Mikael Gabriel

Mikael Kristian Gabriel Sohlman (born 25 February 1990), professionally known as Mikael Gabriel or MG, is a Finnish rapper. He has released six solo albums and appeared as a featured guest on songs by artists such as Cheek, Lord Est, Robin and Uniikki.^[2] In 2016 Mikael Gabriel made his acting debut in a horror film Bodom, inspired by the 1960 Lake Bodom murders,^[3] and also appeared in the Antti Jokinen film Pahan kukat.^[4] He participated in the fifth season of the music reality television series Vain elämää^[5] and was one of the judges on the second season of the Finnish version of X Factor in 2018.^[6]

Mikael Gabriel
Mikael Gabriel in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Mikael Kristian Gabriel Sohlman
Born	(1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 35)
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Hip hop[1]
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Helsinki Freedom Records (2008–2010) Universal Music Group (2010–present)
Partner	Triana Iglesias (2017–present)

On 10 January 2024, he and Nublu were announced as one of the participants of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024, the Finnish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Vox populi".^[7]

Mikael Gabriel's father was a Swedish-speaking Finn and his mother, Liidia, is Estonian. His mother raised him as a single parent and he did not meet his father until he was in his teens.^[8]

Selected discography

Albums

Year	Title	Peak position
		FIN [9]
2009	5 miljoonaa muuta	–
2011	Pohjosen poika	9
2013	Mun maailma	20
2015	Versus	2
2018	Ääripäät	1
2021	Elonmerkki	5 [10]
2022	Big Steppa	2 [11]

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Peak position	Album
		FIN [9]
2013	"Kipua"	12	Mun maailma
2014	"Woppaa" (featuring Kevin Tandu)	7	Versus
	"Älä herätä mua unesta"	2
2015	"Viimeisen kerran" (featuring Diandra)	4
	"Mimmit fiilaa"	18
2016	"Helium"	2	–
	"Pauhaava sydän"	1	Vain elämää – Kausi 5: Ensimmäinen kattaus
	"Mun koti ei oo täällä"	3
	"Lumi teki enkelin eteiseen"	1
	"Tyhjässä huoneessa"	4	Vain elämää – Kausi 5: Toinen kattaus
	"Loistat pimeäs"	1	–
2017	"Liikaa sussa kii" (with Isac Elliot)	1
	"Ring Ring Ring" (with Isac Elliot)	7
	"Rullaan" (with Isac Elliot)	17
	"Riippumatto"	4
	"Maailman laidalla"	2
	"Pimeyteen"	4	Ääripäät
2018	"Timanttei"	1
	"Naapurit kuulee"	3
	"Älä huku kyyneliin"	14
2019	"Lennokki" (with Vesa-Matti Loiri)	2	–
2020	"Löytäjä saa pitää"	4 [12]	–
	"Oli aikoi"	6 [13]	–
2021	"Intiaanikesä"	9 [14]	–
	"Vihje" (with Nublu)	8 [15]	–
2022	"Nallekarkit" (featuring JVG)	2 [16]	–
	"Kompassi"	17 [17]	–
	"Vainois"	20 [18]	–
	"Drama" (featuring Cledos)	6 [19]	–
2023	"Ruotsinlaiva"	18 [20]	–
2024	"Vox populi" (with Nublu)	4 [21]	–
2025	"Valinnu mun tien"	44 [22]	–

As featured artist

Year	Title	Peak position	Album
		FIN [23][24][25] [26][27]
2011	"Vuosi vaihtuu" (Lord Est featuring Mikael Gabriel)	1	Sonmoro senjoro
2013	"Boom Kah" (Robin featuring Mikael Gabriel & Uniikki)	4	Boom Kah
2014	"Kiinni jäit" (Jontte Valosaari featuring Mikael Gabriel)	6	–
2015	"Honey" (Evelina featuring Mikael Gabriel)	1
	"Nimet listalla" (Tuuli featuring Mikael Gabriel)	16
2020	"Universum" (Nublu featuring Mikael Gabriel)	4	Cafe Kosmos