Elokuu ("August" in

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

) is a Finnish hip hop band founded in 2011 by reggae artist

Nopsajalka Antti Ilmari Hakala (born 1978), professionally known as Nopsajalka, is a Finnish musician and producer. Aside from his solo career, he has been a member of the bands Elokuu, and Kapteeni Ä-ni. To date, Nopsajalka has released five studio albu ...

, Kenyan-Finnish rapper

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, and producer

Jonas W. Karlsson Jonas W. Karlsson is a Finnish producer and songwriter. He was with the Finnish band Elokuu, and worked with Madeline Juno Madeline Obrigewitsch (born 11 August 1995), better known by her stage name Madeline Juno, is a German singer-songwriter ...

as a mix of Finnish swing and jazz. Their first official single "Soutaa huopaa"YLEX: Ensisoitossa uuden Elokuu-yhtyeen debyyttisingle Soutaa huopaa
was released on 20 January 2012 with great success. It peaked at number 2 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 ...

. Elokuu's debut album ''

Hääväki saapuu ''Hääväki saapuu'' is the debut album by Finnish band Elokuu. It was released on 6 April 2012. In its first week of release, the album peaked at number two on the Finnish Album Chart. Singles Three singles were released from the album; "So ...

'' released by Capitol / EMI Music entered the

Finnish Albums 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 ...

at number 2 in its first week of release.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elokuu Finnish musical groups Finnish hip hop groups 2011 establishments in Finland