Tony Kakko

Infobox musical artist
Name = Tony Kakko

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Img_capt = Tony Kakko at a Sonata Arctica concert in Helmond, Netherlands, in 2006
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Tony Kristian Kakko
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Born = birth date and age|1975|5|16
Kemi, Finland
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Origin =
Instrument = Vocals, Keyboard
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter
Years_active = 1996 - present
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Associated_acts = Sonata Arctica
Northern Kings
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Tony Kristian Kakko (born May 16 1975) is the vocalist, primary songwriter, and creative force in the band Sonata Arctica. [ [http://www.sonataarctica.info/site07/index.php?s=5&l=uk Biography at sonataarctica.info] ]

Biography

Kakko was born in Kemi, Finland and founded Sonata Arctica in 1996, after studying keyboards for two years and singing informally in local festivals. He assumed both the keyboards and the vocals, but after the release of the band's first album, decided to concentrate on singing with the joining of Mikko Härkin. The bands Queen, Stratovarius, Children of Bodom and Nightwish are amongst his biggest musical influences. Kakko also states the season of winter as one of his influences. His singing style is clean and generally high-pitched, he sings in the tenors range and often relies on falsettos.

Tony appeared as a guest male vocalist in Nightwish's 2001 remake of their song "Astral Romance", which appeared on the EP "Over the Hills and Far Away". He also sang backing vocals on the song "Over the Hills and Far Away" and sang a duet with Tarja Turunen on "Beauty and the Beast." Tony appears on stage with Tarja performing "Beauty and the Beast," on Nightwish's live DVD "From Wishes to Eternity".

Tony also performed guest vocals in the song "Wasted Time" from Heavenly's album "Virus" and did backing vocals for "Before the Bleeding Sun", the fifth album of the Finnish band Eternal Tears of Sorrow. More recently, he has been involved with a project entitled Northern Kings, in which he, along with Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (Charon), Marco Hietala (Tarot, Nightwish) and Jarkko Ahola (Teräsbetoni) sings covers of classics from the 80s.

Discography

onata Arctica

* "Friend 'till the End" (Demo) - 1996
* "Agre Pamppers" (Demo) - 1996
* "PeaceMaker" (Demo) - 1997
* "FullMoon" (Demo) - 1999
* "Ecliptica" - 1999
** "UnOpened" (Single) - 1999
** "Successor" (EP) - 2000
* "Silence" - 2001
** "Orientation" (EP) - 2001
** "Wolf & Raven" (Single) - 2001
** "Last Drop Falls" (Single) - 2001
* "Songs of Silence" (Live album) - 2002
* "Winterheart's Guild" - 2003
** "Takatalvi" (EP) - 2003
** "Victoria's Secret" (Single) - 2003
** "Broken" (Single) - 2003
** "Don't Say a Word" (EP) - 2004
* "Reckoning Night" - 2004
** "Don't Say a Word" (Single) - 2004
** "Shamandalie" (Single) - 2004
* "The End of This Chapter" (Compilation) - 2005
* "For the Sake of Revenge" (Live album and DVD) - 2006
* "The Collection 1999-2006" (Compilation) - 2006
** "Replica 2006" (Single) - 2006
* "Unia" - 2007
** "Paid in Full" (Single) - 2007 [ [http://www.sonataarctica.info/site07/index.php?s=29&l=uk Discography at sonataarctica.info] ]

Guest appearances

* Nightwish - "Over the Hills and Far Away" - 2001
* Nightwish - "From Wishes to Eternity" (DVD) - 2001
* Heavenly - "Virus" - 2006
* Eternal Tears of Sorrow - "Before the Bleeding Sun" - 2006
* Northern Kings - "Reborn" - 2007
* - 2007
* Odin's Court - "Deathanity" - 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.sonataarctica.info Sonata Arctica's official website]
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