Blind Channel

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Blind Channel
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Blind Channel at Full Force 2023
Background information
Origin Oulu, Finland
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
Members
  • Joel Hokka
  • Niko Moilanen
  • Joonas Porko
  • Olli Matela
  • Tommi Lalli
  • Aleksi Kaunisvesi
Website www.blindchannelofficial.com
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Blind Channel is a Finnish nu metal band from Oulu. [1] They represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Dark Side", finishing in sixth place. The band define their musical style as "violent pop". [2]

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Career

In February 2021, the band participated in the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the modern nu-metal track "Dark Side". [3] They won the selection with 54.3% of the vote (the highest in UMK history) and in May 2021 represented Finland in the contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, finishing in sixth place with a total of 301 points. Blind Channel received 218 of their total points from televoting, while 83 points were received from juries. The band painted their middle fingers red for their Eurovision performance of "Dark Side", after being informed that they could not lift a middle finger to the audience onstage due to the show's family-friendly nature. [4] On 19 May 2021, a day before their first performance at Eurovision, the band signed to Century Media/Sony Music. [5]

Band members

Timeline

Blind Channel

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
FIN
[6]
Revolutions
  • Released: 29 September 2016 [7]
  • Label: Ranka Kustannus
  • Format: Digital download, CD, streaming
26
Blood Brothers
  • Released: 20 April 2018 [8]
  • Label: Ranka Kustannus
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
30
Violent Pop
  • Released: 6 March 2020 [9]
  • Label: Ranka Kustannus
  • Format: Digital download, CD, streaming
31
Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous
  • Released: 8 July 2022 [10]
  • Label: Century Media
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
1
Exit Emotions
  • Released: 1 March 2024
  • Label: Century Media
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
1
[11]

Singles

Singles as lead artist
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
FIN
[6] 		GER
[12] 		IRE
[13] 		NLD
[14] 		NOR
[15] 		SWE
[16] 		UK
[17] 		US Main
[18]
"Save Me"2013————————Non-album singles
"Naysayers" [19] 2014————————
"Calling Out" [20] ————————
"Unforgiving" [21] 2015————————Revolutions
"Don't" [22] ————————
"Darker Than Black" [23] 2016————————
"Deja Fu" [24] ————————
"Enemy for Me" [25] ————————
"Can't Hold Us" [26] 2017————————Non-album single
"Alone Against All" [27] ————————Blood Brothers
"Sharks Love Blood" [28] ————————
"Wolfpack" [29] 2018————————
"Out of Town" [30] ————————
"Over My Dead Body" [31] ————————Violent Pop
"Timebomb"
(featuring Alex Mattson) [32] 		2019————————
"Snake"
(featuring GG6) [33] 		————————
"Died Enough for You" [34] ————————
"Fever" [35] 2020————————
"Gun" [36] ————————
"Left Outside Alone" [37] ————————Non-album single
"Dark Side" [38] 202115162
[39] 		22272866—Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous
"Balboa"12
[40] 		———————
"We Are No Saints"18
[41] 		———————
"Bad Idea"20225
[42] 		———————
"Don't Fix Me"————————
"Flatline"2023————————Exit Emotions
"Happy Doomsday" [43] ————————
"Deadzone"———————26
"Die Another Day"————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

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References

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  2. ↑ Smith, David (18 February 2021). ""If life is darker and harsher, you can still have fun" — Blind Channel's "Dark Side" lyrics shirk a grim reality in favour of anarchy". Archived from the original on 18 February 2021.
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  5. ↑ @BlindChannelFIN (19 May 2021). "Blind Channel signs an international record deal with @centurymedia / @sonymusic. We're extremely excited and grateful to join the Century Media Records / Sony Music family. To join forces with one of the world's biggest rock/metal labels is a great honor to us" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  10. ↑ "Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous (DD)". Apple Music. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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  21. ↑ "Unforgiving — single". Apple Music. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  22. ↑ "Don't — single". Apple Music. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  23. ↑ "Darker Than Black — single". Apple Music. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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  28. ↑ "Sharks Love Blood — single". Apple Music. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  29. ↑ "Wolfpack — single". Apple Music. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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  32. ↑ "Timebomb — single". Apple Music. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  33. ↑ "Snake — single". Apple Music. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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Preceded by Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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