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Tony Kakko (* 16. Mai 1975 in Kemi, Finnland) ist ein finnischer Sänger und Keyboarder . Kakko schloss sich Anfang 1996 der finnischen Power-Metal -Band Sonata Arctica an, die Ende des Vorjahres als „Tricky Beans“ gegründet worden war.
Instrument (s) Vocals, keyboard, acoustic guitar. Years active. 1996–present. Member of. Sonata Arctica. Northern Kings. Toni Kristian "Tony" Kakko (born 16 May 1975) is a Finnish musician, composer and vocalist. He is known as the vocalist, primary songwriter, and creative lead of the band Sonata Arctica since 1996.
Toni Kristian ”Tony” Kakko (s. 16. toukokuuta 1975 Kemi) on suomalainen muusikko. Hän on tullut tunnetuksi Sonata Arctican laulajana ja laulunkirjoittajana. Nuorena Kakko opiskeli musiikkiopistossa koskettimien soittamista. Vuonna 1996 hänestä tuli yksi Sonata Arctican perustajajäsenistä.
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Formation and early years
The band was founded by drummer Tommy Portimo and guitarists Jani Liimatainen and Marko Paasikoski in Kemi. At the end of 1995, lead vocalist Tony Kakko was added and bassist Pentti Peura joined in early 1996. Originally named Tricky Beans, they played hard rock rather than the power metal with which they grew to fame. Kakko explained that when he was invited to join the band, Paasikoski said the band was going to play "a mixture of Megadeth and Spin Doctors". During their early career, they...
Ecliptica and Silence
Later that year, Sonata Arctica's first single, entitled "UnOpened", was released in Finland. Soon after, the band had closed deals with labels from around the world, prior to the release of their debut album. The debut Ecliptica arrived by the end of 1999 and had a worldwide release. Tony Kakko then decided to focus on singing and the band began seeking a new keyboard player. Mikko Härkin(ex-Kenziner) was eventually invited to fill the position. At the beginning of 2000, Sonata Arctica was c...
Winterheart's Guild and Reckoning Night
In the search for another keyboardist, the band received many applications and two of them were invited for auditions. Since they were well aware of the candidates' ability, the band decided to pick the new member based on personality. To this end, they spent a night drinking with each of the potentials to find out which one would fit best into the band's personality and mentality. Henrik Klingenberg was eventually chosen and joined the band in time to take part in the tour that followed the...
When asked if the band identified themselves with power metal, melodic metal or none of them, Kakko stated: In a 2007 interview with C.B.Liddell, Tony Kakko cited the English rock band Queenas his biggest musical influence. He also cites Stratovarius' Visions.
Studio albums 1. Ecliptica(1999) 2. Silence(2001) 3. Winterheart's Guild(2003) 4. Reckoning Night(2004) 5. Unia(2007) 6. The Days of Grays(2009) 7. Stones Grow Her Name(2012) 8. Pariah's Child(2014) 9. The Ninth Hour(2016) 10. Talviyö(2019) 11. Clear Cold Beyond(2024)
Sonata Arctica's official fanclub Archived March 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine- 1995–present
- Kemi, Finland
8. Aug. 1999 · In the summer of 2000 bassist Janne Kivilahti left the band due to personal reasons. Former band member, Marko Paasikoski, then rejoined the band as his replacement playing bass instead of guitar. The lineup at that point was Tony Kakko (vocals), Jani Liimatainen (guitars), Marko Paasikoski (bass), Mikko Härkin (keys) and Tommy ...
It is the first album with guitarist Elias Viljanen and also the first since 1999's Ecliptica in which vocalist Tony Kakko also plays the keyboards. History [ edit ] Sonata Arctica keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg described the album as:
24. März 2022 · by René Schwarz 24. März 2022 0. Sonata Arctica zählen zu den international erfolgreichsten finnischen Bands. Die Formation aus Kemi ist vor allem bekannt für ihren kraftvollen und melodischen Power Metal.
