Jukka Henri Kristian Backlund (30 December 1982, Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

) is a Finnish

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...

 music producer and keyboardist

Keyboardist

A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...

. Backlund is best known for producing the first Sunrise Avenue

Sunrise Avenue

Sunrise Avenue is a Finnish rock band originally formed in 1992 in Espoo, Finland. In the early days the band was called “Sunrise” and the name was changed to “Sunrise Avenue” in 2001. Sunrise Avenue is known for their catchy melodic and modern songs and energetic live performances. Their style...

 album On the Way to Wonderland

On the Way to Wonderland

On the Way to Wonderland is the debut album by the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue.-Personnel:*Jukka Backlund - Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals , Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Group Member*Thomas Eberger - Mastering...

, which is the best selling international debut from Finland.

As a musician Jukka Backlund has worked as a bandleader

Bandleader

A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....

 and keyboardist for numerous artists since he started his professional career in the year of 1998.

Backlund started studying classical piano at the age of 5. Later he studied jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 and musical composition

Musical composition

Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...

 in Sibelius Academy

Sibelius Academy

The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...

, but never graduated.

Awards

• 2 Finnish Grammy Awards
• 6 NRJ Radio Awards
• European Border Breaker Award
• Eska Award
• Impala Award
• Radio Regenbogen Award

Selected Discography

Jukka Backlund has contributed to these records among others:

Year	Album name	Role
2011	Sunrise Avenue Sunrise Avenue Sunrise Avenue is a Finnish rock band originally formed in 1992 in Espoo, Finland. In the early days the band was called “Sunrise” and the name was changed to “Sunrise Avenue” in 2001. Sunrise Avenue is known for their catchy melodic and modern songs and energetic live performances. Their style...  - Out Of Style	Producer, Keyboards, Programming, Guitars, Bass, Drums
2011	Fireal Fireal Fireal is a Finnish rock band from Helsinki, Finland. The band was founded by singer/songwriter Caleb, former lead of Finnish band Bleak in 2009. On September 9, 2009 the band released their first single entitled The Imperia and it can be heard on the band's and on the band's...  - The Dark Side	Producer, Keyboards, Programming
2010	Flamboy - Neighbour Girl Revolution	Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Drums, Bass, Guitars, Programming
2010	Sunrise Avenue Sunrise Avenue Sunrise Avenue is a Finnish rock band originally formed in 1992 in Espoo, Finland. In the early days the band was called “Sunrise” and the name was changed to “Sunrise Avenue” in 2001. Sunrise Avenue is known for their catchy melodic and modern songs and energetic live performances. Their style...  - Acoustic Tour 2010	Keyboards
2009	Clarkkent - This is Personal	Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Programming
2009	Sunrise Avenue Sunrise Avenue Sunrise Avenue is a Finnish rock band originally formed in 1992 in Espoo, Finland. In the early days the band was called “Sunrise” and the name was changed to “Sunrise Avenue” in 2001. Sunrise Avenue is known for their catchy melodic and modern songs and energetic live performances. Their style...  - Popgasm Popgasm Popgasm is the second album by the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue.-Track list:# Dream Like A Child# The Whole Story# Rising Sun# Welcome To My Life# Not Again# Bad# Monk Bay# Bye Bye # Kiss And Run# 6-0# Birds And Bees...	Producer, Mixing, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming
2008	Killer Aspect Killer Aspect Killer Aspect is a Finnish rock band from Helsinki. Its members are Max Paananen , Samuli Relander , Valeri Drobych and Teijo Jämsä ....  - How Does it Work?	Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming
2007	Ninja Ninja A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...  - I Don't Play Guitar	Producer, Mixing, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming
2006	Sunrise Avenue Sunrise Avenue Sunrise Avenue is a Finnish rock band originally formed in 1992 in Espoo, Finland. In the early days the band was called “Sunrise” and the name was changed to “Sunrise Avenue” in 2001. Sunrise Avenue is known for their catchy melodic and modern songs and energetic live performances. Their style...  - On the Way to Wonderland On the Way to Wonderland On the Way to Wonderland is the debut album by the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue.-Personnel:*Jukka Backlund - Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals , Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Group Member*Thomas Eberger - Mastering...	Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming
2004	Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2004...  - When I Become Me	Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals
2004	Geir Rönning Geir Rönning Geir Rönning is a professional singer-songwriter from Ålesund, Norway. He later moved to the capital Oslo in the 1980s, and later on to Stockholm, Sweden, where he found opportunity to start a musical career. He later moved to Finland, which he represented in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005...  - Ready For The Ride	Producer, Mixing, Keyboards
2003	Killer Killer (Finnish band) Killer was a rock band founded in 1999 in Helsinki, Finland. Although Killer was a quartet, vocalist Siiri Nordin was by far the most visible member...  - Sure You Know How To Drive This Thing	Producer, Keyboards
2003	M. Heavenly - File Under: Music	Producer, Keyboards

External links

• http://www.jukkabacklund.com
• http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jukka+Backlund
• http://www.sunriseave.com/bio.php