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Aikakone   (Finland)

EuroDance group
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Latest Aikakone news

06/06/2024 : Aikakone producer and composer Maki Kolehmainen died a few days ago

22/11/2015 : Aikakone are back with a new album entitled 2.0. It includes single Liian vanha that was released last May (thanks to Sami Kapanen)

13/05/2011 : Aikakone are currently working in studio on their new album.

20/03/2010 : After many years of silence, Aikakone are back with a single entitled Vuosisadan Rakkaustarina, released last month

20/12/2008 : Sani's (Aikakone) song for Eurovision will be Doctor Doctor . You can hear a sample here. It's also a dance song.

17/11/2008 : Sani, former Aikakone vocalist, will also compete to represent Finland. Songs will be revealed on YLE website from December 3rd.

02/11/2008 : Aikakone released a best of album (thanks to Abelito)

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Aikakone albums

	Tähtikaaren Taa	1995	BUY X
	Toiseen Maailmaan	1996	BUY X
	Maa	8th Oct 1998	BUY X
	Pophitit 1995 - 2003	2003	BUY X
	Greatest Hits	2008	BUY X
	The collection	2009	BUY X
	Vuosisadan Rakkaustarina	2010	BUY X
	2.0	23rd Oct 2015	BUY X

Aikakone singles

	Tähtikaaren Taa	6th Mar 1995	BUY X
	Taas Saan Lentää	12th Jun 1995	BUY X
	Alla Vaahterapuun Promo only	Aug 1995	BUY X
	Odota	6th Nov 1995	BUY X
	Matkustanut Oon	12th Feb 1996	BUY X
	Kelltainen Promo only	29th Aug 1996	BUY X
	Nti Groove	15th Oct 1996	BUY X
	Opettelen Salaa	9th Dec 1996	BUY X
	Tulisitko	1997	BUY X
	Aarresaari	14th Mar 1997	BUY X
	Magiaa	1998	BUY X
	Aikakone EP	1999	BUY X
	Vuoristorata	18th Aug 2008	BUY X
	Vuosisadan Rakkaustarina	10th Feb 2010	BUY X
	Nirvana Promo only	2012	BUY X
	Historiaan Promo only	2012	BUY X
	Liian Vanha	8th May 2015	BUY X

Aikakone remixes

	Odota	1995	BUY X
	Odota Remix	27th Dec 2024	BUY X

Aliases - Records released under other names

	Aika - Time	1997	BUY X
	Aika - Little By Little	2000	BUY X
	Aika - Hear Me Now (album)	2001	BUY X
	Aika - Hear Me Now / Baby Believe	2002	BUY X

Aikakone biography

Aikakone (means time machine in Finnish) is a dance/pop project with 4 members : Sani, Vera, Alex and Maki.

Sani (real name : Saija Aartela), the main female vocalist, was born June 8th, 1971. She has brown hair and green eyes. Vera (background vocalist, lyrics writer), was born in October 1971. She attended the University of Jyväskylä. She is blond-haired. Alex (musician, background vocalist, English lyrics writer). Alex is the male singer. His role as a singer diminished over time as he got more involved into the instrumental music aspect of the band. He was born in San Jose, Costa Rica on the 13th of July and speaks Spanish fluently : he wrote the song El Sol from the Maa album. Maki Kolehmainen was the composer and producer of the group. He was no newcomer in the music business, since he had already produced many groups before. He played the guitar.

They released 3 albums in Finnish language : Tähtikaaren Taa in 1995, Toiseen Maailmaan in 1996 and Maa in 1998.

Their music was described as simply wonderful with intelligent lyrics and superb vocal harmonies. The only thing that prevented Aikakone from huge international success was that they sang in their native language of Finnish. Later, they changed their name to Aika to reflect the language change from Finnish to English. Under this new name, they released 2 other albums : Time (A special internet-only EP, 1997) and Hear Me Now (2001).

2002 : Aika took par to the Eurovision song contest.

In 2003 they released a best-of album entitled Pophitit 1995-2003.

2008 : Sani competed to represent Finland at Eurovision Song Contest.

2011 : Aikakone are currently working in studio on their new album.

2015 : in May, Aikakone released a new single entitled Liian vanha. In October, their new album 2.0 was out.

2024 : Maki Kolehmainen passed away in Terhokodi of rapidly progressing illness on June 3rd.

Thanks to Mikoo & his grandma, to Sami Kapanen
Julie's Aika & Aikakone fan page

Aikakone biography was last updated Wed, June 5th 2024

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