Elonkerjuu
| Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu | |
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| File:Lauri-Tahka-Iskelmaniityt-2010.jpg
Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu performing at IskelmäNiityt in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Teuva, Finland |
| Genres | Folk rock |
| Years active | 1995–2011 (with Lauri Tähkä as lead) 2011–present (with Juha Lagström as lead) |
| Labels | Universal Music Oy (2006–2011) |
| Website | lauritahka |
| Members | Juha Lagström Johanna Koivu Simo Ralli Antero Naali Lenni Paarma |
| Past members | Lauri Tähkä |
Elonkerjuu is a Finnish folk rock band. Starting 2011, Juha Lagström is lead singer of the band. With the new name, they signed with Sony Music Entertainment. The band had started in the mid-1990s, with lead singer Lauri Tähkä and was known from 1996 until 2011 as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu. They were signed since 2006 with Universal Music Finland.
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Lauri Tähkä and Elonkerjuu
During the first years, the band based its songs on traditional music from Southern Ostrobothnia. Later, they started to write the lyrics by themselves, but the themes are still connected to rural life and the language used is Southern Ostrobothnian dialect.
Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu 2006 album Maailma on renki went platinum. The next album, Tuhannen riemua got a gold record on the date of its publication, and double platinum in ten weeks. Until early 2008, that album has sold over 80,000 copies.
Elonkerjuu
In March 2011 the singer Lauri Tähkä announced that the band's career is over.[1] Later the rest of the band announced that they will continue under the name Elonkerjuu and in January 2012 Juha Lagström was chosen as their new vocalist.[2]
Discography
Albums
- as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
| Year | Album | Record label | Peak positions | Certification |
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| FIN [3] |
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| 2001 | Pistoja syrämmes | Little Big Records | ||
| 2002 | Pistoja syrämmes (re-release) | Suomen Mediamusiikki | ||
| Komia on aina komia (re-release) |
Suomen Mediamusiikki | |||
| 2004 | Syntymähäjyt | Suomen Mediamusiikki / Saarnipuu Kustannus |
4 | |
| 2006 | Maailma on renki | Universal Music | 4 | |
| 2007 | Tuhannen riemua | Universal Music | 1 | |
| 2008 | Kirkkahimmat 2000-2008 (Compilation album) |
Universal Music | 1 | |
| 2009 | Tänään ei huomista murehdita | Universal Music | 1 | |
| 2010 | Iholla (Live album) |
Universal Music | 5 |
- as Elonkerjuu
| Year | Album | Record label | Peak positions | Album |
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| FIN [3] |
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| 2012 | Ilon pirstaleet | Sony Music Entertainment | 1 | |
| 2014 | Hehkuva rauta | Sony Music Entertainment | 1 |
Singles
- as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
(Charting in The Official Finnish Charts)
| Year | Album | Record label | Peak positions | Album |
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| FIN [3] |
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| 2006 | "Maailma on renki" | Universal Music Entertainment | 1 | |
| 2007 | "Hetkeksi en sulle rupia" | Universal Music Entertainment | 1 | |
| "Pauhaava sydän" | Universal Music Entertainment | 1 | ||
| 2009 | "Suudellaan " | Universal Music Entertainment | 1 |
- Others (including promotional singles / EPs)
| Year | Single | Record label |
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| ???? | "Martinlunnin Jukka / Härmän häät" (promo) | Little Big Records |
| 2000 | Suukkoa vai puukkoa (EP) | |
| 2001 | "Ihana impi" / "Kruunun kahalehis" | |
| 2002 | "Mettumaari" / "Eerinjärven rannalla" | Suomen Mediamusiikki |
| 2002 | "Juomaripoika" / "Mennään pojat" | |
| 2004 | "Papukaija" | |
| 2004 | "Istu tyttöni polvelle" / "Tyttörukka" (promo) | |
| 2005 | "Piian nappula" (promo) | Edel Records Finland |
| 2006 | "Maailma on renki" / "Tytönhupakko" | Universal Music Finland |
| 2006 | "Rakkaus ei oo pysyvää" (promo) | |
| 2006 | "Pitkät pellot" (promo) | |
| 2006 | "Hyvästi" | |
| 2007 | "Hetkeksi en sulle rupia" / "Nuaren likan elämä" (live) / "Hyvästi" (live) |
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| 2007 | "Pauhaava sydän" (live) / "Hyvästi" (live) | |
| 2007 | "Kimpale kultaa" (promo) | |
| 2008 | "Rakasta rintani ruhjeille" (promo) | |
| 2008 | "Reikäinen taivas" (promo) | |
| 2009 | "Suudellaan" (promo) | |
| 2009 | "Kylkeen kyhnytä" (promo) | |
| 2009 | "Suojaan kaikelta" (promo) | |
| 2010 | "Rakasta mua" (promo) | |
| 2010 | "Taivas on tumma ja tahmee" (promo) | |
| 2010 | "Rakasta mua" (live) / "Sanoit että minäkin" (live) (promo) |
- as Elonkerjuu
| Year | Single | Record label |
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| 2012 | "Viistäköön siipeni maata" | Sony Music Entertainment |
| 2012 | "Surun ja ilon kaupunki" |
DVDs
- as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
- 2007: Kerjuuvuodet 2000–2007
Videos
- as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
- 2000: Martinlunnin Jukka
- 2004: Papukaija
- 2006: Maailma on renki
- 2007: Pauhaava sydän
- 2008: Rakasta rintani ruhjeille
- 2009: Suudellaan
- 2009: Kylkeen kyhnytä
- 2010: Suojaan kaikelta
- as Elonkerjuu
- 2012: Viistäköön siipeni maata
- 2012: Surun ja ilon kaupunki
See also
References
External links
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