Anssi Kela, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Anssi Kela

Finnish singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1972

Place of Birth: Kerava, Uusimaa, Finland

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter, musician, songwriter, guitarist, racing automobile driver

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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About Anssi Kela

  • Anssi Kela (born 29 July 1972 in Kerava, Finland) is a Finnish singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist who has published six albums.
  • During his career, Kela has sold over 230,000 records in Finland.
  • He received four Emma awards in 2002.Anssi Kela comes from a musical family.
  • His late father was a keyboardist and songwriter in a gospel band called Pro Fide, his mother is a cantor and brother a drummer.
  • Kela began his musical career playing various stringed instruments, including the violin, cello and contrabass.
  • However he was more interested in rock music, and wanted to play bass instead.
  • At the age of 13 in 1985 Kela formed a gospel band Yhdeksäs hetki with his school mates.
  • In the band he played bass and wrote the songs.
  • After the band gave up gospel music and changed their name to Pekka ja susi.
  • Kela started to sing in the band as well as playing bass.
  • In 1993 the band won the contest "Finnish Rock champion" and got a record deal with BMG.
  • Their only album in 1994 was a flop.
  • It included one minor hit "Karhun elämää".
  • In 1999 the band broke up to musical differences and Kela started to write material to his first solo album.The debut, Nummela, is one of the best-selling Finnish records – it has sold over 150,000 copies (quintuple platinum).
  • The album is named after Kela's former hometown Nummela, in Vihti.
  • His biggest hits from that album were "Mikan faijan BMW", "Kaksi sisarta", "Puistossa" and "Nummela".
  • The next single "Milla" was in the triple platinum version of the album.
  • It is the best selling single ever in Finland.
  • The 2nd album Suuria kuvioita in 2003 included one of his biggest hits, "1972".
  • The album sold platinum.
  • The 3rd album Rakkaus on murhaa got a gold record in 2005.
  • The 2009 album, Aukio, was a concept album telling a story of a miner.
  • It debuted at number four on the Finnish album chart, but the sales were disappointing.
  • Only the song "Aamu" was a hit.
  • Kela ended the deal with Sony Music after the compilation album Singlet 2000 – 2010 and signed a deal with Live Nation.
  • His self-titled album Anssi Kela was published in March 2013.
  • On the album he plays all the instruments himself, except one saxophone solo, and like in all of his albums he has written all the songs himself.
  • He also produced, arranged and recorded the album.
  • The first single "Levoton tyttö" was the most played song on the Finnish radio in 2013.
  • The song resulted in his comeback. Apart from music, Anssi Kela drove in the Finnish Formula 3 class in 2004–2007.
  • He gained four victories and 13 podium positions.
  • Also interested in literature, in 2008 Kela published his debut fiction novel, Kesä Kalevi Sorsan Kanssa (Summer with Kalevi Sorsa).
  • He has also published a book called Matkamuistoja (Travel memories) in 2012.
  • It tells a humorous story about his life on the road with the band.

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