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Jontte Valosaari
Jontte Valosaari (born 5 April 1980) is a Finnish pop singer. He is best known for his first solo single "Jos mä oisin sun mies". Career beginnings Valosaari was first recognized by rapper Elastinen when he was doing construction work for him. Elastinen invited him over for studio sessions, resulting in Valosaari's first solo single "Jos mä oisin sun mies", on which Elastinen also appeared as a featured guest. The song was released on 9 November 2012, and it peaked at number two on the Official Finnish Singles Chart. Valosaari has also been heard as a featured guest on songs by fellow rappers Brädi and Cheek. 2013–present: ''Haastaja'' Valosaari signed a recording deal with EMI Finland in 2012 and started working with producer Henri "MGI" Lanz. After their recording sessions in Los Angeles, Valosaari and MGI came up with 11 tracks for Valosaari's first album ''Haastaja ''Haastaja'' is the debut studio album by Finnish pop singer Jontte Valosaari Jontte Valosaari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Pop
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, pitch corrected vocals, and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences are becoming an increasing trend and the use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music and pop culture and pop music. Pre-history According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of &Bin ways that haven't been equaled since". This movement was led by soul singer-songwriter/producers such as Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music. While there exist attestations of the combination of dance and music in ancient times (for example Ancient Greek vases sometimes show dancers accompanied by musicians), the earliest Western dance music that we can still reproduce with a degree of certainty are old fashioned dances. In the Baroque period, the major dance styles were noble court dances (see Baroque dance). In the classical music era, the minuet was frequently used as a third movement, although in this context it would not accompany any dancing. The waltz also arose later in the classical era. Both remained part of the romantic music period, which also saw the rise of various other nationalistic dance forms like the barcarolle, mazurka, ecossaise, ballade a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jos Mä Oisin Sun Mies
"Jos mä oisin sun mies" is a song by a Finnish pop singer Jontte Valosaari. It is Valosaari's first solo single and the first single release from his debut album '' Haastaja'', released in April 2013. The song features an appearance by rapper Elastinen Kimmo Ilpo Juhani Laiho (born 1981), better known by his stage name Elastinen (meaning ''elastic'' in Finnish), is a Finnish rap musician and also known as one of the founders and is the CEO of the Finnish independent rap label Rähinä Records ... who is also credited as one of the writers. The single and the accompanying music video, directed by Joonas Pulkkanen, were released on 9 November 2012. Even though Valosaari's song is all about women and his musical style has an obvious appeal for them, he has stated that he does not want to get a reputation as a ladies' man or a heartbreaker. Chart performance "Jos mä oisin sun mies" peaked at number two on the Official Finnish Singles Chart dated 11 January 2013. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elastinen
Kimmo Ilpo Juhani Laiho (born 1981), better known by his stage name Elastinen (meaning ''elastic'' in Finnish), is a Finnish rap musician and also known as one of the founders and is the CEO of the Finnish independent rap label Rähinä Records. Together with his colleague Iso H (Big H), he founded the Finnish rap duo Fintelligens. He has also released five solo albums. Biography Beginnings Born and raised in Helsinki, Elastinen began taking guitar lessons when he was seven years old. At the age of 11 he started dancing and has been a member of famous break-dance groups as IMC and Savage Feet. Inspired by a hiphop-cassette, given by his elder-brother, "Ela" wrote his first rap-lyrics when he was 15. He joined an anti-racist musical "Colorblind" and met Iso H. In Fintelligens In summer 1997, Elastinen and Iso H founded Fintelligens. Elastinen was only 18 when they got their first record-deal. Ela graduated from Sibelius Academy, a music school in 2000. Same year Fintellig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Official Finnish Charts
The Official Finnish Charts ( fi, Suomen virallinen lista; sv, Finlands officiella lista) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista'' (lit. "the Official Finnish Chart"), which is singular in both Finnish and Swedish, is used generically to refer to both the albums and the singles chart, and the context (albums or songs) reveals which chart is meant. History The first charts were published in 1951. In January 1991, the Yle radio station Radiomafia started to compile the first weekly chart in Finland called ''Radiomafian lista'', which was broadcast on the radio every Sunday. Prior to that, all singles and album charts in Finland had been either monthly or biweekly published sales charts. ''Radiomafian lista'' became the official Finnish charts in January 1994 when they began a partnership with Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat (ÄKT) (now known as Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brädi
