His first release was the vinyl Hypnosynthesis at the age of 16 (explaining the number 16 in his artist name). With the release of the club/dance music album Stomping System in 1998 and hits like "Stomp to My Beat" and "Love Supreme", he gained the Finnish audience's attention. Furthermore, the single "Stomping System" also reached #6 on the UK Club Chart.

JS16 has also gained fame by being the producer of Finnish rap/electro group Bomfunk MC's, with three albums and the European megahit "Freestyler" (2000). He has also produced international club anthems like "Sandstorm" and "Feel the Beat" with the Finnish DJ Darude.

In 2002 he produced the JS16 Remix and the JS16 Dub of Britney Spears hit single Overprotected. His remix was even included on the CD soundtrack of Britney's debut film Crossroads.

Currently JS16 is producing the Finnish group Mighty 44. Additionally, he is a member of the group Dallas Superstars, alongside his countryman Bostik (aka Heikki Liimatainen). Their debut album was the 2003 Flash, with hits like "I Feel Love" (reached #1 on Finnish and Swedish Dance Charts) and "Fast Driving", a #4 on the UK Club Chart in the summer of 2004.

JS16 is also featured on Konami's Dancing Stage Euromix arcade platform, providing "Stomp to my beat" as one of the four bonus tracks which were not available on the home version.

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Jenni Mari Vartiainen (born March 20, 1983 in Kuopio), is a Finnish singer who rose to publicity after winning Popstars reality show competition in Finland in 2002 along with two other girls. The trio together formed a band called Gimmel and they released two albums before breaking up on October 2004. After that Vartiainen started her solo career.

Vartiainen's first single "Tunnoton" was released in April 2007 and the debut album Ihmisten edessä in September 2007. This spawned later singles, such as "Ihmisten edessä", "Toinen", "Mustaa kahvia", and "Malja", of which "Ihmisten edessä" was the largest hit. Selling over 33,000 albums, her debut album went on to reach platinum status.

Her second album Seili, released in March 2010, sold triple platinium and was the bestselling album of 2010 in Finland. Three singles were released from Seili: "En haluu kuolla tänä yönä", "Nettiin", and "Missä muruseni on". The latter stayed at the top of the Finnish Singles Chart for 11 weeks.

Vartiainen participated in the Starbucks Love Project, representing Finland with Higher Ground, singing All You Need Is Love on December 7, 2009 to raise awareness for AIDS in Africa.

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Singles

Music videos

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