Tuure Boelius

Tuure Elmeri Boelius (born 3 January 2001)[1] is a Finnish YouTuber, singer and actor. He was born in Pori, Finland.

Tuure Boelius
Boelius (left) in 2016
Background information
Birth nameTuure Boelius
Born (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001
Pori, Finland
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2017–present
LabelsKaiku Entertainment
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
Subscribers153 thousand
Total views40.05 million
100,000 subscribers
Updated: 17 June 2020

Career

Boelius signed a contract with Kaiku Entertainment in January 2017, with his first single, "Eikö sua hävetä", published in August 2017.[2][3]

He has worked as an actor at several plays in Pori Theatre. He has also played Touko Laaksonen as a child in Turku City Theatre.[4]

Boelius will compete on the eleventh season of Tanssii tähtien kanssa.[5]

Personal life

Boelius came out as gay on a YouTube video in November 2016.[6] He was chosen as Homosexual of the Year in February 2017 by QX Gay Gaala.[7] Some people contacted the Finnish Ombudsman for Children because the award had been given to a minor. The Ombudsman commented that children's privacy should be protected but that children are also free to express themselves.[8]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions
FIN
[9]
"Eikö sua hävetä" 2017 1
"Oh Boe" 19
"Lätkäjätkä-Ville" 2018 4
"Naiivi" 7
[10]
"Vihaan rakastaa sua" 2019 8
[11]
"Tytöt tykkää" 5
[12]

References
  1. Rauhalammi, Pia (13 September 2016). "Tämä Porin tubettaja kerää jopa miljoona katselijaa kuukaudessa" (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. "Kaiku Entertainment 24. tammikuuta 2017" (in Finnish). 24 January 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. "Tube-tähti Tuure Boelius, 16, on jo homoikoni ja näyttelijä - julkaisee nyt musiikkia: "Sanoin jo kuusivuotiaana, että menen Euroviisuihin"". 8 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. Salonen, Sanni (8 May 2017). "Tubetähti Tuure Boelius tahtoo olla esikuva" (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. "Tuure Boelius & Ansku Bergström" (in Finnish). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. "OLEN HOMO" (in Finnish). 1 November 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. "Vuoden homoksi valittiin 16-vuotias Tuure" (in Finnish). 3 February 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. "Lapsiasiavaltuutettu Vuoden homo -kohusta: Aikuinen, kohtaa omat pelkosi". Satakunnankansa.fi (in Finnish). 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  9. "Tuure Boelius". Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2018/40
  11. https://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2019/6
  12. https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2019/35/
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