Allan Vainola (also known as Al Vainola, birth name Allan Annus; born 11 March 1965, in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

) is an Estonian singer, guitarist and composer. He is best known as the lead singer in such bands as Sõpruse Puiestee; Metro Luminal; Alumiinium, Sinu Sädelev Sõber; and as a guitarist in

Vennaskond Vennaskond ( Estonian for ''Brotherhood'') is an Estonian punk rock band founded in 1984. The band has toured in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Romania, Sweden, Germany, France, India, Poland and the United States (including CBGB). To show respect ...

. Vainola has also written music for several stageplays (e.g. ''"

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"'', ''" Huck"'', ''" Daamide õnn"'' and ''"

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, surma õpilane"''), and songs (e.g. ''"Riia mu arm"'', ''"Insener Garini hüperboloid"'', ''"Elagu Proudhon!"'', ''"Pille-Riin"'', ''"Subatlantiline kohtumine"'', ''"Eleegia"'', ''"1905"'' and ''"Kaks meest"''). Allan Vainola is married to Estonian poet

Kätlin Vainola Kätlin Vainola (born 30 September 1978 in Tallinn) is a contemporary Estonian children’s writer and poet. She sometimes uses the pen name Marie Myrk. Biography Born in Tallinn, she spent her earliest years in the subdistrict of Kopli before ...

who has also written songs for Sõpruse Puiestee and Vennaskond.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vainola, Allan 1965 births Living people Estonian composers Anarcho-punk musicians Punk rock musicians Musicians from Tartu 21st-century Estonian male singers Estonian rock guitarists 20th-century Estonian male singers