Biography Poets of the Fall
Poets of the Fall are an independent rock band from Helsinki, Finland that was founded by Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen in 2003. About Poets http://www.poetsofthefall.com/aboutpoets The members are Marko "Mark" Saaresto, (lead vocals/guitar), Olli Tukiainen (guitar), and Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen (producer/keyboards); during concerts, they are accompanied by a bassist, a rhythm guitarist and a drummer.
The Poets released the singles Late Goodbye and Lift before releasing their full-length debut album Signs of Life in Finland. The album was certified gold in May 2005 and platinum in April 2006. It topped the Finnish Top 40 chart in weeks 4 Finnish Charts: Albums ? 04/2005 and 7 Finnish Charts: Albums ? 07/2005 of 2005, and stayed on the list for more than a year Signs of Life one year in Top 40 Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 5, 2006 (56 weeks www.finnishcharts.com ? Poets of the Fall ? Signs of Life (album)), which makes it one of the most successful self-produced and self-distributed albums in the history of Finnish music.
The song Late Goodbye should be mentioned as the beginning of the band's popularity since it is featured in Max Payne 2 as the game's ending song, as well as a recurring theme in the game. Poets song "Late Goodbye" appears in Max Payne 2 "Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, October 23,2003 The second single, Lift, is featured in the computer benchmarking program 3DMark 05 by Futuremark which has close ties with Remedy Entertainment, the developers of Max Payne 2.
The band has won several awards which include the 2004 Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) Award in the "Best Original Vocal Song ? Pop" category for Late Goodbye, "Best Finnish Newcomer" in YleX's "Best of 2004", "Newcomer of '05" during Musiikki & Media Events, two Emma Awards for "Best Newcomer of the Year" and "Best Debut Album of the Year" and also the "Best Finnish Act" at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Poets of the Fall performed live for the first time ever outside Finland in Berlin during Popkomm 2005 and released Signs of Life in selected countries. The second album, Carnival of Rust, was released in Sweden in September 2006, in Australia, Russia and Ukraine in October 2006 and in Germany on April 20, 2007. Poets performed live in Sweden, Estonia and Russia at the end of 2006. Poets of the Fall ? Tourdates - 2006 In March 2007 the band supported Sunrise Avenue on four gigs in Germany. Poets of the Fall ? Tourdates 2007 POTF to play four gigs in Germany "Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, March 7, 2007
The Poets are currently working on their third album which is supposed to be released in spring 2008. They ended their Carnival of Rust tour with a gig at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur on October 27, 2007.
It is also known that Marko was forced to move into his parents' basementwhen he couldn't keep a place of his own any longer. The Poets built a studio of their own in Captain's living room and kept an office in Olli's old car.
single]]In 2003, Sami Järvi, a scriptwriter of Remedy Entertainment asked Mark to write a song for their upcoming game, Max Payne 2. When the game was released, interest in Poets skyrocketed all around the world. Shortly after, Late Goodbye won first place at the annual G.A.N.G. awards in San Jose, California. The ceremony was televised on MTV International and G4TV, but the Poets were unable to attend due to arrangements elsewhere.
Since then, Late Goodbye has spread worldwide on over two million sold copies of Max Payne 2.
single]]
On September 9 2004, Poets' second single Lift was released, "Lift" single OUT NOW! "Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 9, 2004 continuing to stay true to the band's style. Just like Late Goodbye, Lift too got a considerable amount of exposure as it appeared with Futuremark's computer benchmarking program, 3DMark05. POTF's music featured in 3DMark05 Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 29, 2004 The software spread Lift around the world in over eleven million downloads.
The additional track that was included with the Lift single, The Beautiful Ones kept the band's poetic style. In all of their work, they have presented a sense of style that carries over into their albums.
Fans from all over the world log onto the Poets of the Fall website everyday. Most of them are from Finland, U.S.A., Germany, the UK, and other European countries.
POTF was voted as the fresh newcomer of the year 2004 in Finland. Lift won second place in the best song of the year category, Late Goodbye reached rank 7.
