Elonkerjuu is a Finnish
folk rock
Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and American folk music. It arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music re ...
band. Lauri Tähkä founded the band in the mid-1990s and it was known from 1994 until 2011 as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu. They were signed since 2006 with Universal Music Finland. In 2011 Lauri Tähkä left the band and started his solo career. The band shortened their name to the current form. In 2012 Juha Lagström was chosen as the new lead singer. The current singer is Osku Ketola, who has been in the band since 2017.
Lauri Tähkä and Elonkerjuu
During the first years, the band based its songs on traditional music from
Southern Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia ( ; ) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South Ostrobo ...
. Later Lauri Tähkä composed their songs and wrote the lyrics.
Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu 2006 album ''Maailma on renki'' went platinum. The next album, ''Tuhannen riemua'' got a gold record on the date of its publication, and double platinum in ten weeks. Until early 2008, that album has sold over 80,000 copies.
Elonkerjuu
In March 2011 the singer Lauri Tähkä left the band and started solo career as the Lauri Tähkä. Later the rest of the band announced that they will continue under the name Elonkerjuu and in January 2012 Juha Lagström was chosen as their new vocalist. Johanna Koivu left the band on 2017 and Osku Ketola entered as a lead singer and a violinist.
The band's bassist, Antero Naali, died on 29 December 2023, at the age of 53.
Discography
Albums
;as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
;as Elonkerjuu
Singles
;as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
(Charting in The Official Finnish Charts
The Official Finnish Charts (; ) 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 ...
)
;Others (including promotional singles / EPs)
;as Elonkerjuu
DVDs
;as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
* 2007: ''Kerjuuvuodet 2000–2007''
Videos
;as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
* 2000: ''Martinlunnin Jukka''
* 2004: ''Papukaija''
* 2006: ''Maailma on renki''
* 2007: ''Pauhaava sydän''
* 2008: ''Rakasta rintani ruhjeille''
* 2009: ''Suudellaan''
* 2009: ''Kylkeen kyhnytä''
* 2010: ''Suojaan kaikelta''
;as Elonkerjuu
* 2012: ''Viistäköön siipeni maata''
* 2012: ''Surun ja ilon kaupunki''
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, ...
References
External links
Home pageIltalehti(news of the platinum albums)
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Finnish rock music groups
1995 establishments in Finland
Musical groups established in 1995