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 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 Ol ...

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

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''Suomen virallinen lista''.

Career

Olli Lindholm was a founding member of the Finnish rock band

. 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" award in 2008.Dome.fi: Olli Lindholm sai Iskelmä-Finlandian – katso kuva
He served as a guest judge during the auditions to the Finnish ''

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'' series in 2011. A biography of his life was written in 2017. He also served as a judge in ''

The Voice of Finland ''The Voice of Finland'' is a Finnish reality singing competition and local version of ''The Voice'' first broadcast as ''The Voice of Holland''. The series premiered on Nelonen on 30 December 2011 and the first season concluded in April 2012. ...

'', at the time of his death in 2019.

Personal life

Lindholm had two children from a marriage that had ended in a divorce. He lived in the city of

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

. In February 2019, Lindholm suddenly died following an aortic rupture.

Discography

(For Olli Lindholm discography with

, refer to the band's discography section)

Albums

;Solo albums

References

External links

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