Biography
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Born
3 January 1982 (age 42)
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Born In
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Christel Martina Roosberg (née Sundberg; born 3 January 1982), known by her stage name Chisu, is a Finnish pop artist, songwriter and producer. She wrote her first single "Mun koti ei oo täällä" for the soundtrack of a movie called Sooloilua. In 2008 Chisu released her first album, Alkovi. Her second album Vapaa ja yksin was released in 2009 through Warner Music Finland and sold 30,000 during first month. Her third album Kun valaistun was released in 2011 and became even a bigger hit, selling 60,000 copies in a month.
Chisu writes and composes all her songs herself, and she has also composed music for artists like Antti Tuisku, Tarja Turunen, Jippu, Kristiina Brask and Kristiina Wheeler. In 2009 she won two Emma-awards and in the year 2010 she was nominated in seven different categories, including Best female vocalist of the year, Best album of the year and best producer of the year.
Chisu applied for a high-ranking recorder school in England and was accepted but she decided to start her solo career. Her first publicly played composition was the background music for the ghost train in Särkänniemi amusement park in Tampere.
Chisu married the producer Jori Sjöroos in September 28th 2021. The newly married couple created a new surname "Roosberg" for themselves, by combining the ends of their old names, Sjöroos and Sundberg.
In November 2021 Chisu announced her solo career will be on an indefinite hiatus starting in the end of the year 2022.
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