Pariisin Kevät (meaning Paris Spring in
Finnish) is a Finnish indie-pop, indie-rock and electronic band from
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
, founded by Arto Tuunela in 2007. Pariisin Kevät began as a solo project and remained so for the first two studio albums. For the tour following the release of ''Astronautti'', a live band was formed which also recorded the third studio album, ''Kaikki on satua''.
Arto Tuunela previously founded the Finnish alternative group
Major Label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produc ...
. Pariisin Kevät is signed to
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...
.
Members
*Arto Tuunela – lead vocals (previously of the band
Major Label
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)
*Antti Pouta – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
*Artturi Taira – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (from
Rubik)
*Ilari Kivelä – keyboards, backing vocals
*Jussi Hietala – bass guitar
*Reko Aho – drums
Discography
Albums
EPs
*2007: "Kattojen yllä" (made available online)
Singles
;Promotional non-charting singles
*2007: "Samoilla raiteilla"
*2008: "Meteoriitti"
*2008: "Mä haluun sua enemmän ku muut haluu"
(with Katri Ylander
Katri Marianne Ylander (born 17 December 1985) is a Finnish singer who rose to popularity after finishing second in '' Idols Finland 2'', the Finnish version of ''Pop Idol''. Ylander received 45% of votes, while the winner, Ilkka Jääskeläinen, ...
& Superjanne)
*2009: "Joulujoulumaa"
*2010: "Invisible Man"
*2010: "Matkalla etelään"
Videography
*"Samoilla raiteilla"
*"Pikku Huopalahti"
*"Invisible Man"
*"Matkalla etelään"
*"Painovoimaa"
*"Imatrankoski"
*"Saari"
*"Kesäyö"
*"Kevät"
*"Odotus"
References
External links
Official website
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Finnish electronic music groups
Finnish indie rock groups
Finnish indie pop groups
Musical groups established in 2007
Musical groups from Helsinki