The Poets started their Signs of Life-tour on October 22, 2004 with a concert in Tampere, Finland.
On December 18 2004, the Poets released a net download single entitled Maybe Tomorrow is a Better Day for about three weeks. After the song's release, the number of visitors of their website was over 20 times higher than on average days. It is still available for download at POTFmedia.com.
"Maybe Tomorrow is a Better Day..."
Also included with the album is a link to a password-protected secret page on the website. On the page, a remixed version of Lift (entitled Dramadance Remix) can be found along with several wallpapers from the album book artwork.
The album was awarded the Emma Award for the "Best Debut Album of the Year 2005" and the band was awarded in the "Best Newcomer of the Year" category. An Emma Award is Finland's equivalent to a Grammy.Signs of Life has also been released in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Ukraine and South Africa.
On 13 August, 2005, POTF's second music video Lift Lift video released Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, August 13, 2005 was released for Finnish television airing. From this point forward, Signs of Life has been released on iTunes in the countries of Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Signs of Life released on iTunes Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, August 30, 2005 It went straight to number one in the Finnish iTunes-charts. Signs of Life #1 on iTunes Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 2, 2005 On October 1, 2005, the Lift-video was made available for online-viewing at the Poets' official website. Watch Lift online Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, October 1, 2005
On November 9, 2005 the Poets ended their Signs of Life-tour with a concert in Stockholm, Sweden.
On March 12, 2006, the Poets' announced their tour dates of the "Carnival of Rust" tour. It was also brought to the fans' attention that their drummer, Tapio left the band to pursue his career in photography. Taking his place is Jari. They remain close to their former drummer and wish him the best of luck in his chosen career. First Carnival of Rust Tour dates announced Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, March 12, 2006
On March 30, 2006, the Carnival of Rust music video was released for viewing on The Voice and MTV Finland.The director from Lift, Tuomas "Stobe" Harju, continued to work with them for this project. Carnival of Rust video released Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 3, 2006
album]]The Poets' second album Carnival of Rust was released in Finland on April 12, 2006, Carnival of Rust album OUT NOW Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 12, 2006 after being delayed from its original release date, April 5. It includes 11 new songs, a remastered version of Maybe Tomorrow is a Better Day, as well as the music video to the title track .
The album went straight to the top on Finnish radio channel YleX due to fan votes Carnival of Rust straight to #1 on YleX's Most Wanted Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, March 18, 2006 and was recognized as "Album of the Week" Carnival of Rust is Album of the Week on YleX Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 3, 2006 after remaining number one for three weeks straight.
Carnival of Rust followed in its predecessor's footsteps on April 19, 2006 when the Top40 show announced that the Poets would have two albums on their list. After a week on store shelves, the album went straight to number one on the Finnish charts. Carnival of Rust straight to #1 Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 19, 2006 Finnish Charts: Albums ? 16/2006
On May 10, 2006, Signs of Life was dropped from the Top40 list, where Carnival of Rust continued to reside on the higher end of the list. It was certified gold only three weeks after being released Carnival of Rust sells gold Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, May 24, 2006 and platinum on December 11, 2006. Carnival of Rust sells platinum Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, December 11, 2006 The album has been released in Sweden on September 12, 2006. Carnival of Rust out now in Sweden http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 12, 2006 It was selected as one of the best albums 2006 by Finland's largest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat. Carnival of Rust in HS's best albums of the year Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, December 17, 2006
On January 20, 2007 they were awarded the "Best Finnish Band"-Award at the 2007 NRJ Radio Awards.
On March 7, 2007 the band's official webshop opened. It ships merchandise as well as singles and albums worldwide. Official POTF Webshop is open http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, March 7, 2007
On April 20, 2007 the Carnival of Rust-album was released in Germany. "Carnival of Rust"-album: German Amazon article
On May 5, 2007 it was announced that the Poets' Carnival of Rust-video had won the "Bronze Muuvi Award", as well as the "Muuvi People's Choice Award", having received 71 percent of all votes.
