Ari Koivunen
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Ari Koivunen 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ari Mikael Koivunen |
| Born | June 7, 1984 |
| Origin | Kouvola, Finland |
| Genres |
Hard rock Heavy metal Progressive metal Power metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels |
Sony BMG (Ari Koivunen) Imperial Cassette (Amoral) |
| Associated acts | Amoral |
| Website | http://amoralweb.com http://www.myspace.com/arikoivunen |
Sony BMG (Ari Koivunen)
Ari Koivunen (born June 7, 1984, Kouvola) is a Finnish heavy metal singer who rose to fame as the winner of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2007. Koivunen is vocalist of the Finnish metal band Amoral.
Ari Koivunen was born in Kouvola, Finland on June 7, 1984. He has 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. The win of the Finnish "Idols" – competition was his breakthrough in 2007. Unlike usual pop he chose to perform mainly metal and rock songs in the contest. Koivunen tells of his earlier career as follows.
Fuel For The Fire (2007)
Ari Koivunen's debut album, Fuel for the Fire, was officially released on the 30th of May 2007, although the album had already been released for download sale on the 21st of May 2007. The songs for the album were made by well known Finnish metal musicians and songwriters 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). The first single from that album, Hear My Call, was released on May 11, 2007.
During the first week of sales Fuel For The Fire jumped immediately to the top of the official album chart, and by June 7, 2007 it had already achieved platinum status with over 40,000 albums sold. Koivunen's album is one of the fastest selling records in Finnish music history, with over 10,000 copies sold in the first week of sales. Fuel For The Fire remained the number one album in Finland for twelve weeks after its release. The album reached double-platinum status (60,000 units) in October 2007. "Fuel For The Fire" was released in Japan in October 2007.
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