{{Short description|Hip hop and rap group from Helsinki, Finland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Teflon Brothers | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = Finland | genre = Hip hop | years_active = 2006–present | label = Yellowmic Records (2006–2009), Monsp Records (2009–2012), Johanna Kustannus<br />(2012–present) | current_members = Pyhimys <br /> Heikki Kuula <br /> Voli }}
'''Teflon Brothers''' is a Finnish hip hop group originally from Helsinki, Finland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-01 |title=Teflon Brothersilta jättiyllätys! On jatkossa virolainen yhtye |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/teflon-brothersilta-jattiyllatys-on-jatkossa-virolainen-yhtye/8442612 |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=mtvuutiset.fi |language=fi}}</ref> The band consists of Pyhimys, Heikki Kuula and Voli.
==Commercial success==
Teflon Brothers released their first single "Matkal kotiin" in 2006. It was also featured on a soundtrack for a film ''Adihasla''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teflon Brothers {{!}} Katin Tavara|url=http://katintavara.fi/teflon-brothers|publisher=Katin Tavara|accessdate=6 February 2013|archive-date=12 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712101344/http://katintavara.fi/teflon-brothers|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their first album ''T'' followed in 2009 and peaked at number 26 on the Official Finnish Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teflon Brothers: T|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/teflon+brothers/t|publisher=Musiikkituottajat ry|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> In April 2010, they offered a free mixtape ''Iso hätä'', which featured songs by other artists as well.
The second Teflon Brothers album ''©'' was released in August 2010, also peaking at number 26 on the albums chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teflon Brothers: ©|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/teflon+brothers/%C2%A9|publisher=Musiikkituottajat ry|accessdate=6 February 2013|archive-date=25 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825235226/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/teflon+brothers/%C2%A9|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2013, the group reached number nine with their third album, ''Valkoisten dyynien ratsastajat''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teflon Brothers: Valkoisten Dyynien Ratsastajat|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/teflon+brothers/valkoisten+dyynien+ratsastajat|publisher=Musiikkituottajat ry|accessdate=6 February 2013|archive-date=24 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524131028/http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/teflon+brothers/valkoisten+dyynien+ratsastajat|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song "Seksikkäin jäbä", featuring Stig and Meiju Suvas, also managed to enter the Official Finnish Singles Chart where it peaked at number three.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teflon Brothers: Seksikkäin Jäbä (Feat. Stig & Meiju Suvas)|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/teflon+brothers/seksikk%C3%A4in+j%C3%A4b%C3%A4+%28feat.+stig+%26+meiju+suvas%29|publisher=Musiikkituottajat ry|accessdate=6 February 2013|archive-date=11 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511073013/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/teflon+brothers/seksikk%C3%A4in+j%C3%A4b%C3%A4+%28feat.+stig+%26+meiju+suvas%29|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2014, their single "Kendo Anthem" also reached number three on the singles chart and was quickly followed by their first number-one single, "Maradona (kesä '86)".{{r|Musiikkituottajat}} Both are included on their fourth album, ''Isänpäivä''.
The same year, Teflon Brothers started to look for a new member to join the group through an online bidding, and hired a professional poker player Ilari Sahamies who paid 50,000 euros for the position.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ikonen|first1=Inka|title=Ilari Sahamies osti paikan suomalaisbändistä 50 000 eurolla|url=http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/art-1288672006312.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403203153/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/art-1288672006312.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 April 2014|publisher=Ilta-Sanomat|accessdate=7 August 2015}}</ref> Sahamies appears as a featured guest on the group's 2015 song "Pämppää".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ilari Sahamiehen ja Teflon Brothersien yhteiskappale on nyt ulkona – katso video!|url=http://nrj.fi/uutiset/musiikki/ilari-sahamiehen-ja-teflon-brothersien-yhteiskappale-on-nyt-ulkona-katso-video/|publisher=NRJ|accessdate=7 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528092021/http://nrj.fi/uutiset/musiikki/ilari-sahamiehen-ja-teflon-brothersien-yhteiskappale-on-nyt-ulkona-katso-video/|archivedate=28 May 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In 2021, Teflon Brothers attempted to get to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. They participated in the Finnish national selection Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu with the song "I Love You", featuring Swedish singer Pandora. Eventually, they ended up in 2nd place with 180 points (2nd place with televoters and 5th with the international juries).
In June 2022, Teflon Brothers revealed they had signed a recording contract with the Estonian Universal Music Group.
