Yö

This article is about the Finnish band. For the English slang greeting, see yo.

Yö
Yö in 2010
Background information
Origin	Pori, Finland
Genres	Finnish rock
Years active	1981–present
Members	Olli Lindholm – vocals Mikko Kangasjärvi – keyboards Jukka Lewis – bass Ari Toikka – drums Daffy Terävä – guitar Jari Latomaa – keyboards
Past members	Jussi Hakulinen Jesu Hämäläinen Veikko Lehtiranta Juha Mielonen Antti Mäkinen Jukka Mänty-Sorvari Markku Petander Juha Rauäng Harri Varhala Jani Viitanen Tapio Wallin
Website	www.likaisetlegendat.com

Yö (English: night) is a Finnish rock band, formed in 1981 at Pori, Finland.

The band has had many line-up changes during their history, and almost 20 different musicians play or have played with the band. Yö's first line-up included singer Olli Lindholm and composer, singer and keyboardist Jussi Hakulinen, guitarist Jani Viitanen, bassist Juha Rauäng and drummer Harri Varhala. Olli Lindholm is the only remaining original member of the band. Since the late 1980s band has been more or less based in Tampere.

Yö's biggest hits include songs like Joutsenlaulu (Swansong), Likaiset legendat (Dirty Legends), Ihmisen poika (Son of a Human), Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen (Love is Snow-White), Särkynyt enkeli (Broken Angel), and Tia-Maria (a Finnish woman's name). The group started with punk rock influenced music but has later moved towards mainstream rock. Yö is the Finland's 10th best-selling music artist of all time with two multi-platinum, two double-platinum, six platinum and five gold records.

Discography

Studio albums

• Varietee (Variety Show) (1983)
• Nuorallatanssija (Ropedancer) (1984)
• Myrskyn jälkeen (After The Storm) (1985)
• Äänet (Voices) (1986)
• Lanka palaa (Fire In The Hole) (1988)
• Toinen puoliaika (Second Act) (1989)
• Antaa soittaa (Let it Play) (1991)
• Tänä yönä (Tonight) (1992)
• Kymmenes kevät (Tenth Spring) (1993)
• Hyviä vuosia (Good Years) (1994)
• Satelliitti (Satellite) (1996)
• Pirstaleet (Shards) (1997)
• 13. Yö (13th Night) (1999)
• Valo (Light) (2000)
• Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen (Love Is Snow-White) (2003)
• Kuolematon (Immortal) (2005)
• Valtakunta (Kingdom) (2007)
• Loisto (Shine) (2009)
• Pelko ja rakkaus (Fear and Love) (2012)
• Hyvässä ja pahassa (For better or for worse) (2014)
• Puolet taivaasta – puolet helvetistä (Half of heaven – half of hell) (2016)

Compilations

• Poko-klassikko (1987)
• Suurimmat hitit (1988)
• Parhaat (1995)
• Yön pimeä puoli (1998)
• Legenda (2001)
• Yön valoisa puoli (2006)
• Kiitos ja kunnia - 30v. juhlakokoelma (2011)
• Aikamatka 1981–2016 (2016)

Live albums

• ...Ja tapahtui niinä päivinä (1984)
• Täältä tulee Yö (1993)
• Yön 20-vuotisjuhlakonsertti (2002, DVD)
• Yhden Yön tarinoita (2003)
• Kolmen illan varietee (2006, CD/DVD)
• Yön ensimmäinen keikka (2008, LP)

See also

• List of best-selling music artists in Finland

External links

• Yö Official Homepage (in Finnish)

Media related to Yö at Wikimedia Commons