Smilers is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

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band formed in 1991 by

Hendrik Sal-Saller Smilers is an Estonian Rock music, rock band formed in 1991 by Hendrik Sal-Saller. The name reportedly originated from a Rod Stewart album, ''Smiler (album), Smiler''. The band was first named Lezer Brozers. In the early years Smilers produced ...

. The name reportedly originated from a

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

album, '' Smiler''. The band was first named Lezer Brozers. In the early years Smilers produced two albums in Finland, but as these were not successful, they returned to Estonia and gained fame soon after. Smilers won the Artist of the Year award in the 2004 Estonian Music Awards. Smilers were also awarded a Golden Disc for Song of the Year in 2004 for " Ainult unustamiseks".Golden Disc - Estonian Pop Music Award
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Current members

– vocals, guitar * Urmas Jaarman –

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* Mikko Saira –

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* Erko Laurimaa – guitar * Raido Kurri – drums

Discography

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

: * ''Smilers'' (1994) * ''Take Five'' (1996)

: * ''Olen kuul'' (1997) * ''Mõistus on kadunud'' (1998) * ''1994–1996'' (1999) * ''Suure surmaga läbi elu'' (1999) * ''Jalgpall on parem kui sex'' (2001) * ''Remixed'' (2002) * ''Ainult unustamiseks'' (2003) * ''Ainult armastusest'' (2004) * ''Live Unplugged'' (2005) * ''Esimene Eesti tuur'' (2005) * ''Õhus on Smilers'' (2007) * ''ETV Live'' (2008) * ''2009'' (2009) * ''Viimane'' (2011) * ''SMILERSXX: 20 aastat meteoriitide sajus'' (2013)

References

External links

Official website
* Estonian rock music groups Musical groups established in 1991 1991 establishments in Estonia Estonian pop rock music groups {{Estonia-band-stub