Antti Railio (born 1984)[1][2] is a Finnish rock and pop rock singer and vocalist in a number of Finnish bands, notably the power metal band Celesty, in addition to Diecell and The WildFire. After reaching the semi-finals in Finnish Idols (2007), and taking part in Kuorosota (Finnish version of Clash of the Choirs), he took part in season 2 of the Finnish music competition The Voice of Finland carrying the title in the final held on 26 April 2013.
Antti Railio started as a vocalist in the Finnish power metal band Celesty starting in 2003. During his six years in the band, Celesty released three albums, Legacy of Hate in 2004, Mortal Mind Creation in 2006 and Vendetta in 2009. He left the band just after the release of the album in 2009. While in Celesty, he also cooperated with band Diecell recording with them a demo, Audile Assault in 2005 and an EP Thrashborne in 2005.
In 2009, he moved to another band, The WildFire, releasing with them the album Sands of Time, a promotional album
Musical competitions and reality showsedit
Railio has been very active in music competition shows and reality television programmes. First he took part in season 3 of the Finnish version of Idols in 2007 reaching the semi-final stage before being eliminated.
In 2009, he was in the inaugural season of Kuorosota, the Finnish version of Clash of the Choirs. The series was won by Timo Kotipelto.
The Voice of Finlandedit
In 2013, Railio returned to competition with The Voice of Finland which started on 4 January 2013 on the Finnish television Nelonen. He was the first contestant to appear on the show singing "Who Wants to Live Forever" from Queen. All four judges, Elastinen, Lauri Tähkä, Paula Koivuniemi and Michael Monroe turned their seats. Railio opted to be with Team Paula. In the Battle Rounds, Koivuniemi put him against Daniela Persson. Both sang "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" and Koivuniemi picked Railio to moved to the next round. In the live rounds starting on 15 March 2013, he sang consecutively "Maniac", "Rebel Yell", "Romanssi" and "Minun tuulessa soi" and in the semi-finals, "Skyfall" advancing to the finals as Team Paula finalist, alongside Suvi Aalto (Team Michael), Emilia Ekström (Team Lauri) and Ike Ikegwuonu (Team Elastinen). The final was aired 26 April 2013 singing "Sulava jää" as solo and "Kuuleeko yö" as a duo with his mentor Koivuniemi. He carried the title with a high score of 124 out of a possible 200, against runner up Ekström with just 76 out of 200.
Solo careeredit
After his win, Railio embarked on a solo career. His debut single "Vieras maa" entered at #3 on Suomen virallinen lista, the official Finnish Singles Chart in its first week of release.
Discographyedit
Band appearancesedit
In Celesty – Legacy of Hate (2004) / Mortal Mind Creation (2006) / Vendetta (2009)
^ abKojonen, Veli (12 December 2014). "Antti Railion elämänmuutos: Yli 20 kiloa kevyempi!". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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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 Antti Railio news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Antti Railio born 1984 1 2 is a Finnish rock and pop rock singer and vocalist in a number of Finnish bands notably the power metal band Celesty in addition to Diecell and The WildFire After reaching the semi finals in Finnish Idols 2007 and taking part in Kuorosota Finnish version of Clash of the Choirs he took part in season 2 of the Finnish music competition The Voice of Finland carrying the title in the final held on 26 April 2013 Antti RailioAntti Railio in 2013Background informationBorn1984 age 39 40 Helsinki Finland 1 GenresRockOccupation s SingersongwriterYears active2003 presentWebsiteanttirailio wbr fi Contents 1 Musical career 2 Musical competitions and reality shows 2 1 The Voice of Finland 3 Solo career 4 Discography 4 1 Band appearances 4 2 Singles 4 3 Singles featured in 5 ReferencesMusical career editAntti Railio started as a vocalist in the Finnish power metal band Celesty starting in 2003 During his six years in the band Celesty released three albums Legacy of Hate in 2004 Mortal Mind Creation in 2006 and Vendetta in 2009 He left the band just after the release of the album in 2009 While in Celesty he also cooperated with band Diecell recording with them a demo Audile Assault in 2005 and an EP Thrashborne in 2005 In 2009 he moved to another band The WildFire releasing with them the album Sands of Time a promotional albumMusical competitions and reality shows editRailio has been very active in music competition shows and reality television programmes First he took part in season 3 of the Finnish version of Idols in 2007 reaching the semi final stage before being eliminated In 2009 he was in the inaugural season of Kuorosota the Finnish version of Clash of the Choirs The series was won by Timo Kotipelto The Voice of Finland edit In 2013 Railio returned to competition with The Voice of Finland which started on 4 January 2013 on the Finnish television Nelonen He was the first contestant to appear on the show singing Who Wants to Live Forever from Queen All four judges Elastinen Lauri Tahka Paula Koivuniemi and Michael Monroe turned their seats Railio opted to be with Team Paula In the Battle Rounds Koivuniemi put him against Daniela Persson Both sang I Just Died in Your Arms and Koivuniemi picked Railio to moved to the next round In the live rounds starting on 15 March 2013 he sang consecutively Maniac Rebel Yell Romanssi and Minun tuulessa soi and in the semi finals Skyfall advancing to the finals as Team Paula finalist alongside Suvi Aalto Team Michael Emilia Ekstrom Team Lauri and Ike Ikegwuonu Team Elastinen The final was aired 26 April 2013 singing Sulava jaa as solo and Kuuleeko yo as a duo with his mentor Koivuniemi He carried the title with a high score of 124 out of a possible 200 against runner up Ekstrom with just 76 out of 200 Solo career editAfter his win Railio embarked on a solo career His debut single Vieras maa entered at 3 on Suomen virallinen lista the official Finnish Singles Chart in its first week of release Discography editBand appearances edit In Celesty Legacy of Hate 2004 Mortal Mind Creation 2006 Vendetta 2009 In Diecell Audile Assault demo 2005 Thrashborne EP 2006 In The WildFire Sands of Time Promo 2011 In Christmas compilations Raskasta Joulua 2013 Enkelikello Tulkoon joulu Raskasta Joulua 2 2014 Joulu juhla parahin Ragnarok Juletide 2014 We Celebrate at Christmastime Christmas Has Come Tulkoon joulu akustisesti 2015 Tulkoon joulu Jani Liimatainen My Father s Son 2022 My Father s Son Singles edit Year Single Peak positions Certification AlbumFIN 3 2014 Vieras maa 3 TBASingles featured in edit Year Single Peak positions Certification AlbumFIN 3 2013 Tulkoon joulu Marco Hietala Tony Kakko Jarkko Ahola Juha Pekka Leppaluoto Antti Railio Ari Koivunen Pasi Rantanen Tommi Salmela Ville Tuomi Antony Parviainen Kimmo Blom Ilja Jalkanen amp Elize Ryd 20 Raskasta JouluaReferences edit a b Kojonen Veli 12 December 2014 Antti Railion elamanmuutos Yli 20 kiloa kevyempi Iltalehti in Finnish Retrieved 8 November 2023 Antti Railion ja Siiri vaimon suurperheessa seitseman lasta tulossa niukka joulu Olemme valmistelleet muksuja www iltalehti fi in Finnish Retrieved 6 February 2021 a b Antti Railio discography finnishcharts com Hung Medien Retrieved 24 May 2013 Awards and achievementsPreceded byMikko Sipola The Voice of Finland Winner2013 Succeeded bySiru AiristolaPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Finland nbsp Rock music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antti Railio amp oldid 1184123195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
