Technicolour was a Finnish rock band from

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, founded by

Jimi Pääkallo Jimi Constantine (born Konstantinos Jorma Hiekkanen, 31 December 1981) is a Finnish musician and actor. He was previously the vocalist and guitarist of the band Technicolour. He has also played with the bands Tyrävyö, Cliché, and Kalle Pä ...

and active from 2001 to 2008. All the lyrics to their songs were sung in English. Jimi and Dingo had been playing in the band Cliché when they decided to start a separate project. Gary, Aki, and Toni joined soon after. The band's first album, ''Way Out'', was released in September 2003. The album achieved moderate success. Their second album, ''Only Shadows Dance'' (2005), outperformed the first one, peaking at 11th place on the album chart that year. The album's singles "All My Life" and "Teach Me Love (I'm in Denial)" also ranked among the top ten on radio playlists. With their third album ''People'', released in October 2006, Technicolour's popularity waned again. In May 2008, the band announced that they would go on hiatus, and in October of the same year they officially broke up. Tecnicolour's band members have continued playing music in other projects. Vocalist

launched a solo career under the name Jimi Constantine, Gary focused his efforts on the band Monday, which he had started in 2004, and Toni plays with the bands Kardia and The Closed.

Past members

* Jimi (Konstantinos Jorma "Konsta" Hiekkanen) – vocals * Gary (Tuomas Keskinen) – guitar * Toni Hintikka – bass * Dingo (Pasi Lemmetty) – drums * Aki Räty – vocals, guitar

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Way Out'' (2003) * ''Only Shadows Dance'' (2005) * ''People'' (2006)

Singles

* "One Night" (2003) * "Fireflies" (2003) * "Endless" (2004) * "All My Life" (2005) * "Teach Me Love" (I'm in Denial)" (2005) * "Nowhere to Go" (2005) * "Can I Get to Heaven" (2006) * "Someday" (2006) * "Michael Jackson" (2006)

Music videos

* "Fireflies" (2003) * "Teach Me Love (I'm in Denial)" (2005) * "Nowhere to Go" (2005) * "Someday" (2006)

References

External links

Official website (archived)

Technicolour's official mobile blog (archived)
Musical groups established in 2001 Finnish rock music groups Finnish musical groups Musical groups from Helsinki {{Finland-band-stub