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Aleksi Sariola
Aleksi Juhani Sariola (born 22 March 1980), professionally sometimes also known as Illi, is a Finnish actor, singer, television presenter and director. Acting career Sariola first became known as an actor when he played the character Ken Ojala in the Finnish television series ''Salatut elämät'' 2000–2004. He has appeared in such films as ''Pian on aamu'' (2005) and ''Tali-Ihantala 1944'' (2007). On television, Sariola has been seen as a presenter in various programs, such as ''Buusteri'', ''Ruuvari'' and ''Pientä pintaremonttia''. In the latter two, he has served as a writer and producer. He is also one of the directors of the musical television show ''SuomiLOVE''. Musical career As a singer, Sariola uses the pseudonym Illi. Illi's first single "Punaista", released in 2005, reached number 12 on the Finnish Singles Chart. His debut album ''Kokoa mut'' followed in 2006. Illi wrote all the lyrics on the album, while the production was handled by Elastinen and Jukka Immonen. Illi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salatut Elämät
''Salatut elämät'' ("Secret Lives", literally "Concealed Lives") is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment block in Helsinki. The series primarily centres on the residents of Pihlajakatu and its neighbouring areas. Only six of the original twenty characters Ismo ( Esko Kovero), Kalle (Pete Lattu), Ulla (Maija-Liisa Peuhu), Aki ( Sami Uotila), Kari (Tommi Taurula) and Elina (Inna Tähkänen, originally played by Sanna Luostarinen) still remain in the series, and most of the series' current characters have made their debuts in 2014 or later. Ismo is the only character who has never left the series. During the series' 23-year run, over 4,000 episodes have been aired, making it the longest running drama in television in the Nordics. On 12 June 2017, it was announced that ''Salatut elämät'' will be on the air until the summer 2023 making the ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Singles Chart
The Official Finnish Charts ( fi, Suomen virallinen lista; sv, Finlands officiella lista) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista'' (lit. "the Official Finnish Chart"), which is singular in both Finnish and Swedish, is used generically to refer to both the albums and the singles chart, and the context (albums or songs) reveals which chart is meant. History The first charts were published in 1951. In January 1991, the Yle radio station Radiomafia started to compile the first weekly chart in Finland called ''Radiomafian lista'', which was broadcast on the radio every Sunday. Prior to that, all singles and album charts in Finland had been either monthly or biweekly published sales charts. ''Radiomafian lista'' became the official Finnish charts in January 1994 when they began a partnership with Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat (ÄKT) (now known as Musiik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elastinen
Kimmo Ilpo Juhani Laiho (born 1981), better known by his stage name Elastinen (meaning ''elastic'' in Finnish), is a Finnish rap musician and also known as one of the founders and is the CEO of the Finnish independent rap label Rähinä Records. Together with his colleague Iso H (Big H), he founded the Finnish rap duo Fintelligens. He has also released five solo albums. Biography Beginnings Born and raised in Helsinki, Elastinen began taking guitar lessons when he was seven years old. At the age of 11 he started dancing and has been a member of famous break-dance groups as IMC and Savage Feet. Inspired by a hiphop-cassette, given by his elder-brother, "Ela" wrote his first rap-lyrics when he was 15. He joined an anti-racist musical "Colorblind" and met Iso H. In Fintelligens In summer 1997, Elastinen and Iso H founded Fintelligens. Elastinen was only 18 when they got their first record-deal. Ela graduated from Sibelius Academy, a music school in 2000. Same year Fintelligen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukka Immonen
