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group active from 1995 to 1998 and shortly in 2001 and 2003 as ''Aika''. In 2003, they changed their name back to Aikakone and have since been active on and off. Their debut album ''Tähtikaaren taa'' went triple platinum in Finland,IFPI
/ref> the follow-up, ''Toiseen maailmaan'', double platinum, their third, ''Maa'', went platinum, and their fourth album, ''Hear Me Now'', went gold. Aikakone was awarded the Newcomer of the Year Emma award in 1995. They were also selected the best band of the year in 1995 in a vote on

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Band members

* Sani (Saija Aartela) * Vera (Heidi Puurula) * Alex (Alex Ojasti) * Maki (Marko Kolehmainen) Heidi Susanna Puurula (born Heidi Vahakallio, October 13, 1971) is a Finnish singer and lyricist. In Aikakone, she did mostly backing vocals, but also some lead vocals in songs such as "Toiseen maailmaan" and "Tulisitko"'. She has also written lyrics for many artists like

Kirka Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was one of the most commercially successful Finnish musicians. His career spanned from the late 1960s until his death in 2007. Previously associated with Ilkka Lipsanen's The Islan ...

Laura Voutilainen Sanna Laura Voutilainen (born 17 May 1975 in Jyväskylä) is a Finnish pop singer. Career Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oot maailmain" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Fi ...

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, and Sani. Her short story "Paratiisi" has been published in the magazine '.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

Singles

References

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Finnish Eurodance groups Finnish pop music groups Musical groups established in 1995 Musical groups disestablished in 1998 Musical groups reestablished in 2001 Musical groups disestablished in 2003 Musical groups reestablished in 2008 Bertelsmann Music Group artists {{Finland-band-stub