Juha-Pekka "JP" Leppäluoto (born 15 November 1974 in

Raahe Raahe (; ; ) is a town in Finland, located on the western coast of the country. Raahe is situated in the North Ostrobothnia region, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Raahe is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of a ...

) is a Finnish musician. He was in the band

Charon In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon ( ; ) is a psychopomp, the ferryman of the Greek underworld. He carries the souls of those who have been given funeral rites across the rivers Acheron and Styx, which separate the worlds of the living and ...

until the summer of 2011 as a vocalist and songwriter. He also formed the band

Harmaja Harmaja () is an island and a lighthouse outside Helsinki, south of the Suomenlinna sea fortress. The island has been functioning as a landmark since the 16th century. A landmark structure was built on the island in the 18th century and a light ...

as a vocalist, guitar player and songwriter. They released three albums. Together with Marko Hietala, Tony Kakko, and Jarkko Ahola, he was also in the band

Northern Kings Northern Kings is a Finnish symphonic metal cover band, cover supergroup, made up of four well known musicians: Jarkko Ahola from Teräsbetoni, ex-Dreamtale, Marko Hietala from Tarot (band), Tarot, ex-Nightwish, Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica an ...

as a vocalist. He provided vocals for the first release from the band Poisonblack, which featured members from several other Finnish rock bands, and also sang in the band

Dark Sarah Dark Sarah is a Finnish symphonic metal band formed by Heidi Parviainen after her departure from Amberian Dawn in 2012. Their style has been described as "cinematic metal". History Formation and creation of ''Behind the Black Veil'' (2012� ...

, first as a guest, and then as an official member for one album cycle, before stepping away to focus on a solo career, although he still provides guest vocals for the band. In 2020 he released his first solo album, titled ''Piilevää pimeää''. In 2022, JP would release his second solo album ''Jäävuoria''. A couple months after his solo release, Northern Kings would play again for the first time in over 10 years.

Discography

With

* '' Sorrowburn'' (1998) * '' Tearstained'' (2000) * ''

Downhearted "Downhearted" is the third single released by Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl from their debut album '' The Boys Light Up''. The song was written by Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough and Bill McDonough. All three songwriters had been bandmat ...

'' (2002) * '' The Dying Daylights'' (2003) * '' Songs for the Sinners'' (2005) * A Side's, B Side's, And Suicides (2010-2011) With

* ''Reborn'' (2007) * ''Rethroned'' (2008) With

* ''Harmaja EP'' (2007) * ''Harmaja'' (2009) * ''Lento'' (2010) * ''Marras'' (2012) With Poisonblack: * ''

Escapexstacy ''Escapexstacy'' is the debut album of Finnish gothic metal band Poisonblack. It was released on 17 February 2003 in Germany, 25 February 2003 in the United States and Canada, and 8 March 2003 in Japan. Amy Sciarretto gave a favourable review ...

'' (2003) As special guest *

– ''Dance with the Dragon'' (2016) * Dark Sarah – ''Trespasser'' (2017) * Dark Sarah – ''The Wolf and the Maiden'' (2020) * Dark Sarah – ''Piece of my Heart'' (2023) With Dark Sarah * ''The Golden Moth'' (2018) Solo as JP Leppäluoto * ''Piilevää pimeää'' (2020) * ''Jäävuoria'' (2022) * * *

References

External links

Official Charon MyspaceOfficial Northern Kings WebsiteOfficial Harmaja MyspaceFrail Dreams – Charon Fanpage
1974 births People from Raahe Finnish heavy metal singers Finnish heavy metal guitarists Finnish male singer-songwriters Finnish singer-songwriters 21st-century Finnish male singers Living people 21st-century Finnish guitarists Northern Kings members {{finland-musician-stub