Anssi Kela[1] (born 29 July 1972 in Kerava, Finland) is a Finnish singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist who has published six albums. During his career, Kela has sold over 230,000 records in Finland.[2] He received four Emma awards in 2002.[3]
Anssi Kela
Anssi Kela (2012)
Background information
Birth name
Anssi Matias Kela
Born
(1972-07-29) 29 July 1972 (age 51) Kerava, Finland
Anssi Kela comes from a musical family. His late father was a keyboardist and songwriter in a gospel band called Pro Fide, his mother is a cantor and brother a drummer.[4] Kela began his musical career playing various stringed instruments, including the violin, cello and contrabass.[5]
However he was more interested in rock music, and wanted to play bass, instead. At the age of 13, in 1985, Kela formed a gospel band Yhdeksäs hetki with his school mates. In the band he played bass and wrote the songs. After the band gave up gospel music and changed their name to Pekka ja susi. Kela started to sing in the band as well as playing bass. In 1993, the band won the contest "Finnish Rock champion" and got a record deal with BMG. Their only album in 1994 was a flop. It included one minor hit "Karhun elämää". In 1999 the band broke up to musical differences and Kela started to write material to his first solo album.[6]
The debut, Nummela, is one of the best-selling Finnish records – it has sold over 150,000 copies (quintuple platinum). The album is named after Kela's former hometown Nummela, in Vihti. His biggest hits from that album were "Mikan faijan BMW", "Kaksi sisarta", "Puistossa" and "Nummela". The next single "Milla" was in the triple platinum version of the album.[7] It is the best selling single to date in Finland.[8] The second album Suuria kuvioita in 2003 included one of his biggest hits, "1972". The album sold platinum. The 3rd album Rakkaus on murhaa got a gold record in 2005. The 2009 album, Aukio, was a concept album telling a story of a miner. It debuted at number four on the Finnish album chart,[9] but the sales were disappointing. Only the song "Aamu" was a hit. Kela ended the deal with Sony Music after the compilation album Singlet 2000 – 2010 and signed a deal with Live Nation.[6] His self-titled album Anssi Kela was published in March 2013. On the album, he plays all the instruments himself, except one saxophone solo, and like in all of his albums he has written all the songs himself. He also produced, arranged and recorded the album. The first single "Levoton tyttö" was the most played song on the Finnish radio in 2013.[10] The song resulted in his comeback.
Apart from music, Anssi Kela drove in the Finnish Formula 3 class in 2004–2007. He gained four victories and 13 podium positions.[6] Also interested in literature, in 2008 Kela published his debut fiction novel, Kesä Kalevi Sorsan Kanssa (Summer with Kalevi Sorsa). He has also published a book called Matkamuistoja (Travel memories) in 2012. It tells a humorous story about his life on the road with the band.[11]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Anssi Kela news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Anssi Kela 1 born 29 July 1972 in Kerava Finland is a Finnish singer songwriter multi instrumentalist who has published six albums During his career Kela has sold over 230 000 records in Finland 2 He received four Emma awards in 2002 3 Anssi KelaAnssi Kela 2012 Background informationBirth nameAnssi Matias KelaBorn 1972 07 29 29 July 1972 age 51 Kerava FinlandOriginHelsinki FinlandGenresrockOccupation s singer songwriter multi instrumentalistYears active1985 presentLabelsThe Fried MusicWebsiteanssikela wbr com Anssi Kela comes from a musical family His late father was a keyboardist and songwriter in a gospel band called Pro Fide his mother is a cantor and brother a drummer 4 Kela began his musical career playing various stringed instruments including the violin cello and contrabass 5 However he was more interested in rock music and wanted to play bass instead At the age of 13 in 1985 Kela formed a gospel band Yhdeksas hetki with his school mates In the band he played bass and wrote the songs After the band gave up gospel music and changed their name to Pekka ja susi Kela started to sing in the band as well as playing bass In 1993 the band won the contest Finnish Rock champion and got a record deal with BMG Their only album in 1994 was a flop It included one minor hit Karhun elamaa In 1999 the