==Discography==
===Studio albums=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Title ! colspan="1"|Peak position |- !style="width;font-size:85%"| FIN<br />{{r|Musiikkituottajat}} |- |2009 |''T'' | style="text-align:center;"| 26 |- |2010 |''©'' | style="text-align:center;"| 26 |- |2013 |''Valkoisten dyynien ratsastajat'' | style="text-align:center;"| 6 |- |2014 |''Isänpäivä'' | style="text-align:center;"| 49 |- |2017 |''Circus'' | style="text-align:center;"| 4<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/albumit/2017/21|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> |- |2021 |''Loppuunmyyty'' | style="text-align:center;"| 5<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2021/26/|title=Albumit 26/2021|publisher=Musiikkituottajat|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref> |}
===Mixtapes=== *2010: ''Iso hätä''
===Singles=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Title ! colspan="1"|Peak position ! rowspan="2"|Album |- !style="width;font-size:85%"| FIN<br />{{r|Musiikkituottajat}} |- |2006 |style="text-align:left;"| "Matkal kotiin" | – | – |- |rowspan=2|2009 |style="text-align:left;"| "Vexi oli velkaa" | – | rowspan=2| ''T'' |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Viimeinen puritaani" | – |- |rowspan=1|2011 |style="text-align:left;"| "Erkkaa lapaan" | – | – |- |rowspan=2|2012 |style="text-align:left;"| "Poimunopeus" | – | rowspan=3| ''Valkoisten dyynien ratsastajat'' |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Lähestymiskieloja" | – |- |2013 |style="text-align:left;"| "Seksikkäin jäbä" <br /><small>(featuring Stig & Meiju Suvas)</small> | 3 |- |rowspan=2|2014 |style="text-align:left;"| "Kendo Anthem" | 3 | rowspan=2| ''Isänpäivä'' |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Maradona (kesä '86)" | 1 |- |rowspan=3|2015 |style="text-align:left;"| "Pämppää" <br /><small>(featuring Sahamies)</small> | 1 | rowspan=9| ''Circus'' |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Ay ay ay" <br /><small>(featuring Tango-Teemu)</small> | 3 |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Juusto katolle" <br /><small>(featuring Setä Tamu)</small> | 3 |- |rowspan=4|2016 |style="text-align:left;"| "Lähiöunelmii" <br /><small>(featuring Mariska)</small> | 3 |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Hubba Bubba" <br /><small>(featuring Ressu Redford and Heavyweight)</small> | 2 |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Rio ohoi!" <br /><small>(featuring Ollie)</small> | 20 |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Siivet" <br /><small>(featuring Aku Hirviniemi)</small> | 14<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2016/47|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> |- |rowspan=3|2017 |style="text-align:left;"| "Arvon leidit" | 16 |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Sit mennään" | 7<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2017/22|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Manteli" <br /><small>(with Spekti and Petri Nygård)</small> | 5<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2017/48|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| – |- |rowspan=3|2018 |style="text-align:left;"| "Maradona (En Español)" | 19 |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Perutaan häät" | 3<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2018/40|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> |style="text-align:left;"| ''Vain elämää kausi 9'' |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Kuka antais pukille?" <br /><small>(with Spekti and Petri Nygård)</small> | 3<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2018/49|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> | rowspan="6"| – |- |rowspan=4| 2019 |style="text-align:left;"| "Harmaa rinne" | 1<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2019/1|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Marijuana"<br /><small>(with Stereo)</small> | 9<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2019/18|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Juhannussimaa" | 3<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2019/26/|title=Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Tee mulle joulu"<br /><small>(with Spekti and Petri Nygård)</small> | 6<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2019/47/|title=Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> |- |2020 |style="text-align:left;"| "Bakara"<br /><small>(with Tinze)</small> | 3<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2020/24/|title=Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> |- |rowspan=4|2021 |style="text-align:left;"| "I Love You" <small>(with Pandora)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/i-love-you-single/1547833837|title=I Love You (single)|website=Apple Music |date=15 January 2021|accessdate=15 January 2021}}</ref> | 2<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2021/3/|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> | rowspan=7| N/A |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Ilmastonmuutos" <small>(with Emma Gun)</small> | 9<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2021/24/|title=Singlet 24/2021|publisher=Musiikkituottajat|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Munatoti" <small>(with Spekti and Petri Nygård)</small> | 12<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2021/47/|title=Singlet 47/2021|publisher=Musiikkituottajat|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Just Do It" <small>(with DJ Oku Luukkainen and Günther)</small> | 10<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2022/1/|title=Singlet 1/2022|publisher=Musiikkituottajat|access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2022 |style="text-align:left;"| "Eesti (On My Mind)" | 11<br /><ref name="Week 26, 2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2022/26/|title=Singlet 26/2022|publisher=Musiikkituottajat|access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Nautin elämästä"<br />{{small|(with Portion Boys)}} | 5<br /><ref name="Week 26, 2022"/> |- |2023 |style="text-align:left;"| "Myrskyn jälkeen"<br />{{small|(with Poju)}} | 25<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2023/16/|title=Singlet 16/2023|publisher=Musiikkituottajat|access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref> |}
'''As featured artist''' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Title ! colspan="1"|Peak position ! rowspan="2"|Album |- !style="width;font-size:85%"| <small>FIN</small><br />{{r|Musiikkituottajat2}}{{r|Musiikkituottajat3}} |- |rowspan=2|2016 |style="text-align:left;"| "Juha88" <br /><small>(Vilma Alina featuring Teflon Brothers)</small> | 2 | – |- |style="text-align:left;"| "Original gigolo" <br /><small>(Stig featuring Teflon Brothers)</small> | 16 | – |}
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em||refs= <ref name="Musiikkituottajat">{{cite web|title=Teflon Brothers|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/teflon+brothers/|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry|accessdate=22 April 2023}}</ref> <ref name="Musiikkituottajat2">{{cite web|title=Vilma Alina: Juha88 (Feat. Teflon Brothers)|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/vilma+alina/juha88+%28feat.+teflon+brothers%29|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry|accessdate=14 February 2016|archive-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715210800/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/vilma+alina/juha88+(feat.+teflon+brothers)|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="Musiikkituottajat3">{{cite web|title=Stig: Original Gigolo (Feat. Teflon Brothers)|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/stig/original+gigolo+%28feat.+teflon+brothers%29|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry|accessdate=8 May 2016}}</ref> }}
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