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Flinch (band)
Flinch is glam rock band from Tampere, Finland formed in 2003. Band history Initial success The band released their debut single "Tuulet" in 2005, where it reached number 2 on the Finnish music charts. Their follow-up single "Liikaa" was released in early 2006 and reached number 2. The band's debut album, ''Kuvastin'', was released in 2006 and reached number 17 on the Finnish album charts. Change in lineup In early 2007 there was a significant change in lineup, and front man Liimatainen became the only remaining original member. Commenting on the split, Liimatainen stated that "that group arrived to a point where there was no other choice than splitting. The former band members wanted to do other things. Despite the changes inside the band, fans have remained faithful. Feedback up to now has been positive". On April 9, 2008 the band released their second album ''Irrallaan''. It was produced by Jonne Aaron, Liimatainen's elder brother and frontman of the band Negative (Finnish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population of 341,696; and the metropolitan area, also known as the Tampere sub-region, has a population of 393,941 in an area of . Tampere is the second-largest urban area and third most-populous individual municipality in Finland, after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, and the most populous Finnish city outside the Greater Helsinki area. Today, Tampere is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs in the whole inland region. Tampere and its environs belong to the historical province of Satakunta. The area belonged to the Häme Province from 1831 to 1997, and over time it has often been considered to belong to Tavastia as a province. For example, in '' Uusi tietosanakirja'' published in the 1960s, the Tampere sub-region is presented as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glam Rock
Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists drew on diverse sources across music and throwaway pop culture, ranging from bubblegum pop and 1950s rock and roll to cabaret, science fiction, and complex art rock.P. Auslander, ''Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music'' (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2006), , pp. 57, 63, 87 and 141. The flamboyant clothing and visual styles of performers were often camp or androgynous, and have been described as playing with other gender roles. Glitter rock was a more extreme version of glam rock. The UK charts were inundated with glam rock acts from 1971 to 1975. The March 1971 appearance of T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan on the BBC's music show ''Top of the Pops'', wearing glitter and satins, is often cited as the beginning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko Häkkilä
Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnish language. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: * Mikko Alatalo, Finnish musician and politician * Mikko Eloranta, Finnish ice hockey left winger * Mikko Franck, Finnish conductor * Mikko Heiniö, Finnish composer * Mikko Hirvonen, Finnish World Rally Championship driver * Mikko Hyppönen, Finnish security guru and an author * Mikko Ilonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Juva, Finnish historian, theologian, and archbishop * Mikko Kavén, Finnish footballer * Mikko Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player * Mikko Kolehmainen, Finnish flatwater canoer * Mikko Korhonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Koskinen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender * Mikko Larkas, Finnish basketball coach * Mikko Leppilampi, Finnish actor and musician * Mikko Lindström, guitarist for Finnish band HIM * Mikko Nissinen, Finnish ballet dancer and current director of Boston Ballet * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olli Laukkanen
Olli is a Dutch children's book character and a stuffed toy. The character Olli was created in 2004 by Dutch designer and film director Hein Mevissen and writer Diederiekje Bok as a character for a bottled mineral water. Olli was one of the many characters used on the packages and posters of the bottled water brand and John's Phone. Olli was launched at a party of MTV In Rotterdam in 2004. In 2013, Olli was again part of a campaign, this time to save the Rotterdam Zoo Diergaarde Blijdorp. Olli is part of the Ollimania family which is the company that created and owns all characters. After the launch, Olli became the symbol of Rotterdam and professional football club Feyenoord. On 10 September 2015, Ollimania and its creators Hein Mevissen and Diederiekje Bok donated a huge Olli statue to the Sophia children's hospital in Rotterdam. Books The first two Ollimania books were launched in October 2014. 'Olli en het poepkanon' and 'Olli is een olifant'. Both books made it into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuukka Hänninen
Tuukka is a Finnish male given name. The origin of the name may be from the Scandinavian names Tore and Tor, but other studies suggest the origin comes from the names ''Thoke'' and ''Thuki''. - Nimipäivä.fi (in Finnish) People named Tuukka include: * (born 1981), Finnish basketball player * Tuukka Mäkelä (1927–2005), Finnish sports shooter * Tuukka Mäkelä (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player * Tuukka Mà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juuso Valkeala
Juuso is a given name and a surname, which was derived from the Biblical name of Joseph. Juuso's name day is March 19. Notable people with the name include: Persons with the given name *Juuso Akkanen (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Antonen, Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Hietanen (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey defenceman *Juuso Honka (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Ikonen (born 1995), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Kaijomaa, Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Kangaskorpi (born 1975), Finnish football defender and manager *Juuso Ngaikukwete, Namibian pastor *Juuso Pulli (born 1991), Finnish ice hockey defenceman *Juuso Puustinen (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Pykälistö (born 1975), Finnish rally driver *Juuso Rajala (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Ramo (born 1994), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Riikola (born 1993), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Riksman (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey goaltender *Juuso Salmi (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Liimatainen
''Ville'' or "town", but its meaning in the Middle Ages was "farm" (from Gallo-Romance VILLA < Latin '''') and then "village". The derivative ''-ville'' is commonly used in names of cities, s and s, particularly throughout France, Canada and the United States. Usage in France [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glam Rock
Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists drew on diverse sources across music and throwaway pop culture, ranging from bubblegum pop and 1950s rock and roll to cabaret, science fiction, and complex art rock.P. Auslander, ''Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music'' (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2006), , pp. 57, 63, 87 and 141. The flamboyant clothing and visual styles of performers were often camp or androgynous, and have been described as playing with other gender roles. Glitter rock was a more extreme version of glam rock. The UK charts were inundated with glam rock acts from 1971 to 1975. The March 1971 appearance of T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan on the BBC's music show ''Top of the Pops'', wearing glitter and satins, is often cited as the beginning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irrallaan
"Irrallaan" is a song by Finnish singer and songwriter Olavi Uusivirta. Released as the first single from his second studio album ''Me ei kuolla koskaan'', the song peaked at number 14 on the 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 officiell .... Charts References 2005 singles Olavi Uusivirta songs 2005 songs {{2000s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonne Aaron
Jonne Aaron Liimatainen (born 30 August 1983) is a Finnish singer. He became one of the most prominent teen idols and rock stars in Finland in the 2000s. He is known as the lead vocalist, composer, lyricist, and frontman of the Finnish glam rock band Negative. In 2012, Aaron took part in the inaugurating series of ''Vain elämää'', the Finnish version of '' The Best Singers'' series broadcast on Finnish Nelonen commercial television channel. Personal life Jonne Aaron was born in Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ..., and is the brother of Ville Liimatainen, lead vocalist of the Finnish glam rock band Flinch. He dated '' Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning'' actress Tiina Routamaa for nine years, but they separated in the summer of 2011. Discography Albums wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
