Anssi Kela is a Finnish singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist who has published six albums. During his career, Kela has sold over 230,000 records in Finland. He received four Emma awards in 2002.
Maija Johanna Vilkkumaa is a Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter. Beginning her musical hobbies playing piano at an age before school, Vilkkumaa studied in high school where she and her friends set up the band Tarharyhmä in 1990, which broke up in 1995. While studying Finnish language at the University of Helsinki, she started to take singing lessons and went on to start her solo career in 1999.
Jenni Mari Vartiainen is a Finnish pop singer. Before her professional musical endeavours, she was a figure skater in her teen-age years and attended the Kuopio Senior High of Music and Dance. Vartiainen rose to publicity by winning the Finnish talent show Popstars in October 2002 with Susanna Korvala, Ushma Karnani and Jonna Pirinen. The four formed the band Gimmel that released three studio albums, sold over 160,000 records and received three Emma Awards, accolades for outstanding achievements in music, awarded by the Finnish music industry federation, Musiikkituottajat. The band broke up in October 2004.
Meikit, ketjut ja vyöt is the second studio album by Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa. Released by Warner Music in Finland physically on 9 April 2001, and digitally on 16 June 2008, the album debuted at number one on the Finnish Albums Chart, maintaining the peak three weeks and spending 26 weeks on the chart. Meikit, ketjut ja vyöt has sold over 36,000 copies to date in Finland, which has granted it a platinum certification.
Kunnes joet muuttaa suuntaa is the sixth studio album by Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa, released by Warner Music Finland and WEA in Finland on April 19, 2010. Debuting at number-one upon release on the Finnish Albums Chart and spending there 27 weeks in three runs up to 2011, the album has sold 16,000 copies to date, which has granted it a gold certification in Finland.
Seili is the second studio album by Finnish pop singer Jenni Vartiainen. It was released by Warner Music Finland digitally on 31 March 2010, with the official physical release following on 14 April. From 31 March to the official physical release date, the album was sold at €19 in conjunction with Ilta-Sanomat. The album was re-released on 14 January 2011, in a limited vinyl edition. The Finnish-language album, incorporating electro and synthpop elements along with melancholic piano ballads, is named after the island Seili, located off the south-west coast of Finland. The album was produced and co-written by Jukka Immonen with Vartiainen writing also two of the songs. The main lyricists were Teemu Brunila and Mariska who contributed to the thematical dualism of the album—Brunila wrote the happier songs about publicity and finding love while Mariska wrote the lyrics for the songs that deal with darker and more serious themes, such as death. Another lyricist was Paula Vesala. Vartiainen participated more in the production than with her debut album Ihmisten edessä, by playing for example piano and kantele.
"Ihmisten edessä" is a Finnish-language pop song by Finnish pop singer Jenni Vartiainen. It was released by Warner Music Finland on 5 September 2007 as the second single from her eponymous debut album Ihmisten edessä.
Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry, or Musiikkituottajat for short,, IFPI Finland in English, is the umbrella organization of recording producers active in Finland, with 23 record labels as its members.
Arttu-Pekka Aleksi Wiskari is a Finnish singer-songwriter. Wiskari has attended several Finnish television programs including The Voice Kids, Tähdet tähdet, and Vain elämää. Before full-time musical career, Wiskari has worked in Finnish hardware store RTV.
Jontte Valosaari is a Finnish pop singer. He is best known for his first solo single "Jos mä oisin sun mies".
Kukkurukuu is the second album by a Finnish band Mariska & Pahat Sudet. It was released on 14 September 2012. In the first week of release, the album peaked at number three on the Official Finnish Album Chart. According to IFPI Finland, the album sold 11,744 copies during 2012.
Sanni Mari Elina Kurkisuo, better known by her mononym Sanni, is a Finnish singer, songwriter and actress signed to Warner Music Finland.
Terra is the third studio album by Finnish pop singer Jenni Vartiainen. Released on October 4, 2013 by Warner Music Finland, the album peaked at number one on the Finnish Albums Chart. The lead single "Junat ja naiset" was released on August 16, 2013 and peaked at number 15 on the Finnish Singles Chart.
"Junat ja naiset" is a Finnish-language song by Finnish pop singer Jenni Vartiainen. It was released in Finland as the lead single from her third studio album Terra on 16 August 2013 by Warner Music Finland.
Thomas Kirjonen, better known as Kasmir, is a Finnish singer, musician and record producer. Kasmir's debut single "Vadelmavene" was released in April 2014 and peaked at number one on the Finnish Singles Chart. His debut solo album AMK Dropout was produced by Hank Solo and Jonas W. Karlsson and was released 19 September 2014. The album was the first in Finland to certify gold based on downloads and streams.
"2080-luvulla" is a song by Finnish singer-songwriter Sanni and the lead single from her second studio album, Lelu. It was released on 13 February 2015 through Warner Music Finland, while its music video was released on 5 March. Its lyrics were written by Sanni, while the song was produced by Hank Solo. The song holds the record for longest consecutive run at number-one on the Finnish airplay charts of all-time with eleven weeks.
"Jos mä oon oikee" song by Finnish singer-songwriter Sanni and the second single from her debut studio album Sotke mut. It was released on 18 June 2013 through Warner Music Finland. The song's music video was published on 4 July 2013 and was filmed in Helsinki. The song peaked at number nineteen on Finland's airplay and downloads charts, but did not chart on their singles chart.
Sotke mut is the debut studio album by Finnish singer-songwriter Sanni. It was released on September 20, 2013 by Warner Music Finland and was produced by Hank Solo. The album peaked at number-nine on the Finnish albums charts, and includes the top ten singles "Prinsessoja ja astronautteja" and "Me ei olla enää me". It has since been certified platinum by Musiikkituottajat after selling over 20,000 copies.
Lelu is the second studio album by Finnish singer-songwriter Sanni. It was released on 24 April 2015 by Warner Music Finland and was produced by Hank Solo. The album was preceded by the chart-topping lead single "2080-luvulla".
