Tuure Boelius
Boelius (left) in 2016
Boelius (left) in 2016
Background information
Birth nameTuure Boelius
Born (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23)
Pori, Finland
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2017–present
LabelsKaiku Entertainment
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
Subscribers146 thousand[1]
Total views40.05 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 17 June 2020

Tuure Elmeri Boelius (born 3 January 2001)[2] is a Finnish YouTuber, singer and actor. He was born in Pori, Finland.

Career

Boelius signed a contract with Kaiku Entertainment in January 2017, with his first single, "Eikö sua hävetä", published in August 2017.[3][4]

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.[5]

Boelius competed on the eleventh season of Tanssii tähtien kanssa and placed third.[6][7]

Personal life

Boelius came out as gay on a YouTube video in November 2016.[8] He was chosen as Gay of the Year in February 2017 by QX Gay Gaala.[9] 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.[10]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
FIN
[11]
Mun totuus
  • Released: 29 September 2023
  • Label: Sony Finland
 24
[12]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
FIN
[11]
"Eikö sua hävetä" 2017 1
"Oh Boe" 19
"Lätkäjätkä-Ville" 2018 4
"Naiivi" 7
[13]
"Vihaan rakastaa sua" 2019 8
[14]
"Tytöt tykkää" 5
[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Tuure Boelius". YouTube.
  2. ^ Rauhalammi, Pia (13 September 2016). "Tämä Porin tubettaja kerää jopa miljoona katselijaa kuukaudessa" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Kaiku Entertainment 24. tammikuuta 2017". Facebook (in Finnish). 24 January 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Salonen, Sanni (8 May 2017). "Tubetähti Tuure Boelius tahtoo olla esikuva" (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Tuure Boelius & Ansku Bergström" (in Finnish). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. ^ Silander, Iriz (2018-11-26). "Tähtitanssija Tuure Boelius TTK-voittajasta: "Voitto meni oikeaan osoitteeseen"". MTV Uutiset.
  8. ^ "OLEN HOMO". YouTube (in Finnish). 1 November 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Vuoden homoksi valittiin 16-vuotias Tuure" (in Finnish). 3 February 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Lapsiasiavaltuutettu Vuoden homo -kohusta: Aikuinen, kohtaa omat pelkosi". Satakunnankansa.fi (in Finnish). 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  11. ^ a b "Tuure Boelius". Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Albumit 40/2023" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  14. ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  15. ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
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