On September 16, 2007 the Poets announced that their third, yet untitled, album is going to be released in spring 2008. Recording of new album begins http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 16, 2007
Image:POTF_Signs_of_Life.jpg|Signs of Life Image:Potf_coralbum.jpg|Carnival of Rust
Image:POTF_Late_Goodbye.jpg|Late Goodbye Image:POTF_Lift.jpg|Lift Image:POTF_COR.jpg|Carnival of Rust Image:POTF_SGR.jpg|Sorry Go 'Round Image:POTF_LUTS.jpg|Locking Up the Sun
Other tracks
The Poets released the singles Late Goodbye and Lift before releasing their full-length debut album Signs of Life in Finland. The album was certified gold in May 2005 and platinum in April 2006. It topped the Finnish Top 40 chart in weeks 4 Finnish Charts: Albums ? 04/2005 and 7 Finnish Charts: Albums ? 07/2005 of 2005, and stayed on the list for more than a year Signs of Life one year in Top 40 Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 5, 2006 (56 weeks www.finnishcharts.com ? Poets of the Fall ? Signs of Life (album)), which makes it one of the most successful self-produced and self-distributed albums in the history of Finnish music.
The song Late Goodbye should be mentioned as the beginning of the band's popularity since it is featured in Max Payne 2 as the game's ending song, as well as a recurring theme in the game. Poets song "Late Goodbye" appears in Max Payne 2 "Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, October 23,2003 The second single, Lift, is featured in the computer benchmarking program 3DMark 05 by Futuremark which has close ties with Remedy Entertainment, the developers of Max Payne 2.
The band has won several awards which include the 2004 Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) Award in the "Best Original Vocal Song ? Pop" category for Late Goodbye, "Best Finnish Newcomer" in YleX's "Best of 2004", "Newcomer of '05" during Musiikki & Media Events, two Emma Awards for "Best Newcomer of the Year" and "Best Debut Album of the Year" and also the "Best Finnish Act" at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Poets of the Fall performed live for the first time ever outside Finland in Berlin during Popkomm 2005 and released Signs of Life in selected countries. The second album, Carnival of Rust, was released in Sweden in September 2006, in Australia, Russia and Ukraine in October 2006 and in Germany on April 20, 2007. Poets performed live in Sweden, Estonia and Russia at the end of 2006. Poets of the Fall ? Tourdates - 2006 In March 2007 the band supported Sunrise Avenue on four gigs in Germany. Poets of the Fall ? Tourdates 2007 POTF to play four gigs in Germany "Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, March 7, 2007
The Poets are currently working on their third album which is supposed to be released in spring 2008. They ended their Carnival of Rust tour with a gig at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur on October 27, 2007.
Band history
2003
As stated above, Poets of the Fall were founded in 2003 with the collaboration of Mark and Olli. After a small amount of time, Captain came aboard. This brought three different worlds together to form POTF: a rock singer, a jazz guitarist, and an "industrial-machine-trance-man".It is also known that Marko was forced to move into his parents' basementwhen he couldn't keep a place of his own any longer. The Poets built a studio of their own in Captain's living room and kept an office in Olli's old car.
single]]In 2003, Sami Järvi, a scriptwriter of Remedy Entertainment asked Mark to write a song for their upcoming game, Max Payne 2. When the game was released, interest in Poets skyrocketed all around the world. Shortly after, Late Goodbye won first place at the annual G.A.N.G. awards in San Jose, California. The ceremony was televised on MTV International and G4TV, but the Poets were unable to attend due to arrangements elsewhere.
Since then, Late Goodbye has spread worldwide on over two million sold copies of Max Payne 2.
