Right after that he participated in one of the most famous programs in Finnish TV history, Tenavatähti, with a song he composed himself - "Rakkauden väriloisto".
In 1994 Hietanen participated in Tenavatähti, a Finnish television singing competition for children.
Her first public performance was at the age of eight in children's singing contest called "Tenavatähti".
The song "Det finns så många sköna människor" ("There are so many wonderful people") arranged by Katter won the "Tenavatähti" children's song contest in 1991 and was performed by the 10 year old child star Christopher Romberg.