Nylon Beat is a Finnish

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consisting of Jonna Kosonen and

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(later known as Erin during her solo career). Their main period of popularity was during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

History

The band was formed in 1995 as a result of the TV show "Kiitorata" ('runway' in English). At that time, both girls were only 18 years old. They started with backup tracks and dancers. Later their music matured somewhat and finally they performed fully live with a band of professional musicians. Most of the music was written by

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and Ilkka Vainio and produced by Asikainen. The duo received eight gold and seven platinum records and the ''Band of the Year 1999'' Emma award during their active career (1995–2003). Other artists have

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Nylon Beat songs, most notably popular

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, whose 1998 and 2021 version respectively called "

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" retains an almost intact beat and melody of the original "" ("Like a Fool") song from 1996.Muistatko? Nylon Beatin kappaleesta tuli maailmanlaajuinen megahitti - näin erikoinen tapahtumaketju eteni
(in Finnish) Although the duo nominally had already given their final concert on New Year's Eve 2003, they reformed again to perform as an

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, and the second on August 18, 2007 in

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Discography

Albums

;Compilation albums ;Live albums

Singles

;Charting singles ;Other non-charting singles *1995: "Oot kuin karkkia mulle" *1996: "Teflon love" *1996: "Lä-lä-lä" *1997: "Satasen laina" *1997: "Kuumalle hiekalle" *1997: "Jos" *1998: "Like a fool" *1998: "Umm ma ma" *1999: "Ainut jonka sain" *2000: "Syntinen" *2001: "Guilty" *2002: "Sanoja" *2002: "Moka" *2002: "Last in Line" / "Eternal Love" *2003: "Petollinen päiväkirja" *2003: "Nukutaan" *2003: "Kevytlinja" / "Psykedeliaa" *2004: "Kuumalle Hiekalle" (Remix) *2004: "Teflon Love" (Live) *2007: "Seksi vie 12 apinaa kuumalle hiekalle" ;Featured in

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