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Ari Koivunen
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Member Since5/11/2007
Band Websitewww.arikoivunen.fi
Band MembersAri Koivunen Band:

Ari Koivunen (vocals)
Erkka Korhonen (guitar)
Erkki Silvennoinen (bass)
Vili Ollila (keyboards)

Past members:
Luca Gargano (guitar) - until June 2008
Mauro Gargano (drums) - until November 2008

Sounds Like

New Single!
Tears Keep Falling

Becoming
Released:
Finland: June 11, 2008
Japan: June 25, 2008
Germany: October 10, 2008
Sony BMG Finland 2008

Fuel For The Fire - Double Platinum Edition
Sony BMG Finland 2007

Fuel For The Fire
Sony BMG Finland 2007

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In Germany, you can buy "Becoming" from:

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Record LabelSONY BMG
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   About Ari Koivunen

Ari Koivunen is a Finnish heavy metal singer with a background of singing and playing drums in bands for several years. In 2005, he won the Finnish Karaoke Championships and was placed third in the Karaoke World Championships the same year. Ari is the winner of the Finnish "Idols" – competition, which was his absolute breakthrough in 2007. Both in Finland and abroad he gained a lot of attention due to the fact that he mainly chose to perform metal and rock songs in this competition.

Ari's debut album "Fuel For The Fire" was released in 2007. The album went straight to the top of the Finnish album chart and stayed there for record-breaking 12 successive weeks. So far, the album has sold over
75 000 copies and has certified double platinum. “Fuel For The Fire" was released in Japan in October 2007. The songs on this album were written by several Finnish musicians such as Janne Joutsenniemi (SubUrban Tribe, Stone), Jarkko Ahola (Teräsbetoni), Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot), Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius) and Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica), among others. Recording musicians were Tuomas Wäinölä (Kotipelto, Nylon Beat), Mikko Kosonen (Maija Vilkkumaa), Nino Laurenne (Thunderstone), Mirka Rantanen (Thunderstone), Mikko Kaakuriniemi (Kotipelto), Pasi Heikkilä (45 Degree Woman) and Janne Wirman (Children Of Bodom).

Ari's live band was put together in spring 2007 mainly from people Ari has known for a longer time. Their first concert together took place in May 2007. Since then, the group has played over 100 gigs. Ari Koivunen's band is:

Ari Koivunen (vocals)
Erkka Korhonen (guitar)
Erkki Silvennoinen (bass)
Vili Ollila (keyboards)

The band also contributed greatly to the songwriting for Ari's sophomore release "Becoming" and they naturally recorded the album together. It was produced by Nino Laurenne and Pasi Heikkilä, who already worked with the debut album. Luca Gargano (guitar) and Mauro Gargano (drums) were part of the band from the beginning until 2008 and also participated the recording session of the "Becoming"-album.

The sophomore album of Ari Koivunen was released in Finland on June 11, 2008, and it has already proven to be a success in his home country. It debuted on No 1 on the Official Finnish album chart and received gold status (over 15 000 copies sold) after only one week's sales. "Becoming" was released in Japan on June 25 and in Germany on October 10, 2008.

At the end of the year 2008 Ari joined the Finnish band Amoral, who released their new album "Show Your Colors" in May 2009. The album is the fourth official release in Amoral's history but the first one with Ari Koivunen as their vocalist. "Show Your Colors" reached Finland's chart-position No 19 in the first week.
For further information and updates of Amoral, please check the Official Pages:
Amoral Homepage
Amoral Myspace


German Version of the Biography / Biographie auf deutsch

Artwork and design of the "Becoming"-album was created by
Thomas Ewerhard.






Studio Diary 2008

Part 1 - Mauro Gargano

Part 2 - Making of - Give Me a Reason

Part 3 - Backing vocals

Part 4 - Vocals

Becoming - Preview Part 1

Becoming - Preview Part 2



Tears Keep Falling





Give Me A Reason





Angels Are Calling




Hear My Call - Video







Site Maintenance
e-mail: ari_koivunen_myspace[at]yahoogroups.com
This page is being maintained by Tuomas and Melica in agreement with Ari Koivunen.

Fan mail:
Ari Koivunen
PO BOX 200
00561 Helsinki
Finland
fanmail[at]arikoivunen.fi

If you are interested to book Ari Koivunen for concerts, please contact his agency:
Popgee Oy
Mr Matti Kaunisvesi
matti[at]popgee.fi
www.popgee.fi

For interview- and other media requests, please contact the record company:
Sony BMG Finland
Ms Katja Vauhkonen
katja.vauhkonen[at]sonybmg.com

Media requests to the Site Maintenance:
e-mail: ari_koivunen_myspace[at]hotmail.com

Other general inquiries:
info[at]arikoivunen.fi

Official Forum in Finnish
Official Forum in English - Registration


In case you consider making a MySpace-fanpage for Ari, or creating a Street Team, please be so kind and read the Guidelines first. Thank you!
If you have further questions on this matter, you can always contact the Official Myspace Site Maintenance (see contact-section above). You can write to us in Finnish and English.






