page_title: Sanni Kurkisuo
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Sanni Kurkisuo / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Finnish pop singer Sanni performing at the Ilosaarirock festival in Joensuu, Finland.
context_page_description: Sanni Mari Elina Kurkisuo, better known by her mononym Sanni, is a Finnish singer, songwriter and actress signed to Warner Music Finland.
context_section_description: In 2001 she won the Napero-Finlandia prize for a writing competition. In 2012 she graduated from Sibelius-lukio arts school. The same year, she appeared in a role in the Finnish film Miss Farkku-Suomi.
  She has also pursued a musical career and was in a number of bands since the age of 13. She was featured in "Pumppaa", a single by Aste. She released her first solo single "Prinsessoja ja astronautteja" in April 2013. It peaked at number three on The Official Finnish Charts. Her debut album Sotke mut was released in 2013.
  On February 13, 2015, she released a new single, "2080-luvulla". Her second studio album Lelu, was released on 24 April 2015. She participated in the fourth season of the Finnish music reality show Vain elämää.
  On October 7, 2016, she released her third eponymous album "SANNI".
caption: Sanni performing at Ilosaarirock in 2016.
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