Kari Olavi "Kapa" Härkönen (born 9 April 1979), better known by his stage name Brädi, is a Finnish hip hop artist. Brädi (pronounced "Braddy") has sung in Finnish language and in English (the latter mostly under the name Brad Spitt), in bands and solo. Career ;Beginnings He started his musical career under the name A'damite in 2001. He eventually joined the Finnish hip hop band 5th Element and had three albums with the band. He was also part of a hip hop trio Herrasmiesliiga with Cheek and TS. He also opened many times for Cheek gigs as "tuplaamassa" (double mass) shows. He also collaborated with Cheek in the music videos "Huligaani", "Raplaulajan vapaapäivä "Raplaulajan vapaapäivä" is a song by Finnish rapper Cheek featuring Brädi & Pappa. Released in 2004, the song serves as the second single from Cheek's first studio album '' Avaimet mun kulmille''. "Raplaulajan vapaapäivä" peaked at number s ...", "Täältä sinne", " Liekeissä", " Jos mä oisin sä", "Viihd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheek (rapper)
Jare Henrik Tiihonen (born 22 December 1981 Vantaa, Finland), better known by his stage name Cheek, is a Finnish former rapper. During his career, he released nine studio albums. In November 2017, he officially announced that he would end his career in August 2018. Discography *2001: ''Human & Beast'' *2002: ''50/50'' *2003: ''Pitää pystyy elää'' *2003: '' Avaimet mun kulmille'' *2005: ''Käännän sivuu'' *2007: ''Kasvukipuja'' *2007: ''Kuka sä oot'' *2009: ''Jare Henrik Tiihonen'' *2010: ''Jare Henrik Tiihonen 2'' *2012: ''Sokka irti'' *2013: ''Kuka muu muka'' *2015: '' Alpha Omega'' *2018: ''Timantit on ikuisia'' See also *List of best-selling music artists in Finland These are the lists of the music artists that have the highest certified record sales in Finland (and/or sales explicitly confirmed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland in their database). The lists consist of albums and singles (vinyl, CD, d ... References Living people 1981 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haastaja
''Haastaja'' is the debut studio album by Finnish pop singer Jontte Valosaari Jontte Valosaari (born 5 April 1980) is a Finnish pop singer. He is best known for his first solo single " Jos mä oisin sun mies". Career beginnings Valosaari was first recognized by rapper Elastinen when he was doing construction work for hi .... Released on 26 April 2013 by EMI Finland, the album peaked at number 29 on the Official Finnish Album Chart. Track listing Charts Release history References 2013 debut albums Jontte Valosaari albums {{2010s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haastaja (song)
"Haastaja" is a song by Finnish pop singer Jontte Valosaari Jontte Valosaari (born 5 April 1980) is a Finnish pop singer. He is best known for his first solo single " Jos mä oisin sun mies". Career beginnings Valosaari was first recognized by rapper Elastinen when he was doing construction work for hi .... Released as the second single from Valosaari's debut album of the same name, the song peaked at number 18 on the Finnish Download Chart. Chart performance References External links * Lyrics of this song - Haastaja 2013 singles Jontte Valosaari songs 2013 songs EMI Records singles Songs written by Will Rappaport (songwriter) {{2013-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiinni Jäit
"Kiinni jäit" is a song by Finnish pop singer Jontte Valosaari featuring rapper Mikael Gabriel. Released on 21 January 2014, the song peaked at number six on the Finnish Singles Chart The Official Finnish Charts ( fi, Suomen virallinen lista; sv, Finlands officiella lista) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiel .... Chart performance References External links * 2014 singles Jontte Valosaari songs 2014 songs EMI Records singles {{2014-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Gabriel
Mikael Kristian Gabriel Sohlman (born 25 February 1990), professionally known as Mikael Gabriel or MG, is a Finnish rapper. He has released six solo albums and appeared as a featured guest on songs by artists such as Cheek, Lord Est, Robin and Uniikki Dan Ahti Tolppanen (born 11 June 1981) is a Finnish rapper, better known by his stage name Uniikki (meaning unique). He is the co-founder in of Rähinä Records (founded in 1998) with Elastinen, Iso H, Andu and Tasis. Uniikki was born to a .... In 2016 Mikael Gabriel made his acting debut in a horror film '' Bodom'', inspired by the 1960 Lake Bodom murders, and also appeared in the Antti Jokinen film ''Pahan kukat''. He participated in the fifth season of the music reality television series '' Vain elämää'' and was one of the judges on the second season of the Finnish version of '' X Factor'' in 2018. Mikael Gabriel's father was a Swedish-speaking Finn and mother, Liidia, is Estonian. His mother raised him as a sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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