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Miisa-Leena Päällysaho (19 February 1970 – 7 July 2016), better known as Miisa, was a Finnish Eurodance artist who released two albums in the 1990s.
Her first single was released in Finland in 1991 and in the mid-1990s Miisa was trying to break into the US markets. Her biggest hit was the single Set Me Free, reaching #9 on the Billboard compiled Dance Club Songs chart in March 1996. The song All or Nothing (1994) was included on the soundtrack to the 1999 comedy But I'm a Cheerleader.
It was later revealed that Miisa did not actually sing on her records, but the real vocalist was the Swedish singer Karin Strömfelt. After her music career, Miisa worked as a make-up artist. She died of cancer on 7 July 2016, aged 46.
Discography
- Albums
- Attitude (1994)
- Miisa (1995, US 1996)
- Singles
- Upside Down (1991)
- Set Me Free (1993, US 1996)
- Hold On (1993)
- All or Nothing (1994, US 1995)
- You & Me (Innocence) (1994)
- Lovin' U (1995)
- How Will I Know (1996)
- Get Ready (1996)
- If
References
- ^ "90-luvun suosikkilaulaja Miisa on kuollut" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Miisa – Chart history Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) Soundtracks, imdb.com; retrieved 17 July 2016.
- "Finsk 90-talsstjärna dök plötsligt upp i Voice Sverige" (in Swedish). Yle X3M. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2016.