band broke up to musical differences and Kela started to write material to his first solo album 6 The debut Nummela is one of the best selling Finnish records it has sold over 150 000 copies quintuple platinum The album is named after Kela s former hometown Nummela in Vihti His biggest hits from that album were Mikan faijan BMW Kaksi sisarta Puistossa and Nummela The next single Milla was in the triple platinum version of the album 7 It is the best selling single to date in Finland 8 The second album Suuria kuvioita in 2003 included one of his biggest hits 1972 The album sold platinum The 3rd album Rakkaus on murhaa got a gold record in 2005 The 2009 album Aukio was a concept album telling a story of a miner It debuted at number four on the Finnish album chart 9 but the sales were disappointing Only the song Aamu was a hit Kela ended the deal with Sony Music after the compilation album Singlet 2000 2010 and signed a deal with Live Nation 6 His self titled album Anssi Kela was published in March 2013 On the album he plays all the instruments himself except one saxophone solo and like in all of his albums he has written all the songs himself He also produced arranged and recorded the album The first single Levoton tytto was the most played song on the Finnish radio in 2013 10 The song resulted in his comeback Apart from music Anssi Kela drove in the Finnish Formula 3 class in 2004 2007 He gained four victories and 13 podium positions 6 Also interested in literature in 2008 Kela published his debut fiction novel Kesa Kalevi Sorsan Kanssa Summer with Kalevi Sorsa He has also published a book called Matkamuistoja Travel memories in 2012 It tells a humorous story about his life on the road with the band 11 Contents 1 Discography 1 1 Albums 1 2 Singles 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDiscography edit nbsp Anssi Kela playing drums nbsp Anssi Kela singing in Jatkasaari Helsinki Finland Albums edit 2001 Nummela 2003 Suuria kuvioita 2005 Rakkaus on murhaa 2009 Aukio 2010 Singlet 2000 2010 2013 Anssi Kela 2015 Nostalgiaa 2016 Parasta aikaa 2018 Aariviivoja Singles edit 2000 Mikan faijan BMW 2001 Kaksi sisarta Kaksi sisarta demo Mikan faijan BMW demo 2001 Nummela radio edit promotional single 2001 Puistossa Puistossa Flegmaatikot remix Puistossa demo 2001 Milla Milla video Mikan faijan BMW video 2003 Suuria kuvioita 2003 1972 promotional single 2003 Laulu petetyille radio edit Laulu petetyille promotional single 2005 Karhusaari promotional single 2005 Jennifer Aniston Insomnia Kaksi sisarta live Mikan faijan BMW live Jennifer Aniston video 2005 Ala mene pois promotional single 2005 Rakkaus on murhaa single version Rakkaus on murhaa album version Puistossa live Rakkaus on murhaa live Rva Ruusunen live 2007 Suomalainen 2009 Aamu 2009 Kaivos 2010 Nolla 2013 Levoton Tytto 2013 Miten sydamet toimii 2013 Maitohapoilla 2013 Palava silta 2015 Nostalgiaa 2015 Tanssilattialla 2015 Viimeinen yo 2015 Piirra minuun tie 2015 Kasarin lapsi 2015 Petri Ruusunen 2016 Voitais valilla elaa Elastinen feat Anssi Kela 2016 Musta tuntuu multa 2016 Ma haluun viihdyttaa 2016 R A K A S 2016 Rappiolla 2016 Mina olen muistanut 2016 Sininen ja valkoinen 2016 Fiilaten ja hoylaten 2016 Hetki lyo 2017 Rakkaus upottaa 2018 Ilves 2018 Jotain on poissa 2019 Ilves feat EMO Ensemble 2019 Miljoona volttii 2020 Hyppy sumuun See also editList of best selling music artists in FinlandReferences edit ISNI 000000013061188X Kela Anssi born 1972 07 29 International Standard Name Identifier London ISNI International Agency ISNI IA LIMITED Retrieved 22 September 2016 Anssi Kela in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Archived from the original on 4 October 2018 Retrieved 12 June 2011 The Rasmus ja Anssi Kela rohmusivat Emma palkintoja MTV Harhaa com Anssi Kela epaviralliset kotisivut harhaa com Harhaa com Anssi Kela epaviralliset kotisivut harhaa com a b c Biografia anssikela com Harhaa com Anssi Kela epaviralliset kotisivut harhaa com Musiikkituottajat Tilastot Kulta ja platinalevyt ifpi fi Archived from the original on 4 October 2018 Retrieved 12 June 2011 Hits of the World Billboard Vol 121 no 38 26 September 2009 p 55 ISSN 0006 2510 Finland s most listened to artists in 2013 Kela and Karjalainen Yle Uutiset Anssi Kela teos fi External links editOfficial website in Finnish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anssi Kela amp oldid 1173306454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
