Ääni ja Vimma
Ääni ja Vimma (meaning in Finnish "The Sound and the Fury") is a popular annual band competition in Finland. It was founded in 1996.[1]
Current rules require that band members be between age 15 and 25 and that the bands have not released an album or have a record deal. Since 2000, a youth competition called Junior Ääni ja Vimma has also been held for those under the age of 15.
The winners of the competition do not automatically obtain a record deal, but the high-profile of the competition in Finland has led to winners getting record contracts, including bands such as 2009's winners Wedding Crashers, and 1997's Come Inside.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Events, City of Helsinki - Youth Department, Retrieved March 20, 2012
- ^ (25 April 2008). Ääni ja Vimma veti kilpailijoita, YLE Uutiset (in Finnish)
- ^ (4 February 2011). Bändikatselmus Ääni ja Vimma etsii jälleen uusia kykyjä, Länsiväylä