Cardiant
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Cardiant is a Finnish
heavy metal
band. It was established in city of Hämeenlinna
in 2000, but most of band members have been replaced and the current assembly has been working since 2008. In the early years, the band recorded several demos
until the it signed a contract with the record company Underground Symphony. The first album, Midday Moon, was released in 2005, but the record company did not released it in Europe. However, other record company, Marquee/Avalon, released it in Japan.
Cardiant went through several changes of lead vocals, until a drop-out idols
competitor Erik Karhatsu was chosen as a new lead singer in 2008. Next year, the band released its second record Tomorrow’s Daylight. As the previsous record, this was also released only in Japan, and elsewhere Cardiant had to settle for selling it from their own online store. The band released their first music video Stars upon your life in 2010. Later in the same year, the band was selected to the semi-finals of Finnish national selection for Eurovision 2011
as one of three entries voted from a group of 277 participants with the song Rapture in Time. In January 2011, Cardiant qualified for the Eurovision Finnish national finals on 12 February.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band. It was established in city of Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland and is the birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the...
in 2000, but most of band members have been replaced and the current assembly has been working since 2008. In the early years, the band recorded several demos
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
until the it signed a contract with the record company Underground Symphony. The first album, Midday Moon, was released in 2005, but the record company did not released it in Europe. However, other record company, Marquee/Avalon, released it in Japan.
Cardiant went through several changes of lead vocals, until a drop-out idols
Idols (Finland)
Idols is a Finnish reality-television singing competition that airs on MTV3 . It debuted in the summer of 2003, and went on to become one of the most popular shows on Finnish television...
competitor Erik Karhatsu was chosen as a new lead singer in 2008. Next year, the band released its second record Tomorrow’s Daylight. As the previsous record, this was also released only in Japan, and elsewhere Cardiant had to settle for selling it from their own online store. The band released their first music video Stars upon your life in 2010. Later in the same year, the band was selected to the semi-finals of Finnish national selection for Eurovision 2011
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany and selected their entry through Euroviisut 2011, organised by Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio . The final was broadcast Full HD 1080p via YLE HD channel....
as one of three entries voted from a group of 277 participants with the song Rapture in Time. In January 2011, Cardiant qualified for the Eurovision Finnish national finals on 12 February.
Members
- Erik Karhatsu - lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
- Antti Hänninen - guitar
- Mikko Mänttäri - bass guitar
- Mikko Lindroos - keyboard
- Lauri Hänninen - drums