HC Andersen (also known as HCA) is a
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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rock band
A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre. A four-piece band is the most common configuration in rock and pop music. In the early years, the configuration was typically two guita ...
group named after
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...
. It is known for its mixture of
punk rock, pan-European
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
, and humour.
HC Andersen consists of Jake Romppanen, Ema Hurskainen, Pakke Pakarinen, Olli "Ola" Nurminen, and Samuli "Teho" Majamäki.
HC Andersen is best known for its albums ''5 vuodenaikaa'' (Finnish for "Five Seasons", released in 1990), ''Hämäyksen koston pojan paluu II'' (Finnish for "The Revenge of Cheat's Sons, Part 2", released in 1993), and ''Eventyr'' (Danish for "adventure" or "fairy tale", released in 1997). ''Eventyr'' received critical acclaim in the Finnish music media.
Finnish musical groups
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