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Yö
Yö ( en, night) was a Finnish rock band, formed in 1981 in Pori, Finland. The band has had many line-up changes during their history, and almost 20 different musicians play or have played with the band. Yö's first line-up included singer Olli Lindholm and composer, singer and keyboardist Jussi Hakulinen, guitarist Jani Viitanen, bassist Juha Rauäng and drummer Harri Varhala. Since the late 1980s band has been more or less based in Tampere. Yö's biggest hits include songs like '' Joutsenlaulu'' (Swansong), ''Likaiset legendat'' (Dirty Legends), ''Ihmisen poika'' (Son of a Human), ''Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen'' (Love is Snow-White), ''Särkynyt enkeli'' (Broken Angel), and ''Tia-Maria'' (a Finnish woman's name). The group started with punk rock influenced music but has later moved towards mainstream rock. Yö is Finland's 10th best-selling music artist of all time with two multi-platinum, two double-platinum, six platinum and five gold records. After singer and bands leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olli Lindholm
Olli Lindholm (19 March 1964 – 12 February 2019) was a Finnish singer and guitarist. He was the lead singer of the renowned Finnish band Yö since the early 1980s with a string of hits and albums. In addition, he worked on a solo basis with his own four albums released on various labels including ''Maailma on kaunis'' in 2010 that peaked at number one on The Official Finnish Chart ''Suomen virallinen lista''. Career Olli Lindholm was a founding member of the Finnish rock band Yö. The band was formed in 1981. During his decades long participation in Yö, members of the band had drastically changed, as he was eventually the only original member left. Lindholm's career in music had started from punk rock at the age of 16. He participated in multiple bands during the early years of his career. For instance, he started with another Finnish punk band Appendix in 1982 as a founding member and vocalist and guitarist. He was awarded the Iskelmä-Finlandia "Best Finnish singer" awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussi Hakulinen
Jussi Pekka Hakulinen (21 December 1964 – 9 August 2022) was a Finnish musician and singer-songwriter. He was one of the original members of the group Yö Yö ( en, night) was a Finland, Finnish rock music, rock band, formed in 1981 in Pori, Finland. The band has had many line-up changes during their history, and almost 20 different musicians play or have played with the band. Yö's first line- ..., one of the best-selling rock bands in Finland. Hakulinen left the band for solo career in 1985 after two platinum selling albums. Since 1990, Hakulinen was an occasional visitor to Yö's concerts and also wrote material for the band. His songs ''Joutsenlaulu'' (1984) and ''Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen'' (2003), recorded by Yö, have been voted as the greatest Finnish pop songs in several listeners polls. Discography Yö *''Varietee'' (1983) *''Nuorallatanssija'' (1984) Kinsky *''Valtaa ja voimaa'' (1986) Solo *''Vaaleanpunainen majatalo'' (1985) *''Pennitön Onassis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Rock
Finnish rock ( Finnish: ''suomirock'' or ''suomirokki''—also known as Finnsrock, Finnrock or Finrock) refers to rock music made in Finland. The initial rock and roll boom of the 1950s was preceded by a long tradition of popular culture. ''Suomirock'' may refer to Finnish rock music in general or more narrowly rock music sung in the Finnish language. Timeline Finnish rock followed the common trends during the 50s and 60s. Usually Finnish rock bands performed covers or hit songs translated into Finnish. Eero Raittinen and his brother Jussi Raittinen are among the earliest rockers of the 1960s, alongside groups such as Jormas, Topmost and Ernos. The British band The Renegades found their biggest success in the 1960s Finland. Helsinki was the centre of Finnish rock and pop music during this period. Love Records was one of the first domestic record labels dedicated to Finnish rock, even though the label's roster also included jazz and political songs. Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940 rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valo (album)
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Valo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Elmer Valo (1921–1998), American baseball player *Jesse Valo (born 1984), Finnish kickboxer and musician, former member of Iconcrash *Ville Valo (born 1976), Finnish musician Other *''Valo'', an album by Finnish rock band Yö * VALO-CD, a distribution of open-source software on a CD for Microsoft Windows * Adelaide 500 also known as Clipsal 500; a race in Adelaide. See also * Vallo (other) * Valor (other) * Valon * Val (other) * Vola (other) * Volo (other) * Vala (other) Vala or VALA may refer to: Religion and mythology * Vala (Vedic), a demon or a stone cavern in the Hindu scriptures * Völva, also spelled Vala, a priestess in Norse mythology and Norse paganism Fiction * Vala (Middle-earth), an angelic being in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pori
) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-west of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Pori was established in 1558 by Duke John, who later became King John III of Sweden. The city has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It is the largest city in Finland, and the 7th largest urban area. Pori is also the capital of the Satakunta region (pop. 224,028) and the Pori sub-region (pop. 136,905). Pori was also once one of the main cities with Turku in the former Turku and Pori Province (1634–1997). The neighboring municipalities are Eurajoki, Kankaanpää, Kokemäki, Merikarvia, Nakkila, Pomarkku, Sastamala, Siikainen and Ulvila. Pori is especially known nationwide for its Jazz Festival, Yyt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
