coeducational High School, and graduated with her upper secondary school diploma in 2013.[7] Afterwards, she also studied pop-jazz vocals at Pirkanmaa Music College.[8]

Career

2013–2019: Tango career and Tangomarkkinat 2016

Vikman began her professional career in 2013, after she was selected to be a contestant in season seven of the Finnish version of Idols.[9] She was selected as one of the twelve finalists, and was later eliminated during the 7 November 2013 episode, placing ninth. She later was brought back as a wildcard on the 28 November episode, but was eliminated again that week, ultimately placing seventh.[10]

Following her departure from Idols, Vikman established herself as a Finnish tango singer. She competed in Tangomarkkinat in 2015, where she finished in second place. Vikman later returned to the competition the following year and won, being crowned the Tango Queen of Finland for 2016.[11] Following the competition, Vikman later signed with Sony Music, and released her first single with the label, "Ettei mee elämä hukkaan", in 2017. The song saw Vikman experimenting more with electropop music.[12]

2020–present: "Cicciolina" and mainstream success

In 2020, Vikman signed with Warner Music Finland and was confirmed by Yle to be competing in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2020, the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[13] In the competition, she performed the song "Cicciolina", written about the Hungarian-Italian pornographic actress Ilona Staller, who performed under the stage name Cicciolina. Vikman competed in the competition final on 7 March 2020 in Tampere, where she placed second; she received the most votes from the Finnish public, but the professional jury ranked her only third. Despite only placing second, the song went on to become a hit in Finland, becoming her first top five single.[14] Following the success of "Cicciolina", Vikman later released the follow-up single "Syntisten pöytä", which became her second top five hit, and later first number one radio hit. Also in 2020, Vikman placed third in season one of Masked Singer Suomi, competing as "The Wasp".[15]

Vikman released her debut self-titled studio album in August 2021. The album went on to peak at number-one in Finland, becoming Vikman's first number-one album.[16] In May 2022, it was announced that Vikman would appear in season thirteen of Vain elämää, the Finnish version of The Best Singers.[17]

Personal life

From 2016 until 2020, Vikman was in a highly publicized relationship with Finnish musician Danny. The relationship was controversial due to their wide age gap, with Danny being 51 years Vikman's senior.[18][19] They resided together in Kirkkonummi until their separation.[20]

Discography

Albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
FIN
[21]
Erika Vikman 1

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak position Album
FIN
[21]
"Etkö uskalla mua rakastaa" 2015 — Non-album singles
"Ettei mee elämä hukkaan" 2017 —
"Säännöt" —
"Jos osaisin sanoa ei" —
"Cicciolina" 2020 5 Erika Vikman
"Syntisten pöytä" 3
"Häpeä" 2021 15
"Tääl on niin kuuma"
(with Arttu Wiskari)		 6[22]
"Huonoja ideoita"
(with Antti Tuisku)		 12[23] Non-album single

References
  1. "MTV.fi esittelee tangofinalistit – nämä kuusi naista tähtäävät voittoon". MTV Finland. 18 June 2015.
  2. Vainio, Laura (22 October 2013). "Erika Vikman tuo Idols-finaaleihin swagia" (in Finnish). Lempäälän-Vesilahden Sanomat.
  3. "DNA TV" (in Finnish). 16 June 2016.
  4. "Tältä näyttää Erika Vikmanin kuvankaunis 22-vuotias Jennika-pikkusisko - mukana Dannyn kiertueella" (in Finnish). 13 September 2018.
  5. "Kuvat: Idols-kilpailijasta tangokuningattareksi – Erika Vikmanin matka tähdeksi" (in Finnish). MTV Finland. 10 July 2016.
  6. "ChillHousen iltaohjelmat joka ilta klo 19.00!" (in Finnish). Nuorten Tampere.
  7. "Tampereen yhteiskoulun lukio" (in Finnish). Yle. 17 May 2013.
  8. Airaksinen, Annastiina (7 July 2016). "Tamperelaisen tangolaulajattaren tavoitteena pelastaa tangon tulevaisuus" (in Finnish). Aamulehti.
  9. Ståhlström, Oona (7 November 2013). "Idols-Erika putosi – ystävykset kyynelehtivät yhdessä" (in Finnish). MTV.fi.
  10. "Nämä Idols-kilpailijat jatkavat suoriin LIVE-lähetyksiin" (in Finnish). mtv3.fi. 14 October 2013.
  11. Mäntylä, Eveliina (31 August 2020). "Tuore tangokuningatar Erika Vikman: "Olen aika villi tyyppi"" (in Finnish). Me Naiset.
  12. "Tangokuningatar Erika Vikman julkaisi ensimmäisen oman singlen" (in Finnish). Sony Music. 10 February 2017.
  13. "Here are the UMK finalists – Who will represent Finland at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest?". Yle. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  14. "Finland: Aksel Kankaanranta wins UMK 2020 with "Looking Back"". wiwibloggs. 7 March 2020.
  15. "Ampiaisen henkilöllisyys vahvistui viimein – kertoo asun aiheuttaneen päänvaivaa: "Kuin märkä sukelluspuku"" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. 16 May 2020.
  16. "Erika Vikman julkaisee debyyttialbuminsa 20.8" (in Finnish). Warner Music Finland. 28 July 2021.
  17. Siltanen, Vesa (24 May 2022). "Uudet Vain elämää -artistit julki – Satulinnaan lähtevät muun muassa Mikko Alatalo, Jyrki 69, Tommi Läntinen, Yona ja Meiju Suvas". soundi.fi (in Finnish).
  18. Jokinen, Juha Veli (19 December 2016). "Nyt puhuu Dannyn kanssa seurusteleva Erika Vikman: "Olen onnellinen, että uskalsin lähteä tähän suhteeseen"" (in Finnish). Iltalehti.
  19. Mettänen, Heli (5 September 2020). "Danny ja Erika Vikman: Ero!" (in Finnish). Iltalehti.
  20. Kantola, Iida (11 October 2018). "Kotiliesi: Erika Vikman, 25, muutti avoliittoon Dannyn, 76, kanssa – avautuu lapsihaaveistaan: "Ei olisi oikein tässä suhteessa"" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat.
  21. "Erika Vikman". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  22. "Singlet 23/2021". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  23. "Singlet 43/2021" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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