Robin Packalen will release a new international single on Wednesday, November 12th. The new single, Piece by Piece, is a joint release with Swedish artist Clara Mae. The song was created by Finnish forces, as ILON, Camu Creutz, and Elias Hjelm co-wrote the track with Packalen. Piece by Piece is a delicate duet, starring the wonderfully harmonious voices of Packalen and Clara Mae. The song was made for the soundtrack of the Finnish film Tonttu (The Elf) and is a perfect fit for the movie’s story. The Tonttu film premieres in Finland on November 14th and in Sweden on November 28th.

“I was approached by the film’s production team and asked if I would be interested in composing music for the movie. I had never composed a film score before, so the idea was intriguing. Camu Creutz, ILON, and Elias Hjelm joined me on this project. The film’s story involves loss, trauma, joy, and reunion, which made it easy to guide the song in a direction that suited the narrative. I believe we succeeded, as the filmmakers were so excited about the track that it will be featured on the official soundtrack.

The song addresses loss and the struggle of recovery, which ultimately ends on a joyful note. The track is deliberately open to interpretation; we wanted the film itself to complement the song’s meaning upon its release. Throughout the process of putting the track together, I felt like it was missing the voice of the other person experiencing loss, which is one of the film’s central themes. I had Clara Mae’s Swedish song ‘In The End’ on my playlist, and that’s when it clicked: let’s try to get her involved! Luckily for us, she wanted to join, and the result speaks for itself. We hadn’t worked with Clara before, but it has been great getting to know each other through this collaboration.”

The 27-year-old Finnish pop star Robin Packalen has had massive success in his home country for more than 12 years, making him one of Scandinavia’s biggest superstars. To date, Robin has amassed a whopping 560 million streams, and five of his seven studio albums entered the Finnish charts at number one – all subsequently achieving multi-platinum certifications. He has won four Finnish Grammys and one MTV EMA award. On social media, Robin is one of Finland’s most followed artists: his combined following across different platforms covers over 1 million people.