Finnish Singers
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Topic: Finnish Singers
Posted By: Gandalff
Subject: Finnish Singers
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 03:52
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Although not all of them are Finnish natives, they are famous as singers in various Finnish Prog bands.
Thanks to Andyman1125 for his inspiration to creating this poll. ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 03:57
| Alex Keskitalo (Overhead) or Tarja Turunen (Nightwish) |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 06:45
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Jim Pembroke!
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Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 06:48
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Mikko Von Hertzen! ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 09:10
| A. W. Yrjänä (CMX). |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 09:29
| I know very few names here, and sometimes that would keep me away from voting, but in this case you have the man who I've stated at PA as my favourite male singer in a great many other polls: Topi Lehtipuu. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 09:53
I like Pembroke too. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Prog Geo wrote:Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 10:27
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Topi Lehtipuu for me as well.
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Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 12:21
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Jukka Gustavson (the other Wigwam vocalist), though not listed here. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 14:15
| Annette Olzon. |
Posted By: OT Räihälä
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 16:16
Topi Lehtipuu would be a good contender, but since he clearly was an opera rather than a rock singer from the beginning, I can safely say Jim Goldworth. Finnish rock singers are seldom any good, but Jim is something completely different.  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/osmotapioraihala/sets" rel="nofollow - Composer - Click to listen to my works! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 16:33
I don't see why that would matter with Topi Lehtipuu, or any others who sung in prog bands that weren't rock singers from the beginning. Prog is largely about the fusing of styles and putting it in a rock context, and I think Hoyry Kone excellent and Lehtipuu's voice works very well for it (including when he's not singing in a more operatic style). Some of the best singers who sang in so-called Prog bands were primarily opera singers, or from that tradition (especially amongst females). I must check out Jeavestone.
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Posted By: kawkaw123
Date Posted: May 11 2011 at 21:23
| I think the Nightwish singers are the best of the bunch and I like Anette more than I like Tarja. |
Posted By: OT Räihälä
Date Posted: May 12 2011 at 03:17
It wouldn't matter to me either, if the poll were about the best overall singers, where opera singers often are head and shoulders above rock singers, but since this is a ProgArchives poll, I take it that way: to me Goldworth is perhaps the best prog rock singer at the moment. BTW, I know Topi Lehtipuu and can tell that apart from being a great tenor he's a very nice fellow, who still listens to prog, although he only works in various top opera houses nowadays.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 12 2011 at 11:18
I see what you mean. Whilst I know that his Hoyry-Kone work (as vocalist and violinist) was but one small foray in his career, and that he is a renowned opera singer, and competent music director, for the purposes of this poll I am only judging his work for Hoyry-Kone, and not his opera work which I am quite familiar with. For me he is very much applicable as someone who sang for a progressive rock band even if he does not come from the rock tradition (having studied at the Sibelius Academy rather than, say, the Rolling Stones School of Rocks) nor continued with rock music, but I would only judge his progressive rock forays for the purposes of this poll. |
Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: May 12 2011 at 11:32
| My favorite singer is without any doubt Pekka Streng, he was a genius, wish he didn't pass away so early. Jim Pembroke is also a great singer, but for me, there is no one that can surpass Streng. |