Jukka Immonen (born 14 April 1978) is a Finnish musician, record producer and composer. Career beginnings Immonen started to develop an interest in music as a teenager when his parents bought him a computer. Although his family was not especially musical, his father knew some people from music industry, and Immonen got advice to get him started. In the late 1990s, he started to work mostly on hip hop music, and soon Immonen and Jan Zapasnik founded a record company Fried Music Oy. The first album produced entirely by Immonen was ''Punainen tiili'' by a rapper Asa in 2001. Current work During his career, Jukka Immonen has worked with a number of domestic and foreign artists, such as Jenni Vartiainen, Anna Abreu, Anssi Kela, Mariska & Pahat Sudet and Margaret Berger. Immonen has also composed music for Finnish films and television. He received a Jussi Award for Best Score in a Dome Karukoski film ''Tyttö sinä olet tähti'' (2005), and later worked with Karukoski again for his te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fintelligens
Fintelligens is a hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland. The band is formed of two MCs: Elastinen and Iso H. The band has released three albums and one compilation, all selling more than 150,000 copies. Career In the early 1990s the Finnish hip hop scene was dominated by more humorous acts, such as Raptori. For many years afterwards, Finnish hip hop was strongly seen as some kind of joke. When Fintelligens released their debut album ''Renesanssi'' in 2000, it was the first more serious mainstream record to emerge. ''Renesanssi'' was a success and went gold with hit singles ''Voittamaton'', ''Kellareiden Kasvatit'' and a collaboration with Swedish MC's Petter and Peewee called ''Stockholm-Helsinki''. The album started a boom in Finnish hip hop as record companies endeavored to sign their own rap artists. In 2001 Fintelligens released the albums ''Tän Tahtiin'' and ''Kokemusten Summa'' in 2002, both creating hit singles and certified gold. Fintelligens also made the theme song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redrama
Lasse Mellberg (born 2 October 1977), better known by his stage name Redrama, is a Finnish rapper. He made a breakthrough in 2003. Redrama, who performs primarily in English, but also in Swedish and Finnish was part of a hip-hop group Alien Allies which also included the Norwegian Paperboys and Madcon. Redrama won the English-language Finnish championship of rapping in 2001 and he also won the Finnish Grammy ( Emma) award for The Best Hip Hop Album in 2005.Redrama - Rähinä Records Rähinä Records His first EP, ''Redrama EP'', was released in 2001. The EP included seven tracks and it was released by Incredible Productions. In 2002, Redrama signed a recording contract with UK and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brädi
Kari Olavi "Kapa" Härkönen (born 9 April 1979), better known by his stage name Brädi, is a Finnish hip hop artist. Brädi (pronounced "Braddy") has sung in Finnish language and in English (the latter mostly under the name Brad Spitt), in bands and solo. Career ;Beginnings He started his musical career under the name A'damite in 2001. He eventually joined the Finnish hip hop band 5th Element and had three albums with the band. He was also part of a hip hop trio Herrasmiesliiga with Cheek and TS. He also opened many times for Cheek gigs as "tuplaamassa" (double mass) shows. He also collaborated with Cheek in the music videos "Huligaani", " Raplaulajan vapaapäivä", "Täältä sinne", " Liekeissä", " Jos mä oisin sä", "Viihdyttäjä" and "Maanteiden kingi". Furthermore, he has also appeared in recordings by Näkökulma, Maajoukkue, A04 and MGI. ;Solo career Brädi's first solo studio album was ''Repullinen hiittiä'' released in May 2010. The album was produced by MGI. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheek (rapper)
Jare Henrik Tiihonen (born 22 December 1981 Vantaa, Finland), better known by his stage name Cheek, is a Finnish former Rapping, rapper. During his career, he released nine studio albums. In November 2017, he officially announced that he would end his career in August 2018. Discography *2001: ''Human & Beast'' *2002: ''50/50'' *2003: ''Pitää pystyy elää'' *2003: ''Avaimet mun kulmille'' *2005: ''Käännän sivuu'' *2007: ''Kasvukipuja'' *2007: ''Kuka sä oot'' *2009: ''Jare Henrik Tiihonen'' *2010: ''Jare Henrik Tiihonen 2'' *2012: ''Sokka irti'' *2013: ''Kuka muu muka'' *2015: ''Alpha Omega (Cheek album), Alpha Omega'' *2018: ''Timantit on ikuisia'' See also *List of best-selling music artists in Finland References Living people 1981 births Finnish hip hop musicians People from Lahti People with bipolar disorder Finnish twins Finnish rappers {{Finland-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uniikki
