Nylon Beat
Encyclopedia
Nylon Beat was a Finnish
pop
band that was very popular during 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, consisting of the girl duo Jonna Kosonen and Erin Koivisto. They received eight gold and seven platinum records and the Band of the Year 1999 Emma award
during their active career, which was during 1995–2003.
The band was formed in 1995 as a result of TV show "Kiitorata" ('runway' in english). By the time both girls were only 16 years old. They started with backup tracks and dancers. Later their music matured somewhat and finally they performed fully live with a real band consisting of several professional musicians. Most of the music was written by Risto Asikainen and Ilkka Vainio, the production mostly done by Asikainen.
Other artists have covered
Nylon Beat songs, most notably popular Korean pop group S.E.S.
Although the duo nominally had already given their final concert on New Year's Eve 2003, they reformed again to perform as a warming act for two Toto
gigs: the first was on August 17, 2007 in Oulu
and the second on August 18, 2007 in Tampere
.
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...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band that was very popular during 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, consisting of the girl duo Jonna Kosonen and Erin Koivisto. They received eight gold and seven platinum records and the Band of the Year 1999 Emma award
Emma-gaala
The Emma-gaala is a Finnish music gala arranged yearly by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland, awarding the most distinguished artists and music professionals of the year. It has been arranged since 1983, except for the years 1988–1990....
during their active career, which was during 1995–2003.
The band was formed in 1995 as a result of TV show "Kiitorata" ('runway' in english). By the time both girls were only 16 years old. They started with backup tracks and dancers. Later their music matured somewhat and finally they performed fully live with a real band consisting of several professional musicians. Most of the music was written by Risto Asikainen and Ilkka Vainio, the production mostly done by Asikainen.
Other artists have covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
Nylon Beat songs, most notably popular Korean pop group S.E.S.
Although the duo nominally had already given their final concert on New Year's Eve 2003, they reformed again to perform as a warming act for two Toto
Toto (band)
Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The group currently consists of Joseph Williams , David Paich , Steve Porcaro , Steve Lukather , Mike Porcaro , and Simon Phillips . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard...
gigs: the first was on August 17, 2007 in Oulu
Oulu
Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
and the second on August 18, 2007 in Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
.
Albums
- Nylon Beat (1996)
- Satasen laina (1997)
- Nylon Moon (1998), their first fully English album
- Valehtelija (1999)
- Demo (2000)
- Extreme (2001)
- Last In Line (2002), second English album
- 12 apinaa (2003)
- Comeback (2CD, compilation) (2004)
- Hyvää uutta vuotta Live (CD & DVD) (2004)
- Maailman pisin luokkaretki (compilation) (1st Aug 2007)
Singles
- Oot kuin karkkia mulle (1995)
- Teflon love (1996)
- Rakastuin mä looseriin (1996)
- Lä-lä-lä (1996)
- Satasen laina (1997)
- Kuumalle hiekalle (1997)
- Jos (1997)
- Like a fool (1998)
- Umm ma ma (1998)
- Viimeinen (1998)
- Seksi vie ja taksi tuo / Liikaa (1999)
- Ainut jonka sain (1999)
- Musta joulu (1999)
- Viha ja rakkaus (2000)
- Syytön (2000)
- Syntinen (2000)
- Guilty (2001)
- Anna mulle (2001)
- Sanoja (2002)
- Moka (2002)
- Last in Line / Eternal Love (2002)
- 12 Apinaa (2003)
- Petollinen päiväkirja (promo) (2003)
- Nukutaan (2003)
- Kevytlinja / Psykedeliaa (2003)
- Comeback (2004)
- Kuumalle Hiekalle - Remix (2004)
- Teflon Love (Live) (2004)
- Seksi vie 12 apinaa kuumalle hiekalle (2007)