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Jare (rapper)
JVG (formerly known as Jare & VilleGalle) is a Finnish rap duo made up of Jare Joakim Brand (born 8 October 1987) and Ville-Petteri Galle (born 4 October 1987). Their style is often referred to as sport rap. Both Jare and Ville are passionate athletes and originally became famous for their unique and comical sports-themed songs, where they rapped about ice hockey, soccer, doping, Finnish sportspeople (such as Jari Litmanen and Teemu Selänne), snus and playing NHL video games. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, JVG held a virtual reality concert on the first of May in a simulated version of Helsinki, with estimated attendance somewhere from 700,000 to over 1,000,000. Discography Albums Singles Featured in VilleGalle was also featured in on: *2008: "Katkerat savut" by Hulabaloo (''Sirkusteltta'' album) *2009: "Siivoo suu poika" by Juno (''Kettoteippi'' album) *2009: "Raybanit" by Juno (''Kettoteippi'' album, also featuring ink) *2010: "Kuka on lämmittäny mun uunii?" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruudolf
Ruudolf (born Rudy Frans Kulmala in 1983) is a Finnish hip hop artist. He is known for his calm flow and energetic live performances. He rhymes in Finnish. His debut album ''Doupeimmat Jumala Seivaa'' climbed on the 18th place on Finland's official album list after its release in 2004. Ruudolf has won the Finnish freestyle and battle rap championship two times. First in 2001, being only 17 years old at the time. His latest win came in 2005, already being an accomplished artist in Finland. Before starting his career as a solo artist, Ruudolf was a part of the group ‘Vähäiset Äänet’. His friend Karri Koira (also former member of Vähäiset Äänet) is often seen by his side during live performances. Karri Koira also features on many of his recordings. He grew up in Herttoniemi, Helsinki. He is a quarter Mexican [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paperi T
Henri Pulkkinen (born 26 February 1986), professionally known as Paperi T, is a Finnish rapper, poet and radio host. He started his career in a group Ruger Hauer in 2010 and released his first solo album '' Malarian pelko'' in 2015. Since 2017 he has been working as a music director for Radio Helsinki. Selected discography Solo albums With Ruger Hauer References Living people Finnish rappers Finnish hip hop musicians 1986 births {{Finland-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kube (rapper)
Jussi Hauta-aho, better known as Kube also known as 2 Litran Juissi, is a Finnish rapper from Hakunila. He started rapping in 2003 and is signed with Monsp Records with whom he had his charting album ''Lentokonetila'' in 2013 followed by another album Flow in 2014. Kube is also part of the rap collective On The Street Entertainment, that also includes Jukka-Poika, Julma Henri & RPK The RPK (russian: Ручной пулемёт Калашникова/РПК, Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova, link=no, English: "Kalashnikov hand-held machine gun"), sometimes retroactively termed the RPK-47, is a Soviet 7.62×39mm light machine ..., Stepa, Solonen, Sustain, Pelan, Ras Henry & Fin-Jam Reggae Band. Discography Other releases *2003: ''Cubenrapinat'' (2003) *2010: ''Kliffaa ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno (rapper)
Jon Mauno Korhonen (born 5 January 1987 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish rapper of Nigerian origin. Born in Helsinki, he lived in the city's Kruununhaka and Pihlajamäki neighborhoods, performing from the early 2000s. In 2005 he appeared as Juno in a TV reality show called ''Rap SM'' in the Finnish language rap section of the show. The other rappers in the Finnish leg were Kajo and Ruudolf. Juno joining various successful formations. Juno was first in the duo Hulabaloo with Mr. KO using hip hop, rap and electro influences. Signed to 3rd Rail Music record label, the duo released the album ''Sirkusteltta'' in 2008. But he also continued his solo efforts in 2008 releasing 10 December 2008 his debut solo album ''13'' on Yellowmic Records that was produced by Sakke Aalto. In the summer of 2009, he also released his own EP ''Kettoteippi'' In 2009, he became part of the four-member hip hop band SMC Lähiörotat alongside Avionin Prinssi, Erä-Koira and Thono Slowknow. The band had i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMC Lähiörotat
SMC Lähiörotat is a group of Finnish rap artists with their songs focusing in the underground life of Helsinki. Their debut album ' was released on June 15, 2011. It peaked at #2 on the Finnish Album Chart. SMC is known for their humorous skateboarding-themed songs and music videos and their extensive and innovative use of Helsinki slang . Their lyrics are often satirical portraits of skateboarding culture, petty criminal lifestyle and vandalism. History 2009–2011 The group became known from the YouTube video "SMC Hoodrats". It was filmed for a movie called ''Skatemaniacs'', but also uploaded on YouTube in 2009. On the video, artists rap about good old times and hoods. It was directed by Pablo Films. The background music is originally from Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones (Part II)" instrumental version. The video got a lot of viewers in a short time and has been now watched over six million times. The song was named as "Northside nagetti" for the debut album ''Raffii Suomi-flà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vain Elämää
