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Erja Lyytinen
Finnish musician and songwriter
Erja Lyytinen | |
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Erja Lyytinen performing at HRH Blues at the O2 Academy Sheffield, 2019 | |
| Born | (1976-07-07) 7 July 1976 (age 48) Kuopio, Finland |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Tuohi Records, Ruf Records |
| Website | erjalyytinen.com |
Musical artist
Erja Lyytinen (born 7 July 1976 in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter.
Youth, studies and influences
Erja Lyytinen began playing the guitar when she was 15 years old. Around the same time, she started writing her own songs. In high school, she performed with various projects, one of them being a soul-influenced Brothers & Sisters band, in which she was the singer.
At the time she was influenced heavily by artists like Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. Later she found the music of Koko Taylor, and she mentions one of her favour