{{short description|Finnish singer}} {{confused|Freeman (rapper)}} {{Expand Finnish|Freeman|topic=culture|date=May 2012}} thumb|right|220px|Freeman in 2011 [[Image:Freeman - Ilosaarirock 2011.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Freeman at Ilosaarirock in 2011]] '''Leo Christer Friman''' (born 14 September 1951, in Lahti, Finland), better known by his stage name '''Freeman''', is a Finnish singer, songwriter, and musician. He started his music career in a band called Waterloo. He was most popular in the 1970s, and his songs from that era, such as "Ajetaan tandemilla" and "Osuuskaupan Jane", remained popular into the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FREE! Magazine » Album review: Freeman 4|url=http://www.freemagazine.fi/album-review-freeman-4/|access-date=2021-09-28}}</ref> ''Freeman 4'', his fourth studio album, was released nearly 25 years after the release of his last studio album, ''Tulta tai jäätä''.
==Discography==
===Albums=== *1976: ''Freeman'' [Love Records] *1977: ''Freeman 2'' [Love Records] *1986: ''Tulta tai jäätä'' [Megafon] *2011: ''Freeman 4'' [Johanna] (reached #19 on Finnish Albums Chart)
===Singles=== ;Featured in *2010: "Liian myöhään" <small>(Uusi Fantasia feat. Freeman)</small> (reached #10 in Finnish Singles Chart) *2012: "Karjala Takaisin" <small>(JVG feat. Freeman)</small> (reached #5 in Finnish Singles Chart)
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==External links== *[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Freeman+(7) Discogs]
{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman}} Category:Finnish pop singers Category:Finnish male singer-songwriters Category:Finnish singer-songwriters Category:1951 births Category:Living people