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Birth name | Tapio Hakanen |
Also known as | DJ Orkidea |
Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
Genres | Electronic |
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Years active | 1998–present |
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Website | djorkidea |
Tapio Hakanen (born 1977), better known by his stage name DJ Orkidea (predominantly shortened to Orkidea), is a Finnish electronic music artist.[1] He has been one of Scandinavia's top DJs for over 10 years[when?] and has been voted twice "Most Popular Nordic DJ" in the Swedish/Danish Megamind's voting and elected five times as "Best DJ" at the Finnish Club Awards. Orkidea has made remixes for big trance labels like Anjunabeats or Hooj Choons and for artists like Tiësto, Tilt, and Way Out West. He was employed as a sound design manager at Nokia Corporation[2] and as of 2023[update] he serves as the head of music for the Finnish public broadcaster Yle.[3]