Siiri Nordin is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 singer. She was the lead singer of the now defunct Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 rock band

Rock Band

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 Killer

Killer (Finnish band)

Killer was a rock band founded in 1999 in Helsinki, Finland. Although Killer was a quartet, vocalist Siiri Nordin was by far the most visible member...

. In 2003 Nordin had a hit on her own with the song "Sydämeni osuman sai" included on the soundtrack of the movie Helmiä ja sikoja

Helmiä ja sikoja

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. The song is a cover version

Cover version

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 of the Gene Pitney

Gene Pitney

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 hit song "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart

Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart

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In 2004 Nordin took a break from music and receded to boat carpenting. She also made a civil union

Civil union

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with her girlfriend Mirja in the autumn.

In April 2006, she released a solo album called "Me Too", published by the Finnish label Next Big Thing. In March 2008 she released the Finnish-language album "Lyö Tahtia".