Erika Vikman later received further nationwide attention following the release of the single "Cicciolina" in 2020, which became her first top five hit in Finland.
20 Facts About Erika Vikman
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Erika Vikman's debut self-titled studio album was released the following year, and topped the charts in Finland.
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Erika Vikman will represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Ich komme".
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Erika Vikman's mother was a singer, who sang Finnish tango music and competed in Tangomarkkinat.
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Erika Vikman has a sister named Jennika, who is a singer.
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Erika Vikman began singing as a teenager, and won the girls' division in the 2008 Junior Tango Competition.
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Erika Vikman later participated in the 2010 Tampere Springboard Competition.
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Erika Vikman attended Tampere Coeducational High School, and graduated with her upper secondary school diploma in 2013.
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Erika Vikman began her professional career in 2013, after she was selected to be a contestant in season seven of the Finnish version of Idols.
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Erika Vikman was selected as one of the twelve finalists, and was later eliminated during the 7 November 2013 episode, placing ninth.
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Erika Vikman competed in Tangomarkkinat in 2015, where she finished in second place.
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Erika Vikman later returned to the competition the following year and won, being crowned the Tango Queen of Finland for 2016.
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In 2020, Erika Vikman signed with Warner Music Finland and was confirmed by Yle to be competing in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2020, the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
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Erika Vikman competed in the competition final on 7 March 2020 in Tampere, where she placed second; she received the most votes from the Finnish public, but the professional jury ranked her only third.
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Also in 2020, Erika Vikman placed third in season one of Masked Singer Suomi, competing as "The Wasp".
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Erika Vikman released her debut self-titled studio album in August 2021.
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In May 2022, it was announced that Erika Vikman would appear in season thirteen of Vain elamaa, the Finnish version of The Best Singers.
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In 2025, it was confirmed that Erika Vikman would compete at Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025 with the song "Ich komme".
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Erika Vikman later won and will represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
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From 2016 until 2020, Erika Vikman was in a relationship with Finnish singer Danny.