Aikakone was a Finnish

Finland

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 pop music

Pop music

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 group active in 1995–1998 and shortly in 2001 and 2003 as Aika. In 2003 they changed their name back to Aikakone and had their last concert.

Their debut album Tähtikaaren taa sold triple platinum in Finland, the successor Toiseen maailmaan double platinum, the band's third album Maa platinum and fourth Hear Me Now gold.

Aikakone was awarded the Newcomer of the Year Emma award

Emma-gaala

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 in 1995. They were also selected the best band of the year 1995 in a vote on Radiomafia

Radiomafia

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Members

• Sani (Saija Aartela)
• Vera (Heidi Puurula)
• Alex (Alex Ojasti)
• Maki (Marko Kolehmainen)

Heidi Puurula

Heidi Susanna Puurula (born Heidi Vähäkallio, October 13, 1971 in Helsinki

Helsinki

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) is a Finnish singer and lyricist. In Aikakone, she did mostly backing vocals, but also some lead vocals in songs such as "Toiseen maailmaan" and "Tulisitko"'. She has also written lyrics for many artists like Kirka, Laura Voutilainen

Laura Voutilainen

Sanna Laura Voutilainen , is a Finnish popsinger.-Career:Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994...

, Heidi Kyrö and Sani

Sani

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. Her short story

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 "Paratiisi" has been published in Demi

Demi

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-magazine.

Discography

• Tähtikaaren Taa (1995)
• Toiseen Maailmaan (1996)
• Maa (1998)
• Hear Me Now (2001)
• Pophitit (2003)
• Vuosisadan rakkaustarina (2010)