Dan Ahti Tolppanen (born 11 June 1981) is a Finnish rapper, better known by his stage name Uniikki (meaning unique). He is the co-founder in of Rähinä Records (founded in 1998) with Elastinen, Iso H, Andu and Tasis. Uniikki was born to a Jewish mother and Finnish father. He is a nephew of Finnish politician Ben Zyskowicz. He grew up in Malminkartano, Helsinki.Basso: Räppilapsuus: Uniikki'. Youtube. Uniikki gained fame through membership in Finnish band Kapasiteettiyksikkö. For some recordings, he appeared in Rähinä (effectively a duo effort of Elastinen & Uniikki). He works as a solo act, and signed to his own Rähinä Records, but also has a great number of collaborations. Discography Albums Mixtapes *2008: ''Nuor Tolppanen vol. 1'' *2011: ''8190'' (mixtape with MG:n) *2012: ''Nuor Tolppanen vol. 2'' Singles ;Charting ;Others *2005: "En pyydä muuta" (with Illi) *2009: "Myrskyn silmäs" (with Mia) *2009: "Niinku elokuvis" (with Jimi Pääkallo) *2011: "Suurempaa" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapasiteettiyksikkö
Kapasiteettiyksikkö (Finnish for "capacity unit") was a Finnish hip hop group from Helsinki. The group was formed in 1997 by Anders "Andu" Westerholm, Markku "Tasis" Wettenranta and Dan "Uniikki" Tolppanen. Along with Fintelligens, Kapasiteettiyksikkö was one of the first Finnish-language hip hop groups that gained popularity in the country. In 2003, together with Fintelligens members Elastinen and Iso H, Kapasiteettiyksikkö founded the record label Rähinä Records Rähinä Records is the biggest independent rap label in Finland. It was founded 1998 by Elastinen, Iso H, Andu, Tasis, and Uniikki, and started actual business in 2003. The name Rähinä Records is a brand name. The company also has a sublabel A .... Discography Albums * '' Päivästtoiseen'' (2001) * '' Klassikko'' (2002) * '' Itsenäisyyspäivä'' (2003) * '' Usko parempaan'' (2004) * '' Susijengi'' (2006) * '' I ♥ KY'' (2008) Singles Music videos * "A-ay!" (2001) * "Tää on mun Stadi" (2002) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steen1
Seppo Kalervo Lampela (born 1976 in Helsinki, Finland), professionally known as Steen1, is a Finnish rap musician. He originally chose the name Steen Christensen, after the Danish criminal who shot two Finnish policemen in 1997, as his moniker, but changed it due to controversy. In 2004 Steen1 released his debut album entitled ''Salaliittoteoria'' (''Conspiracy Theory''). In September 2005 his second full-length, ''Varasta pomolta'' (''Steal from the Boss'') was released. His lyrics tend to feature aggressive, anti-establishment social critique. His Rap song "Terroristi" (Terrorist) was in the Finnish teen movie ''Tyttö sinä olet tähti'' (''Girl You're a Star'') and his rap song "Sinisiä rappuja ja punaisia hintalappuja" ("Blue blocks and red price tags") was in the movie ''Paha maa'' ''(Frozen Land)'' Steen1 ran for the Parliament of Finland in the 2007 elections representing the Communist Party of Finland (SKP). He received the most votes among SKP candidates, but failed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Pieni Huijaus
Timo Juhani Snellman (born June 2, 1982), professionally known as Timo Pieni Huijaus (''Timo The Little Hoax''), is a Finnish rapper and fashion designer. Career beginnings Timo Pieni Huijaus comes from a family with musical background. He has been inspired by hip hop music since the early 1990s, and in 1996, after getting his first computer, he started to create his own music. At first he was touring with bands like Fintelligens and Kapasiteettiyksikkö, using a pseudonym Ii. In addition to his musical career, he has also worked as a fashion designer and graphic designer. Rähinä Records released a mixtape ''E.T.T.E.'' by Timo Pieni Huijaus and Elastinen in 2006. Timo Pieni Huijaus has also appeared on compilation albums and as a featured guest on albums by such rap acts as Uniikki and Trilogia. Commercial success In August 2008, Timo Pieni Huijaus and Pyhimys released an album ''Arvoitus koko ihminen'', which peaked at number 16 on the Official Finnish Album Chart. His fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |