Lauri Tähkä, 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...

 musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

 and recording artist. He was a leading member in the former band Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu was a Finnish folk rock band. It started its career in mid-1990s, and sold platinum ten years later 2006 with the album Maailma on renki....

.

Growing up he listened to Kiss

KISS (band)

Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...

, Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...

, the Finnish band Eppu Normaali

Eppu Normaali

Eppu Normaali is one of the most popular rock bands in Finland. The band formed in 1976 in Ylöjärvi, a small town near Tampere. The band is the best-selling music artist in Finland, with certified sales surpassing 1.5 million records...

, the works of Ismo Alanko

Ismo Alanko

Ismo Kullervo Alanko is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist....

 as well as Kauko Röyhkä

Kauko Röyhkä

Kauko Röyhkä, , is Finnish rock musician and author. Since early 1980s he has been one of the most foremost rock artists in Finland known especially as a strong lyricist....

. Tähkä found his musical identity in a cross between rock and national ballads. With his cousin Simo Ralli he created ”Niin kauan minä tramppaan” (I'll trek as long as), which won the "Lapuan Spelit" competition.

The Elonkerjuu band's home base was Teuva

Teuva

Teuva is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Teuva is and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water...

, Finland. Currently Lauri Tähkä is making a solo career. His first album, Polte, was released in October, 2011.

External links

• Official homepage (In Finnish)