Tiktak was a Finnish

Finland

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 music group consisting of six school girls from northern Helsinki

Helsinki

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, who met at a band school in Helsinki. Their debut album, Friends, included songs written by Maki Kolehmainen (of Aikakone

Aikakone

Aikakone was a Finnish pop music 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....

) and was a huge hit in Finland, with unusually strong sales in the rest of Europe

Europe

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, especially Scandinavia

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. The band's music was a blend of rock and pop. Each of the girls played their own instruments with the exception of Petra who was the lead singer. The band gained great domestic popularity. The band decided to break up in 2007 with the last performance in December 2007.

Guitarist and vocalist Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen is also the vocalist for Dame, whose first album, So Was It Worth Dying For, was released in June 2006.

Their fifth album Ympyrää features the title cut Ympyrää, written by Los Angeles songwriter Gordon Pogoda

Gordon Pogoda

Gordon Pogoda is an American composer, lyricist, and producer based in Los Angeles. In the past five years, he has signed publishing deals with EMI Music, Universal Music and Warner Chappell Music.- Biography :...

, who has had much success throughout Europe.

Band members

• Emppu (guitar, vocals)
• Mimmu (bass, vocals)
• Nea (keyboards)
• Noora (guitar, vocals)
• Petra (lead vocals)
• Tuuli (drums, vocals)

Albums

• Sinkut 99-07 (2007 - Singles 99-07)
• Myrskyn edellä (2005 - Before the Storm)
• Hei me soitetaan...oikeesti! (Mini-CD) (2004 - Hey, We Play... Really!)
• Ympyrää (2003 - In a Circle)
• Jotain muuta...ja jotain uutta! (2002 - Something Else... And Something New!)
• Jotain muuta (2001 - Something Else)
• Frendit / Friends (2000)
• Frendit (1999 - Friends)

Singles

• Mutta mä rakastan sua (2007 - But I Love You)
• Miten onni korjataan (2007 - How To Fix the Happiness)
• Kuka vaan (2006 - Anybody)
• Paha sana (2006 - Bad Word)
• Samantekevää (2006 - Indifferent)
• Sankaritar (2005 - Heroine)
• Rannaton (2004 - Boundless)
• Heilutaan (2004 - Let's Swing)
• Tuuleksi taivaanrantaan (2004 - As Wind to The Horizon)
• Tänä Yönä Taivaaseen (2003 - Tonight to Heaven)
• Lähdetään tänään (2003 - Let's Leave Today)
• Jää (2002 - Ice)
• Satuprinsessa (2002 - Fairytale Princess)
• Jotain muuta (2002 - Something Else)
• Kyyneleet (2001 - Tears)
• Häiritsen sinua (2001 - I Disturb You)
• Upside Down (2000)
• Don't Turn Back (2000)
• Christmas (2000)
• Leijailen (2000 - I Glide)
• Minne vaan (2000 - To Anywhere)
• Sydän lyö (2000 - The Heart Beats)
• Lopeta (1999 - Stop)
• Sekoitat mun maailman (1999 - You Confuse My World)