VILLE VALO

'Ville Hermanni Valo' () (born November 22, 1976) is the vocalist, songwriter and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM. They have released five full length albums, and as of 2006, they are the first and only Finnish rock band to go Gold in the United States.

Contents

Early life

Trivia

References

External links

Early life

Valo was born to a Finnish father named Kari and a mother of Hungarian descent named Anita in a small suburb of Helsinki called Vallila. As a child, Ville was influenced by his music-loving parents, who exposed him to the songs of popular Finnish performers such as Tapio Rautavaara and Rauli Badding Somerjoki, while an older cousin introduced him to the heavier sounds of bands like Kiss, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden. Valo's first musical step was as a three year old bongo drummer. He learned to walk with the help of the family dog Sami, and when the dog died, not only was he extremely upset, he also apparently developed his allergies to animals and asthma at the same
time.
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==HIM==
Main articles: HIM (band)

'''Below is a list of Valo's side projects and collaborations.'''

★ ''Skreppers & Ville Valo (1995)

★ ''Apocalyptica & Ville Valo (1996)

★ ''The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (1997)

★ ''Tehosekoitin & Ville Valo (1999)

★ ''The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (1999)

★ ''Neljä Ruusua & HIM (1999)

★ ''Agents & Ville Valo - Paratiisi, Jykevää On Rakkaus, Ikkunaprinsessa(1999)

★ ''Tributti Tuomari Nurmio: Ville Valo & Others (2000)

★ ''The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (2000)

★ ''Musta Paraati, Ville Valo, Gas Lipstick & Others (2001)

★ ''Daniel Lioneye And The Rollers/Daniel Lioneye And The Blues Explosion (2001)

★ ''The 69 Eyes & Thulsa Doom (2001)

★ ''Five Fifteen & Ville Valo - The Prostitue & Season Of The Witch (2001)

★ ''The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (2002)

★ ''The Skreppers, Ville Valo, Migé Amour & Lily Lazer (2002)

★ ''The Mission & Ville Valo (2002)

★ ''Lowemotor Corporation & Ville Valo - Love Me (2003/2004)

★ ''The Skreppers & Ville Valo (2004)

★ ''The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo - Beneath the Blue (2004)

★ ''Apocalyptica feat. Ville Valo & Lauri Ylönen - Bittersweet (2004) (FIN: #1, D: #6)

★ ''Two Witches & Ville Valo - Dracula Rising (2005)

★ ''Bloodhound Gang feat. Ville Valo - Something Diabolical (2005)

★ ''Isabelle´s Gift feat. Ville Valo - If I Die Tonight (2006)

★ ''Cradle of Filth feat. Ville Valo - The Byronic Man (2006)

★ ''Ville Valo & Tommi Viksten - Kun Minä Kotoani Läksin (2006)

★ ''Kari Tapio & Ville Valo - Täällä Pohjantähden Alla (2006)

★ ''Ville Valo & Natalia Avelon - Summer Wine (2007) (FIN: #1, D: #2, AU: #4, CH: #2)

★ ''Ville Valo & Manna - Just for Tonight (2007)
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Trivia

★ Bam Margera's character in the 2003 movie '' is named after Ville Valo.^[2]

★ He was voted as #13 on a television program in which people voted for who they thought were the greatest Finns of all time^[3]

★ He has a number of tattoos, including a pair of Edgar Allan Poe's eyes on his shoulder blades. The eyes from "a tell-tale heart"^[4]

★ He was seen in the White Trash Charms Playboy Jewelry Launch Party in May 2007. Other guests included Melissa Rivers, Kimberly Stewart, Kelly Osbourne, Blake Lewis, Enrique Iglesias and Kat Von D, who also posed with Valo. ^[5]

★ In the summer of 2007 he checked to a rehab centre ''Promises'' where Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears had been earlier that year. ^[6]

References

1. http://www.tv.com/ville-valo/person//trivia.html
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3. [2]
4. VILLE VALO TATTOO PICS PHOTOS
5. http://www.celebritymound.com/?p=5220
6. http://ourwickedgame.deviantart.com/art/Ville-about-Rehab-Close-Up-63596625

External links

★ Ville Valo at Notable Names Database

★ Ville Valo at Internet Movie Database

★ Official website of HIM

★ Ukrainian HIM website of HIM

★ UK HIM website of HIM

★ SuicideGirls Interview