Nelli Matula (born December 18, 1995) is a Finnish singer in the dance-pop genre. She has charted many times in the official Finnish Charts. She participated in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025, where she ultimately placed 4th.
Biography Matula was born in Espoo, and during her time in school participated in a role in Mary Poppins at the Helsinki City Theatre. She was also an exchange student in Switzerland. She has stated that one Christmas, she received a record player which became her favorite item.
She first became known for her appearance in Finnish T.V. show Tähdet, tähdet in 2017, where she was the youngest contestant and was eliminated in the sixth episode. That same year, she was nominated for the Emma Award for Rookie of the Year.
Her first album, released in 2019, was certified platinum. Her second, released in 2022, was certified gold prior to its release due to early streaming.
In April 2023, she cancelled all of her concerts, citing a cycle of illness and stating that her body had been pushed too hard. She subsequently went on a vacation somewhere warmer. She also stated that she received fantastic health care from doctors in Finland. That same year, she stated that many scammers had pretended to be her.
She participated in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025 with her song Hitaammin Hautan, described as a "featherlight pop banger" by Music Finland. The song's English title is Slower to the Grave. She placed fourth in the final. However, the song became the most played song of 2025 in Finland and charted for 20 weeks on the Official Finnish Charts for Singles.
In 2026, she headlined Kangasala's Harjufest.
She shares a dog with fellow Finnish singer Elias Kaskinen.
She has been nominated for multiple Emma Awards.
Discography +AlbumsAlbumPublisherYearHighest Chart Position on the Official Finnish ChartsNumber of Charting WeeksKiltti TyttöUniversal Music Finland2022221JumalatarUniversal Music Finland2019614 +SinglesSongYearHighest Chart Position on the Official Finnish Charts Singles ChartNumber of WeeksMun vuoro luovuttaa2026271PETSHOP (with Senya and Olga)202675Uus ikuisuus2025252Roskat (with Sara Siipola)2025211Hitaammin hautaan2025220Sä Voitit Jo2024302Skorpioni2023311Onnellinen (Evelina ft. Nelli Matula)202387Ojaan2022143Kiltti Tyttö2022123Vegasissa Naimisiin (ANI ft. Nelli Matula)2022181Limbo2022104Levoton Tyttö (ABREU ft. Evelina, Nelli Matula)202145Tulevaisuuteen2021154Lelu202164Kato202095Tikkei2020181Sukupuuttoon202084Koske201954Helposti Särkyvää201973Tää Ei Oo Ohi201781EYO (Profeetat ft. Nelli Matula)201717Hula Hula (with Robin Packalen)2017517Mun Kaa Kahden2017N/A1Lemmikki2016N/A7Kato Vaan2016N/A2
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