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Martti Syrjä

Eppu Normaali is one of the most popular bands in Finland. The band was formed in 1976 in the small town of Ylöjärvi, near Tampere. The core of the band consisted of brothers Martti Syrjä (b. 1958, vocals) and Mikko "Pantse" Syrjä (b. 1957, guitar), their parents are Kirsi Kunnas and Jaakko Syrjä, both accomplished writers. Pantse's and Martti's cousin Aku Syrjä was also an important member. Juha Torvinen and Mikko Saarela were soon invited to the band. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1140x1455, 202 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Eppu Normaali Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1140x1455, 202 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Eppu Normaali Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Ylöjärvi is a town in Western Finland located 14 km from Tampere. ... Tampere (Swedish name Tammerfors) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes: Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. ... Kirsi Kunnas (born December 14, 1924 in Helsinki) is a Finnish poet, childrens literature author and translator into Finnish. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


In 1977 the band named themselves Eppu Normaali, and participated a rock music competition. Finnish folk/pop legend Juice Leskinen immediately saw the band's potential and demanded that they must win, but the judges were unimpressed. The band started sending demos to various companies, and soon POKO Rekords signed them. They released various records of Ramones type of punk pop which gained good reviews, but did not break through until 1984, with their more AOR-oriented new style. "Rupisia riimejä karmeita tarinoita" was released in 1984 and it was followed by "Kahdeksas ihme" in 1985 and "Valkoinen kupla" in 1986. The three albums were all hits, and sold very well. The three albums combined to over 300.000 copies sold, a huge amount in a country with just 5 million people. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Pauli Matti Juhani Leskinen (born February 19, 1950 in Juankoski, Finland), better known as Juice Leskinen, is one of the most prominent Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. ... The Ramones were an American band widely considered to be the first punk rock group. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... AOR can refer to any of the following: AOR is an abbreviation of Album Oriented Rock. ...


The following albums all sold well, but in 1989 the band decided to take a break after intensive tours around the country. In 1993 they published "Studio Etana", the band almost broke up because of lacking inspiration. In 1996 a collection of their greatest hits was published, it sold over 200,000 copies. After releasing their collection, the band stopped touring or performing live almost completely. Fans thought the band was taking its last breaths, but in 2004 the band announced they would start recording a new album. The new album, "Sadan vuoden päästäkin", was another great triumph. Eppu Normaali is the first significant Finnish pop group of the new wave and it has gained success especially on the use of the Finnish language in rock lyrics.

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Studio albums

  • Aknepop (Acnepop) (1978)
  • Maximum Jee&Jee (1979)
  • Akun tehdas (Aku's Factory) (1980)
  • Cocktail Bar - Musiikkia Rantalasta ( - Music from Rantala) (1981)
  • Tie vie (On the road) (1982)
  • Aku ja köyhät pojat (Aku and the Poor Boys) (1983)
  • Rupisia riimejä karmeita tarinoita (Warty Rhymes and Terrible Stories) (1984)
  • Kahdeksas ihme (Eighth Wonder) (1985)
  • Valkoinen kupla (White Bubble) (1986)
  • Imperiumin vastaisku (The Empire Strikes Back) (1988)
  • Historian suurmiehiä (Great Men of History) (1990)
  • Studio Etana (Studio Slug) (1993)
  • Sadan vuoden päästäkin (Even After a Hundred Years) (2004)

1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Live albums

  • Elävänä Euroopassa (Alive in Europe) (1980)
  • Onko vielä pitkä matka jonnekin? (Is it still a long way to somewhere?) (1994)

1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Trivia

  • The band was named after a character in movie "Young Frankenstein" by Mel Brooks (character Abby Normal [abnormal] was translated to Eppu Normaali [epänormaali]).

Mel Brooks in the 2005 film of The Producers Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies, or as he says, spoofs. ...

External links

  • Eppunormaali.fi Official home page
  • Eppunormaali.net Fan page

  Results from FactBites:
 
Eppu Normaali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (429 words)
Eppu Normaali is one of the most popular bands in Finland.
The band was formed in 1976 in the small town of Ylöjärvi, near Tampere.
Eppu Normaali is the first significant Finnish pop group of the new wave and it has gained success especially on the use of the Finnish language in rock lyrics.
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