Brädi

Brädi
Brädi in 2017
Brädi in 2017
Background information
Birth nameKari Olavi Härkönen
Also known asA'damite (2001–2002)
Brad Spitt (2003–2005)
Brädi (2004–)
Born (1979-04-09) 9 April 1979 (age 45)
Finland
GenresHip hop
Years active2001 – present
LabelsRähinä Records
Websitewww.rahina.com/artistit/bradi

Kari Olavi "Kapa" Härkönen (born 9 April 1979), better known by his stage name Brädi, is a Finnish hip hop artist. Brädi (pronounced "Braddy") has sung in Finnish and in English (the latter mostly under the name Brad Spitt), in bands and solo.

Career

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Beginnings

He started his musical career under the name A'damite in 2001. He eventually joined the Finnish hip hop band 5th Element and had three albums with the band.[1]

He was also part of the hip hop trio Herrasmiesliiga with Cheek and TS.[1] He opened many times for Cheek gigs as "tuplaamassa" (double mass) shows. He collaborated with Cheek in the music videos "Huligaani", "Raplaulajan vapaapäivä", "Täältä sinne", "Liekeissä", "Jos mä oisin sä", "Viihdyttäjä" and "Maanteiden kingi".

He has also appeared in recordings by Näkökulma, Maajoukkue, A04 and MGI.

Solo career

Brädi's first solo studio album was Repullinen hiittiä released in May 2010. The album was produced by MGI. He also issued the mixtape Repullinen remixejä in 2012. He is preparing a new album after signing with Rähinä Records in 2012. His single "Lämpöö" featuring Redrama reached the Top 10 in Finland.

Personal life

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Brädi started as a sportsman playing basketball and is an announcer for the Finnish Namika Lahti basketball club's home games.[2]

Discography

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Albums

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in 5th Element
  • 2002: I
  • 2004: Kakkonen
  • 2005: 2,8‰
in Herrasmiesliiga

(with Cheek and TS)

  • 2006: Herrasmiesliiga
Solo
Year Single FIN Certification
FIN
[3]
2010 Repullinen hiittiä 14
2012 Näis kengis 39
2014 III 4

Mixtapes

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Year Single FIN Certification
FIN
[3]
2012 Repullinen remixejä  –

Singles

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Year Single FIN Album
FIN
[3]
2010 "Mä tarjoon" (feat. Illi) 5 Repullinen hiittiä
"Kuka hän on"
"Kato mun käteen"
2012 "Lämpöö" (feat. Redrama) 1 Näis kengis
2014 "Hätähuuto"
(feat. Toni Wirtanen)
5 TBA
"Uimaan"
(feat. PistePiste)
17
2016 "Kombo"
(feat. Evelina)
12
"Saturnus"
(feat. Illi)
10
[4]
Featured in
Year Single FIN Album
FIN
[5]
2012 "Puuttuva palanen"
(Robin feat. Brädi)
4 Robin album Chillaa

Music videos

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  • 2010: "Mä tarjoon" [1]
  • 2010: "Kato mun käteen" [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rahina.com: Brädi artist page". Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. ^ Suosikki.fi: Suomalaisräppäri toimii koriskuuluttajana Archived April 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  3. ^ a b c FinnishCharts.com: Brädi discography
  4. ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  5. ^ FinnishCharts: Robin feat. Brädi discography page
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