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 Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:40 pm
I was wondering, since so many of the foreigners here seem to have joined because of their interest in Finnish music (myself included), is foreign music popular in Finland?
In the UK we have mainly American bands at the moment, with a few British ones popping up occasionally. We have a few popular Finns here. HIM are very big; The Rasmus never caught on, though I liked them; Nightwish are excellent, but they fired tarja just after they came out over here, so they're not as bbig as they could be; and Lordi made an impact.
Bands like Children Of Bodom, Hammerfall and Norther have some fame, but are mostly underground.
So yeah...what's the situation in Finland? Are there a lot of popular foreign artists? Are most of the songs in English, or just the ones that make it over here?
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:56 pm
i guess it must be the same way in finland...my grandmother and granddad visited finland on october and said that most of the bands listened there in the radio are the rasmus and HIM, and other finnish bands that i cant really remember their name...but i do love the rasmus..and kinda detest HIM...but i dont believe any foreign music like from latin america and stuff is heard there...
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:26 am
and_solo_said So yeah...what's the situation in Finland? Are there a lot of popular foreign artists? Are most of the songs in English, or just the ones that make it over here? Many foreign bands are really popular here. I haven't been really paying attention to the pop scene lately, but both US and European (especially British) bands have always been pretty well known here as well. Only such latin artists, that have made a break through in the States are known here (such as Ricky Martin, Shakira, and Juanes). Also, somehow Italian artists are also quite popular here (Eros Ramazotti, Laura Pausini or the male quartett Il Divo to name a few). And heavy bands from German (like Rammstein). *goes check some Finnish chart to add a bit of a fact to this post* July 5th, bands with most sold albums in Finland, top 20
1. LORDI
2. TERÄSBETONI
3. JUANES
4. KATRI YLANDER
5. POETS OF THE FALL
6. GNARLS BARKLEY
7. LAURI TÄHKÄ & ELONKERJUU
8. RUOSKA
9. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
10. DON JOHNSON BIG BAND
11. ANDREA BOCCELLI
12. VON HERTZEN BROTEHRS
13. KEANE
14. CRAZY FROG
15. DIXIE CHICKS
16. NIGHTWISH
17. NELLY FURTADO
18. JEAN S.
19. STAM1NA
20. LASSE HOIKKA
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:17 pm
Not the 'ding ding ding' frog? gonk
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:35 am
I like finnish band Sonata Arctica heart
Both the music and the words are great!
Are they popular in Finland?
At my place there are very few people who ever heard of them... sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:35 pm
and_solo_said Not the 'ding ding ding' frog? gonk Unfortunately, it's the same frog. confused
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:26 pm
Pikku-Timppa and_solo_said Not the 'ding ding ding' frog? gonk Unfortunately, it's the same frog. confused
Sod bird flu, they should be worried about that damn frog.
Do they blur out the nob there too?
PS. SONATA ARCTICA WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!...ahem rolleyes
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:35 am
I say blur the whole damn frog. But no, they don't blur his wee-wee nob. In my opinion, it'd make the creature even more scary, if a blur hinted that there was something more suspicious down there... gonk
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:43 am
Could you tell me in general are foreign bands more popular in Finland than finnish ones singing either in Finnish or in English?
And do you know any russian bands except Tatu? xp
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:27 am
a-complete-mess And do you know any russian bands except Tatu? xp
There are none in the UK. But then, we're further from Russia.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:09 pm
I know Verka. o.o
I have no clue if he/she is a man or a woman, and I've only heard one song, but he's russian allright.
I actually know very little about finnish bands singing in english. The most of them all end up in germany, UK, russia... and then those are it. Few bands singing in finnish end up in the same position. surprised
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:52 pm
foreign bands... am usually interested in bands which no one know or which everyone knows and hates biggrin Here where I live when I mention Ayumi Hamasaki everybodys like eek "Who is she/he?" I live in real dullsville and yes, some people thought Ayumi is a man before I played a bit of their music to them. (Well my friend said "He must be handsome" when she heard Toni Braxton singing. She was kinda shocked when I told her Toni's a she) I like jamaican music and I've fallen in love with indian and african music, specially nigerian pop 'cause my boyfriend has played it to me so much (he's nigerian) I don't like finnish music very much, though I love Ultra Bra and Scandinavian Music Group. I also have passionate love affair wit finnish dancehall music cause i like the rhythm and well the whole music. Otherwise i don't care about finnish music that much...
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:46 am
I like Finnish bands as well as foreign bands. Most Finnish bands that I'm listening, are also known world wide. Like Nightwish, The Rasmus and umm.. Yeah. Also Poets of the Fall is one of the Finnish bands I like and it has had at least one hit song around the world, thanks for the game called 'Max Payne 2'. Other Finnish bands/artists that I like are: SubUrban Tribe, Scandinavian Music Group, Ultra Bra, Sentenced, Children of Bodom, Lordi, Hanna Pakarinen, Jonna Tervomaa, Maija Vilkkumaa, Kotiteollisuus, etc..
About foreign bands/artist. I like mostly bands/artists that are from UK or US and.. ummm.. around the world. Easier to write a short listing.. Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, Simple Plan, Green Day, Yellowcard, Avril Lavigne, Black Eyed Peas, Within Temptation, Ayumi Hamasaki, ... I just could continue writing the names, but I think that those give already somekind of picture of that what kind of music I like.
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:41 pm
Pikku-Timppa I know Verka. o.o I have no clue if he/she is a man or a woman, and I've only heard one song, but he's russian allright. I actually know very little about finnish bands singing in english. The most of them all end up in germany, UK, russia... and then those are it. Few bands singing in finnish end up in the same position. surprised Verka's good xd Actually Verka is ukrainian.. He's a man who plays a woman. It's kind of fun - the way s/he talks (half Russian, half Ukrainian), the songs... 3nodding And the costumes are gorgeous too! But I'm afraid to understand this you need to speak Russian...
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:40 pm
a-complete-mess Pikku-Timppa I know Verka. o.o I have no clue if he/she is a man or a woman, and I've only heard one song, but he's russian allright. I actually know very little about finnish bands singing in english. The most of them all end up in germany, UK, russia... and then those are it. Few bands singing in finnish end up in the same position. surprised Verka's good xd Actually Verka is ukrainian.. He's a man who plays a woman. It's kind of fun - the way s/he talks (half Russian, half Ukrainian), the songs... 3nodding And the costumes are gorgeous too! But I'm afraid to understand this you need to speak Russian... Well... That's not so big of a problem, since after all I have studied Russian for 5 years. I still only know how to read the alphabets, but I don't really understand the words. ...So on a second thought, yes, it IS a problem. sweatdrop
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