Stig (singer)

{{short description|Finnish hip hop, R&B and country music singer}} {{distinguish|The Stig}} {{Multiple issues| {{Expand Finnish|Stig (artisti)|topic=culture|date=September 2012}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2012}} }}

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Stig | image = Stig - Ilosaarirock 2012.jpg | caption = Stig at Ilosaarirock in 2012 | image_size = | birth_name = Pasi Siitonen | alias = Stig Dogg, Hullukoira, Musa Basha, Paser Soze, Punavuoren R. Kelly, Hermannin Herttua | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|22 August 1978}} | birth_place = Finland | origin = | instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboard | genre = Hip hop, dirty rap, R&B, rap, country, folk | occupation = Singer, songwriter, record producer, musician | years_active = 2004–present | label = | website = | current_members = | past_members = }}

'''Pasi Siitonen''' (born 22 August 1978, in Finland), better known by his stage name '''Stig''' or '''Stig Dogg''',<ref>[http://www.city.fi/artikkeli/Stig+-+Hermannin+herttua/4441/ City.fi: Stig – Hermannin herttua] (in Finnish)</ref> is a Finnish hip hop, R&B and country music singer. He has also played in jazz/funk bands like G-Litter, Kuja Orchestra and Raisin Team. He is a studio engineer under the pseudonym Hullukoira at 3rd Rail Music. In 2011 he shortened his name from Stig Dogg to just Stig and sang "Laululeija" in a bid to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, but came third in the finals with Pernilla Karlsson winning with "När jag blundar".

Stig joined forces with Kuningas Pähkinä and Setä Tamu (a duo already cooperating with each other since 2000) to form in 2012 the group Yön Polte releasing the single "Tyttö sinä olet meritähti".<ref>{{cite web|title=Yön Polte {{!}} Palmupuistikko|url=http://www.palmupuistikko.fi/yonpolte|publisher=Palmupuistikko|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> The song peaked at number seven on the Official Finnish Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yön Polte: Tyttö Sinä Olet Meritähti|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/yön+polte/tyttö+sinä+olet+meritähti|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref>

Siitonen is signed as a writer to Elements Music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elementsmusic.fi/writers/ |title=Writers & Producers |website=elementsmusic.fi |access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref> He is credited for writing for Elena Paparizou's latest album.

==Discography== '''Albums''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:180px;"|Album ! style="text-align:center;"|Peak position ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Credit ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:100px;"|Certification |- !width="20"|FIN <ref name="chart1">{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Stig+Dogg |title=Stig Dogg page |publisher=FinnishCharts.com|accessdate=2012-09-06}}</ref><ref name="chart2">{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Stig |title=Stig page |publisher=FinnishCharts.com |accessdate=2012-09-06}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2006 |''Stig Dogg'' | style="text-align:center;"|37 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Stig Dogg | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2007 |''Stigidilaatio'' | style="text-align:center;"|8 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2012 |''Puumaa mä metsästän'' | style="text-align:center;"|17 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|Stig | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2013 |''Niks ja naks'' | style="text-align:center;"|12 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2018 |''Playlist, Vol. 1'' | style="text-align:center;"|9 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/albumit/2018/7|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| |}

'''Singles''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:210px;"|Single ! style="text-align:center;"|Peak position ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Credit ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:100px;"|Certification ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:180px;"|Album |- !width="20"|FIN <ref name="chart1"/><ref name="chart2"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2006 |"Rakkauden Bermudan kolmio" | style="text-align:center;"|18 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Stig Dogg | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2007 |"Stigidilaatio" | style="text-align:center;"|12 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2011 |"Laululeija" | style="text-align:center;"|{{ndash}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"|Stig | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2012 |"Ryyppy" | style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|''Puumaa mä metsästän'' |- |"Puumaa mä metsästän" | style="text-align:center;"|11 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2013 |"Viheltelen" | style="text-align:center;"|12 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|''Niks ja naks'' |- |"Niks ja naks" | style="text-align:center;"|– | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2013 |"Roy Orbison" | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|''Stig'' |- | style="text-align:center;"|2016 |"Original Gigolo" {{small|(featuring Teflon Brothers)}} | style="text-align:center;"|12 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2020 |"Kuningaskobra" | style="text-align:center;"|1 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2020/46/|title=Suomen virallinen lista – Singlet 46/2020|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|language=Finnish|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |}

'''Featured in''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:210px;"|Single ! colspan="1" "width:10px;"|Peak Position ! rowspan="2" style="width:60px;"|Certification ! rowspan="2" style="width:160px;"|Album |- !style="width;font-size:85%"| FIN <ref name="chart2"/> |- |rowspan=1|2013 |"Seksikkäin jäbä" (Teflon Brothers featuring Stig & Meiju Suvas) | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.myspace.com/stigdogg Myspace]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stig}} Category:Finnish hip-hop musicians Category:21st-century Finnish male singers Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Finnish hip-hop record producers Category:Finnish pop singers