Benjamin (singer)

Niclas Benjamin Peltonen (born 15 April 1997[1]), known mononymously as Benjamin, is a Finnish singer. Peltonen originally became famous through the photo-sharing service Instagram, where his profile, opened in 2012 and as of 2019 has more than 360,000 followers.[2][3][4][5] In May 2014 Peltonen signed a record deal with the record company Warner Music Finland.[6]

Benjamin
Benjamin performing in 2016
Born (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997
Finland
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active2012–present
Home townKaarina
Musical career
Also known asBenjamin
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Labels
  • Warner Music Finland

Career

2014–2016: Square One and Fingerprints

Peltonen's first single "Underdogs" was released on 8 September 2014.[5] It peaked at number ten on the official singles chart in Finland.[7] In March 2015 the song was added to the playlist of the Spanish radio channel Los 40 Principales.[8] Peltonen released his second single "Unbreakable" on 19 December 2014.[9] His first extended play Square One was released in May 2015, including both prior singles and three new songs, including third single "Young and Restless".[8][10][11]

A 20-part documentary series about Peltonen entitled Naked Diary: Benjamin Peltonen, was aired on Yle Areena in the spring of 2015.[12] A longer documentary of the same name was aired on Yle TV2 on 3 May 2015.[12][13]

Peltonen announced a brand new single called "Body" for release on 4 March 2016,[14] which will precede his debut album. Benjamin's debut album Fingerprints was released in April 2016, including all previous singles, and the entire Square One EP. It debuted on the Finnish album chart at number 17[15] and the Spanish album chart at number 3.[16] "Man on the Moon", featuring Spanish girl group Sweet California, was the fifth and final single released from the album on 8 July 2016.[17]

2017–present: "Bad Luck Love" and forthcoming second studio album

On 27 February 2017, Peltonen confirmed on social media that he would be releasing "Bad Luck Love" as the first single from his second studio album on 8 March 2017.[18]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
FIN

[19]

 ES

[20]

Fingerprints 17 3

Extended plays
Title Album details
Square One
  • Release: 18 May 2015
  • Label: Warner Music Finland
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
FIN
[19]
"Underdogs" 2014 10 Square One and Fingerprints
"Unbreakable" —
"Young and Restless" 2015 —
"Body" 2016 — Fingerprints
"Man on the Moon"
(featuring Sweet California)		 —
"Bad Luck Love" 2017 — —
"Naarmuja"
(featuring Ibe)		 2018 3
"Juon sut pois" 2
"Tanssin yksin" 2019 17
[21]		 TBA
"Orgasmi"[22] 20
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References
  1. "Benjamin 15. huhtikuuta 2015 kello 14:48". Benjamin (in Finnish). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. Suomalainen, Ninni (5 September 2014). "Benjamin: Olisi kiva, jos tyttö tekisi aloitteen". YleX (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. Heikkilä, Melissa; Saikkonen, Merituuli (28 November 2013). "16-vuotiaalla suomalaispojalla on yli 80 000 fanityttöä netissä – kui oot nui täydellinen?". Nyt (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. "benjaminpeltonen". Instagram (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. "Benjaminin debyyttisingle Underdogs julkaistaan 8. syyskuuta". Warner Music Finland (in Finnish). 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. "Instagram-suosikki Benjamin Peltonen sai levytyssopimuksen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. "Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Suomen virallinen lista: Benjamin – Underdogs". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  8. "Benjamin valloittaa nyt Espanjaa". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  9. "Unbreakable – Single by Benjamin on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  10. "Square One – EP by Benjamin on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  11. BenjaminOfficial (16 July 2015), Benjamin – Young And Restless, retrieved 7 March 2017
  12. "Alaston päiväkirja: Benjamin Peltonen". YleX (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  13. "Ylen viikolta 18 valittua: Dokumentti Instagram-sensaatio Benjamin Peltosesta". Yle (in Finnish). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  14. "Body – Single by Benjamin on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  15. Suomen virallinen lista – Benjamin: Fingerprints
  16. http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/a1461730464037
  17. "Man on the Moon (feat. Sweet California) – Single by Benjamin on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  18. "BENJAMIN on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  19. "Benjamin". IFPI Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  20. "Benjamin in Spanish Charts". www.spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  21. https://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2019/9
  22. "Orgasmi – Single by Benjamin". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  23. https://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2019/24


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