Aksel Kankaanranta

Aksel
Birth nameAksel Kankaanranta
Born (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26)
Turku, Finland
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2017–present

Aksel Kankaanranta (born 28 January 1998)[1] is a Finnish singer. He was due to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song "Looking Back", before the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In 2017, he finished second in The Voice of Finland.[3] He was born in Turku.

  1. ^ Jokihaara, Teea (2 April 2020). "Aksel Kankaanrannan viisukevät vaihtui viulunsoittoon". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Turun Sanomat. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Finland: Aksel Kankaanranta wins UMK 2020 with "Looking Back"". wiwibloggs. 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Aksel Kankaanrannan koskettava Looking Back -biisi kehottaa elämään hetkessä". yle.fi. Retrieved 17 January 2022.