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Lauri Ylönen
Finnish singer-songwriter (born )
Musical artist
Lauri Johannes Ylönen (born 23 April ) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, best known as the co-founder and frontman of the Finnishalternative rockbandThe Rasmus.
Biography
The Rasmus
Main article: The Rasmus
When he and Heinonen started at Suutarila high school in the early s, they met Pauli Rantasalmi and later Janne Heiskanen.
Ylönen initiated the project of The Rasmus (then called just "Rasmus") in , along with Eero Heinonen (bass) Pauli Rantasalmi (guitar), and Jarno Lahti (drums), with Lahti subsequently being replaced by Heiskanen.
The rasmus lauri ylonen biography finland wikipedia Archived from the original on 28 March Lead single " In the Shadows " received 6 gold and 2 platinum awards, [ 6 ] selling over 1 million copies and breaking the record for performance royalties received abroad on a Finnish composition overtaking the works of Jean Sibelius. In early , The Rasmus started working on their next album, which would be released by the band's personal record label due to their contract with their previous label dissolving at the end of The Rasmus inFirst, they called themselves Trashmosh, then Anttila, and at last Rasmus. They played their very first show before the winter break in school, They played songs with a style of rock and funk. Ylönen became the lead singer, composer and songwriter of the band. He quit school because the band took too much of his time.
In , after having released three albums, Janne Heiskanen left and in Aki Hakala became The Rasmus' new drummer. In the same year, the band's former manager Teja Kotilainen left their current record label, Warner Music Finland. The band signed to Playground Music Scandinavia soon afterwards.
Dynasty
In , an association called Dynasty was founded.
The association consists of the three Finnish bands The Rasmus, Killer, and Kwan.
The purpose of Dynasty was to signify allegiance and friendship between the bands and their members. Many members have tattoos or wear the Dynasty logotype on guitar straps. The bands have often worked together musically. Lauri has the tattoo on his arm as well as Pauli, Pauli also got the dynasty logo on his guitar (ESP LTD).
Lauri sang co-vocals with Siiri Nordin, the singer of Killer, on a b-side version of the group's single, "All I Want".
In , Ylönen recorded a song together with Apocalyptica and HIM's singer Ville Valo, named "Bittersweet".
The rasmus lauri ylonen biography finland The Rasmus continued their extensive touring throughout A year later, he released another song with Apocalyptica, named " Life Burns! Vocals , guitar , piano. It went Gold in Finland, and the single "Blue" also went Gold when it was released in May the same year.The song is available on Apocalyptica's self-titled album, Apocalyptica. It has also been released as a single and music video.
A year later, he released another song with Apocalyptica, named "Life Burns!". This song was also released as a single and music video. The musical genre was much heavier than "Bittersweet." "Life Burns!" is taken from the same album as "Bittersweet" Ylönen also sang, with other members Kwan and Siiri Nordin of Killer, a song called "Chillin' at the Grotto" at a gala.
Ylönen's most recent project was composing the soundtrack of the Finnish movie "Blackout".
Lauri ylonen biography finland Download as PDF Printable version. Vocals , guitar , piano. The EP was originally released independently through Teja G. National selection: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu.The soundtrack was released in December
Solo career
Most recently, Ylönen announced a solo album scheduled for release in March with the first single Heavy being out in February. The material will have its premiere at Emma Gala on 26 February Ylönen stated that he wanted several songs, that did not fit The Rasmus, to be released as a major record rather than a demo or something like that.
The album will be self-produced with his record label Dynasty Recordings.[1][2][3] In February the title of the album was revealed, New World. It was later released on 30 March in Finland, with other European countries following. The first single was called Heavy, the video was shot by Owe Lingvall who had previously directed the singles Justify and October & April for The Rasmus.
The rasmus lauri ylonen biography finland youtube: He says all his hairstyles represent a certain thing, such as his current black hairstyle representative of a crow and his previous representative of a sun. I am very happy that he exists. The album received Platinum status in Finland and sold more than 15, copies in the UK alone. At times, I would also prefer to cry but I can't.
In May Lauri stated that In The City" would be the second single from his debut album. The video was shot in Las Vegas. Throughout the summer Lauri toured the Finnish summer festivals and even a few European countries, his next stop was Germany in September In late September it was revealed that a remixed version of What Are You Waiting For would be his next single.
Ylönen announced via his official website that he would continue his European tour starting with two dates in Russia for Recently he was nominated for best Finnish Act for the MTV EMA'S He subsequently won this category and went on to be nominated in the Best Worldwide Act.[4]
Personal life
He has a son named Julius, born in April , with Finnish singer Paula Vesala[5][6][7] whom he married on 8 November in Las Vegas.
The rasmus lauri ylonen biography finland pictures Katri Utula. Learn more. Hanne Boel We also like bitching a bit about others and are like girls when it comes to that.The couple filed a statement on 29 December and the marriage was registered in Helsinki on 5 January [8][9][10] The family moved to Los Angeles in autumn [11][12][13] In September it was reported that the couple had filed for divorce after being together for 12 years.[14]
Ylönen is currently in a domestic partnership with Finnish model Katriina Mikkola.
The couple have two children together, a son named Oliver (born 29 December ) and a daughter Ever Marlene (born 17 October ).[15][16] The family resides in Miami.
Discography
Studio albums
With The Rasmus
Solo-Discography