Samu Haber

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Samu Haber
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Samu Haber in 2019
Background information
Birth nameSamu Aleksi Haber
Born (1976-04-02) 2 April 1976 (age 49)
Helsinki, Finland
GenresPop
OccupationSinger

Samu Aleksi Haber (born 2 April 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter, television music competition judge and entrepreneur. He was the lead vocalist and frontman of pop-rock band Sunrise Avenue. In 2022, the band went on an indefinite hiatus, allowing Haber to focus on his solo career. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [ excessive citations ]

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Early life

Haber's father's family is from Germany, but his family has always lived in Finland. He has one sister, Sanna (born 23 January 1978) and one brother, Santtu (born 29 January 1989).

Career

Haber established the band Sunrise in 1992 with his friend Jan Hohenthal. Hohenthal left the band in 2002 as he wanted to focus on his solo career. In 2002, Haber changed the band name to Sunrise Avenue. Between 2002 and 2005, Haber visited 102 record companies and agents trying to find a label for Sunrise Avenue's music. The first album was made with financial help from Haber's friend Mikko Virtala, who sold his house to pay the studio costs.

Haber's band Sunrise Avenue released five studio albums, the first three selling more than 3 million albums and 2 million singles worldwide. Haber was Sunrise Avenue's main songwriter and he wrote all the band's songs either alone or with a producer and co-writer. The band's last international hit "Hollywood Hills" was written by Haber alone.

Haber is working as co-manager for new Finnish bands and artists together with the CoMusic Management. Haber owned studio Sonic Kitchen with producers Jukka Backlund and Aku Sinivalo from 2007 to 2010.

Haber was a coach on the German talent competition The Voice of Germany in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2024. In 2020, Haber teamed up with Rea Garvey for a duo coaching team. The winners of the 2017, 2020, and 2024 seasons were members of his team, making him the winning coach for his latter three seasons. [10]

Haber presented Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023, Finland's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. [11]

Solo career

Samu Haber's first single "Enkelten kaupunki" (in English "City of Angels") was released in 2020. [12] Haber has also written solo songs including: "Täältä tullaan" (2021), "Sä" (2022) and "Sata vuotta sitten" (2022). Haber's solo album Pelastetaan maailma was released in 2022. [13]

As a solo artist, Haber visited the Finnish television program Vain elämää season 6 (2017) and season 10 (2019). Some of the songs featured in Vain elämää Haber performed with original lyrics and other songs Haber wrote to a new and updated form. He also made singles out of those songs.

Updated songs (single release):

2017 (Vain elämää, season 6):

"Hiljaisuus" orig. Irina, "Joutsenlaulu" orig. Yö, "Onnellinen", orig. Robin Packalen (prev. Robin), "Perjantai 13." orig. Nikke Ankara, "Satuprinsessa" orig. Tiktak, "Kerran" orig. Laura Voutilainen.

2019 (Vain elämää, season 10):

"Ikuinen vappu" orig. JVG, "Hanuri" orig. Antti Tuisku, "Vanha sydän" orig. Erin, "Teguila" orig. Vesala, "Tuulettaa" orig. Elastinen, "Hyvä ihminen" orig. Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus.

Personal life

Haber is an ice hockey fanatic and his favourite team is Helsingfors IFK. Haber played ice hockey in Espoon Kiekkoseura  [ fi ] until the age of 14 as defence-man attending tournaments also in Canada and the United States. Haber's other hobbies are kettle bell training and jogging.

Haber's military status is Finnish Navy Sergeant.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
FIN
[14]
Pelastetaan maailma1
Me Free My Way
  • Released: October 4, 2024
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD, digital download
21

Live albums

List of live albums
TitleDetails
Me Free My Way – Live from European Tour
  • Released: December 13, 2024
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, chart positions and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
FIN
[15]
"A Hundred Years" (with Niila)2016—Non-album single
"Satuprinsessa"201719 Vain elämää - kausi 6
"Onnellinen"—
"Hiljaisuus"—
"Perjantai 13."—
"Kerran"—
"Heroes" (with Carpark North)2018—Non-album single
"Hanuri"2019—Vain elämää - kausi 10
"Tequila"—
"Ikuinen vappu"—
"Ei kukaan tuu sulta tuntumaan"—
"Vanha sydän"—
"Tuulettaa"—
"Hyvä ihminen"—
"Enkelten kaupunki"202116Pelastetaan maailma
"Täältä tullaan"20
"Sä"202210
"Kuunnellaan vaan taivasta"—Non-album single
"Sata vuotta sitten"—Pelastetaan maailma
"Sä et tiedä elämästä mitään"—
"Hometown Gang"—Non-album singles
"Purjeissa" (with JVG)202310
"Raketilla Aurinkoon"—
"Monenmoista"—
"Gimme Your Hand"2024—Me Free My Way
"Paha päivä"—Non-album single
"Me Free My Way"—Me Free My Way
"Dancing with a Broken Heart"—
"Hideaway"—
"Who Do I"—
"Hollywood Heels"—
"Kauan eläköön rakkaus"2025—Non-album singles
"23"—
"Karkki"—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, chart positions and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
GER AUT SWI
"No Matter What They Say"
(Follow Your Instinct featuring Samu Haber)		20125468—Animal Kingdom
"Tarpeeks Täydellinen"
(Elastinen featuring Samu Haber)		2016——— Elastinen Feat.
"Someone Better"
(Paula Dalla Corte featuring Rea Garvey and Samu Haber)		202030—3Non-album singles
"Hollywood Hills"
(Captain Curtis and Valexus featuring Samu Haber)		2025———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ↑ Sunrise Avenue: \"«Vocea României» este un concurs foarte greu\" > EVZ.ro
  2. ↑ "Voice of Germany": Caro Trischler im Halbfinale – Aktuelle Nachrichten, Themen, Bilder und Videos aus dem Enzkreis und dem Landkreis Calw – Pforzheimer Zeitung
  3. ↑ Rock & Pop: BZ-Interview: Samu Haber von Sunrise Avenue über die Single "Hollywood Hills" – badische-zeitung.de
  4. ↑ Unerkannt ausrasten – Nachrichten Print – WELT KOMPAKT – Kultur (Print DWK) – DIE WELT
  5. ↑ V2.fi | Sunrise Avenue sulki vieraskirjansa – erotettu kitaristi tilittää
  6. ↑ "Sunrise Avenue und die wilde Ode an die Freude | WAZ.de". Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Speed Academy: News: Sunrise Avenue rockten beim DTM-Saisonfinale: Ein bunter Mix aus Pop & Rock Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Sunrise Avenuen keulakuva saapuu arvioimaan finalistikolmikon – MTV.fi – Ohjelmat – Idols [ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ Sunrise Avenue – Sex, Pingpong und Hollywood [ usurped ]
  10. ↑ ""The Voice of Germany" 2024 – das sind die neuen Coaches der 14. Staffel". 17 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Samu Haber". TimeForGig.com. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Samu Haber soolouralle – ensimmäinen single "Enkelten kaupunki" julkaistaan huomenna". KaaosZine (in Finnish). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "pelastetaan maailma". Universal Music Finland. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  14. ↑ https://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Samu+Haber
  15. ↑ https://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Samu+haber&cat=s
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