Anssi Kela
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Anssi Kela is a Finnish
singer-songwriter
multi-instrumentalist who has published five albums. The first, Nummela, is one of the best-selling Finnish records – it has sold over 150,000 copies (fivefold platinum). The album is named after Kela's former hometown Nummela, in Vihti
. Kela became famous with his hit "Mikan faijan BMW". His song "Milla" is on the soundtrack of the movie Me and Morrison
. His 2009 album, Anssi Kela, debuted at number four on the Finnish album chart. Before his solo career Kela played in a band named Pekka ja Susi.
Anssi began his musical career playing various stringed instruments, including the violin, cello and contrabass. In his teens he however became increasingly interested in rock music, and started to focus on guitar and bass instead. He also picked up singing at an early age, and has later shown skills with the drums as well. During his career, Kela has sold over 230,000 records in Finland.
Apart from music, Anssi Kela also a friend of motorsport
s, driving himself in the Finnish Formula 3 class. Also interested in literature, in 2008 Kela published his debut fiction
novel
, Kesä Kalevi Sorsan Kanssa (Summer with Kalevi Sorsa).
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...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
multi-instrumentalist who has published five albums. The first, Nummela, is one of the best-selling Finnish records – it has sold over 150,000 copies (fivefold platinum). The album is named after Kela's former hometown Nummela, in Vihti
Vihti
Vihti is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately northwest of the capital city Helsinki. Its seat is Nummela. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
. Kela became famous with his hit "Mikan faijan BMW". His song "Milla" is on the soundtrack of the movie Me and Morrison
Me and Morrison
Me and Morrison is a 2001 Finnish romantic drama film directed by Lenka Hellstedt. The film is based on the novel Minä ja Morrison by Katariina Souri and it is the second film in the Restless trilogy, preceded by Restless and followed by Addiction .- Cast :* Irina Björklund as Milla* Samuli...
. His 2009 album, Anssi Kela, debuted at number four on the Finnish album chart. Before his solo career Kela played in a band named Pekka ja Susi.
Anssi began his musical career playing various stringed instruments, including the violin, cello and contrabass. In his teens he however became increasingly interested in rock music, and started to focus on guitar and bass instead. He also picked up singing at an early age, and has later shown skills with the drums as well. During his career, Kela has sold over 230,000 records in Finland.
Apart from music, Anssi Kela also a friend of motorsport
Motorsport
Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...
s, driving himself in the Finnish Formula 3 class. Also interested in literature, in 2008 Kela published his debut fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, Kesä Kalevi Sorsan Kanssa (Summer with Kalevi Sorsa).
Albums
- Nummela (2001)
- Suuria kuvioita (2003)
- Rakkaus on murhaa (2005)
- Aukio (2008)
- Anssi Kela on spuge (2009)
- Singlet 2000 - 2010 (2010)
Singles
- Mikan faijan BMW (2000)
- Kaksi sisarta / Kaksi sisarta (demo) / Mikan faijan BMW (demo) (2001)
- Nummela (radio edit) (promotional single) (2001)
- Puistossa / Puistossa (Flegmaatikot-remix) / Puistossa (demo) (2001)
- Milla / Milla (video) / Mikan faijan BMW (video) (2001)
- Suuria kuvioita (2003)
- 1972 (promotional single) (2003)
- Laulu petetyille (radio edit) / Laulu petetyille (promotional single) (2003)
- Karhusaari (promotional single) (2005)
- Anssi Kela on spuge (promotional single) (2005)
- Jennifer Aniston / Insomnia / Kaksi sisarta (live) / Mikan faijan BMW (live) / Jennifer Aniston(video) (2005)
- Älä mene pois (promotional single) (2005)
- Rakkaus on murhaa (single version) / Rakkaus on murhaa (album version) / Puistossa (live) / Rakkaus on murhaa (live) / Rva Ruusunen (live) (2005)
- Suomalainen (2007)
- Aamu (2009)
- Kaivos (2009)
- Anssi Kela on spuge (2009)
- Nolla (2010)
External links
http://www.anssikela.com, official site in FinnishFinnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
- http://www.harhaa.com, an unofficial fan site – photos, translated lyrics etc.
- http://www.youtube.com/anssikela