Jippu

Person · Female

Jippu

From
Helsinki, Finland
Since
1985–present
Releases
18
  • alternative pop
  • pop

About

Meri-Tuuli Elorinne (born September 10, 1985, in Helsinki), better known by her stage name Jippu, is a Finnish pop singer.

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Her father, Jorma Elorinne was an operatic tenor. She started singing very early and at the age of 11, was part of The Kids. She released her single "Kii" in 2005 that was used as a theme song for FC Venus, a Finnish romantic comedy film directed by Joona Tena. Based on this, she released her debut album Salaisuuksia, joita yksinäiset huutaa unissaan in September 2006. She won "Best debut album" for her release during Emma-gaala Finnish music awards in 2007. Her follow-up album, Kuka teki minusta tän naisen, went gold, reaching the top of the Finnish Albums Chart.
In 2008, she took part in the selection process to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Kanna minut", but was unsuccessful in her bid as the choice went to Teräsbetoni and their song "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
In late 2009 her collaboration with Samuli Edelmann resulted in a very successful joint album entitled Pimeä onni that reached No. 2 in the Finnish Albums Chart. Her duo single "Jos sä tahdot niin" with Edelmann topped the Finnish singles chart followed by another single with Edelmann, the title track "Pimeä onni" which hit the top 20. She returned in 2012 with her solo album released in April 2012 entitled Väärinpäin lentävät linnut.

From Jippu on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Discography

Albums 7
EPs 1
Singles 10

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Parent

Also known as

Meri-Tuuli Elorinne

Tags

  • alternative/indie rock
  • contemporary singer/songwriter
  • finnish pop

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000130685918
ISNI
0000000372714726
IPI
00488400242
IPI
00502246694

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.