''Vain elämää'' is the Finnish version of '' The Best Singers'' series broadcast on Finnish Nelonen commercial television channel fashioned on the successful Dutch series ''De beste zangers van Nederland''. Each day, one artist would be chosen, and the remaining artists would perform covers of her or his songs and would be assessed by the original artist. The last day would be dedicated to duets of the most popular performances. The title of the Finnish series is inspired by the 1973 song ''Vain elämää'' ( fi. "it's only life") by Irwin Goodman. Summary Season 1 (2012) The first Finnish edition started on 5 October 2012 and continued until 23 November 2012. The artists taking part were Erin, Kaija Koo, Katri Helena, Jonne Aaron, Cheek, Neumann and Jari Sillanpää. Many of the renditions during the series have charted on the Finnish Singles Chart and the self-titled compilation album has topped the Finnish Albums Chart. Performances Albums ''Vain elämää'' At the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reino Nordin
Reino Nordin (born 25 May 1983) is a Finnish actor and musician who is known for starring in films such as ''Young Gods'', '' Ganes'' and ''Purge''. Nordin has released three solo albums and also two albums with his band Reino & The Rhinos. His sister is singer Siiri Nordin and his grandmother is Outi Heiskanen. Partial filmography *''Young Gods'' (2003) *''Game Over'' (2005) *'' Ganes'' (2007) *''Tears of April'' (2008) *''Purge'' (2012) *'' Rendel'' (2017) *''Hatching Hatching (french: hachure) is an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading Shading refers to the depiction of depth perception in 3D models (within the field of 3D computer graphics) or illustrations (in visual art) by varying ...'' (2021) Partial discography Reino & The Rhinos *''Tähän tyyliin'' (2008) *''Kohti huomista'' (2012) Solo albums *''Bongo Rock'' (2014) *''Antaudun'' (2017) *''Cara Mia'' (2019) Singles *"Ylös" (2015) *"Niin varmaan" (featuring Kube) (2015) *"Sol" (2015) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Vesala
Paula Julia Vesala (born December 10, 1981) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, actress, and playwright. She was one of two singers and main lyricist in the pop rock duo PMMP along with Mira Luoti. Her solo career began in 2015 under the stage name "Vesala". She has composed songs for other well-known Finnish artists such as Vesa-Matti Loiri, Jenni Vartiainen, and Antti Tuisku. Career Education Vesala attended the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where she studied music education and classical singing as well as the piano and violin."Biografia: Paula Vesala", PMMP.fi. (luettu 22.6.2007) Since 2011, she has studied dramaturgy at the Helsinki Theatre Academy and later at University of California, Los Angeles. Her 10-minute play "English Lesson" was chosen among seven others as one of the best in the national Theater Masters 10-minute playwr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Parkkonen (singer)
Pete Eemeli Parkkonen (born 8 February 1990) is a Finnish singer singing in both Finnish and English. He took part in the Finnish ''Idol'' competition in its fourth season finishing third. After ''Idol'' he launched a solo career releasing albums ''The First Album'' in 2009 that topped the Finnish Albums Chart followed by ''I'm an Accident'' in 2010. Career ;In ''Idol'' Parkkosen auditioned with "Mies jolle ei koskaan tapahdu mitään", a song by J. Karjalainen. during the competition, he interpreted various songs, most notably "Queen City" and "I Kissed a Girl". In the semi-finals, he sang songs from Foo Fighters, Danko Jones and Eppu Normaali making it to the Final 3. The season finals were held on 9 November 2009 with Parkkonen considered the favourite to win. However, he was unexpectedly eliminated in the Final 3 phase finishing third. The grand finale was held on 14 December with Koop Arponen winning the title and Anna Puustjärvi as runner-up. ;After ''Idol'' After ''Idol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Abreu
Anna Eira Margarida Heiskari (née Mourão de Melo e Abreu; born 7 February 1990), known professionally as simply ABREU since 2017, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Abreu first rose to fame in Finland after placing as the runner-up in the third series of the Finnish singing talent show '' Idols'' in 2007. Her music has been described as pop with influences from genres such as R&B, dance, and Latin. Since her participation in ''Idols'', Abreu has become one of the best-selling former ''Idols'' contestants in Finland, and one of the most successful Finnish female singers. She has certified record sales surpassing 190,000 copies, which places her also among the 100 best-selling music artists of all time in Finland. Early life Abreu was born in Vantaa to a Portuguese father, Paulo Mourão de Melo e Abreu, and a Finnish mother, Liisa. She has an elder brother named Emil. As a young child, Abreu spent some time residing in Portugal, and speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raappana (musician)
Janne Pöyhönen, better known by his stage name Raappana, is a Finnish reggae artist from Lahti. Career Raappana's first studio album '' Päivä on nuori'' was released on 3 October 2007. It peaked at number 18 on the Finnish Album Chart. His second studio album '' Maapallo'', released on 1 September 2010, peaked at number one on the same chart. On 22 March 2013, he released his third studio album '' Tuuliajolla'' which reached number five on the album chart. Raappana also appeared as a featured guest on a song "Kran Turismo" by JVG. The song spent 12 weeks at number one 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 .... Discography Albums ;Others *2010: ''Ilta on nuori'' (Remix album) Singles *"Sensimilla/Lintsari Anthem Remix 7" *"Perhesuhte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