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Ari Koivunen's Friends Comments
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Danielo





Jul 6 2009 12:56 AM

YEAH!
Thanks YOU!


Keep On Rocking Mate!
**Engel_Dust**-Love's not enough in itself





Jul 5 2009 6:01 PM

Thanx for the add!

Have a sexy week.

Stop by my pg at anytime and don't forget to add me on facebook-www.facebook.com/engel.dust
MAINMACHINE





Jul 3 2009 7:30 PM

Thank you very much for the add.
Check out our new CD “READY TO FLY” and our homepage
www.myspace.com/mainmachineband
Stay Metal.
MAIN MACHINE
Angelina





Jul 3 2009 6:41 PM

Thanks ;)
Have a nice weekend.
Shineblack®





Jul 3 2009 6:11 PM

sup ari!
thanks for accept our request!
cheers from monterrey mexico!
~palomaNight


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Jul 3 2009 5:20 PM

thanks for the add Ari :)
I love your voice ^^
~MLJ Promotions~





Jul 3 2009 3:32 PM

Thanks for being a new friend of MLJ Promotions.. Have a wonderful day !!!!

Be sure to check out our website www.mljpromotions.com
Nestor Canister





Jul 3 2009 2:31 PM

Thanx a lot 4 the add...!!!
AGONY .Russian Support.





Jul 3 2009 2:28 PM

Hey there!
Thanx for the add =))
Have a rockin' week &

STAY GOTH ’N’ ROLL!!! ]:->

http://www.myspace.com/agonyband
MinoltaMonet Photography





Jul 1 2009 1:47 AM

Hey! How have you been? I’m so excited! Please come see my photography showcased and displayed at Stepping Stone Art Gallery! It opens tomorrow! So if you’ll be in the area, stop on by & take a look! There will be other up and coming artists art work displayed there as well! Cya there! :-D
Malice In Wonderland





Jun 28 2009 10:04 PM

Wishing You A Great Day!

Cheers And All The Best!
Malice In Wonderland
Sue





Jun 26 2009 12:48 AM

No THank you!! That is some instrument you have there. It's an honor to have you as a friend.
Marisol





Jun 24 2009 11:56 PM

hello ARI!!!
:)

i love ur music
ur voice is amazing :)

i'd like to see u someday
but i think i have to go
finland for that :)


have nice week

greetings from mexico! :)
ShadowWalker





Jun 24 2009 4:36 PM

Thanks for the add! Awesome music.
Blessings!
ShadowWalker,
Property of The Crow™





Jun 23 2009 11:20 PM

I hope you are having a good week so far....Take it easy..
Anne





Jun 23 2009 10:54 PM

Ei noin upealla äänellä tarvitse kiitellä mitään. ;) Varsinkin kun on noin komea HevAri kuin sinä. ;) Halit Jyväskylästä sinnepäin. :) -Anne-
Beer_goddess





Jun 22 2009 10:01 PM

you're welcome
nice to meet you
have a wonderfull week
Agharti





Jun 21 2009 8:14 PM

Kiitos Ari!
Agharti Kroatiasta :)
Dani





Jun 21 2009 3:57 PM

Hi Ari!
thanks for the add! hope you're doing great and keep rockin'!
have fun!
Greetz
PikkuNeiti96





Jun 19 2009 8:14 PM

moi ari mitäs sulle kuuluu nykyyään onko ollu paljon kiireitä nytte??
Eva.la.peste™“Not everyone’s going to get me!!”





Jun 18 2009 6:05 PM

Thx Darling.
/Eva
Snaky





Jun 17 2009 5:13 PM

you so deserve it, I wish American heavy metal was more heavy
† Bloodyvampyrela†





Jun 16 2009 9:07 AM



hello my friend
i wish you a beautiful day :p
bloodykisses
bloodyvampyrela (céline) <3

~Metal Michi~[Ylva-Valkyrie]





Jun 16 2009 2:50 AM

I have come back to your page to give your music another good listen. I enjoyed it the first time around, but have enjoyed it even more the second time!

Thank you for your beautiful music!


-Michelle
Almyal





Jun 15 2009 4:07 PM

Hi,

Thank for the add:)
Greeting from France

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