2004
On June 30, 2004, the Late Goodbye single was released in Finland. Late Goodbye single OUT NOW! Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, June 30, 2004 It contained different variations of the title track (including the radio edit, album edition, unplugged edition, and piano instrumental), along with a bonus track called Everything Fades which can also be found on the band's debut album Signs of Life. Poets of the Fall ? Discographysingle]]
On September 9 2004, Poets' second single Lift was released, "Lift" single OUT NOW! "Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 9, 2004 continuing to stay true to the band's style. Just like Late Goodbye, Lift too got a considerable amount of exposure as it appeared with Futuremark's computer benchmarking program, 3DMark05. POTF's music featured in 3DMark05 Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 29, 2004 The software spread Lift around the world in over eleven million downloads.
The additional track that was included with the Lift single, The Beautiful Ones kept the band's poetic style. In all of their work, they have presented a sense of style that carries over into their albums.
Fans from all over the world log onto the Poets of the Fall website everyday. Most of them are from Finland, U.S.A., Germany, the UK, and other European countries.
POTF was voted as the fresh newcomer of the year 2004 in Finland. Lift won second place in the best song of the year category, Late Goodbye reached rank 7.
The Poets started their Signs of Life-tour on October 22, 2004 with a concert in Tampere, Finland.
On December 18 2004, the Poets released a net download single entitled Maybe Tomorrow is a Better Day for about three weeks. After the song's release, the number of visitors of their website was over 20 times higher than on average days. It is still available for download at POTFmedia.com.
"Maybe Tomorrow is a Better Day..."
2005
album]]Signs of Life, the Poets' first album, had been sought after, receiving more preorders than what was expected. On January 17, 2005, it was announced that the album had been selected as the "Album of the Week" on the Finnish national radio channel YleX. SOL is the Album of the Week on YleXHttp://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, January 17, 2005 After being released on January 19, 2005, Signs of Life OUT NOW! Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, January 19, 2005 it went up to number one in its first week on the official Finnish TOP 40album chart. Signs of Life straight to #1 Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, January 29, 2005 It was certified gold on May 24, 2005, Signs of Life sells gold in Finland Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, May 24, 2005 platinum on April 26, 2006 Signs of Life sells platinum Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 26, 2006 and has spent 56 weeks on the list. This makes Signs of Life one of the most successful albums in Finland released in 2005.Also included with the album is a link to a password-protected secret page on the website. On the page, a remixed version of Lift (entitled Dramadance Remix) can be found along with several wallpapers from the album book artwork.
The album was awarded the Emma Award for the "Best Debut Album of the Year 2005" and the band was awarded in the "Best Newcomer of the Year" category. An Emma Award is Finland's equivalent to a Grammy.Signs of Life has also been released in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Ukraine and South Africa.
On 13 August, 2005, POTF's second music video Lift Lift video released Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, August 13, 2005 was released for Finnish television airing. From this point forward, Signs of Life has been released on iTunes in the countries of Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Signs of Life released on iTunes Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, August 30, 2005 It went straight to number one in the Finnish iTunes-charts. Signs of Life #1 on iTunes Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 2, 2005 On October 1, 2005, the Lift-video was made available for online-viewing at the Poets' official website. Watch Lift online Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, October 1, 2005
On November 9, 2005 the Poets ended their Signs of Life-tour with a concert in Stockholm, Sweden.
2006
On January 19, 2006, POTF won at the NRJ radio awards, they were selected by voters as the "Best Finnish Breakthrough". single]]On February 9, 2006, POTF made an announcement of their upcoming single to be released on March 22, 2007. Carnival of Rust included two versions of the title track (a radio edit and album edition), along with an exclusive live recording of Don't Mess With Me. New single in stores soon Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, February 9, 2006 The live recording took place at Rockperry Festival, Vaasa, Finland on July 15 2005. The single was released in Germany on December 1, 2006. Carnival of Rust single out now in Germany Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, December 1, 2006On March 12, 2006, the Poets' announced their tour dates of the "Carnival of Rust" tour. It was also brought to the fans' attention that their drummer, Tapio left the band to pursue his career in photography. Taking his place is Jari. They remain close to their former drummer and wish him the best of luck in his chosen career. First Carnival of Rust Tour dates announced Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, March 12, 2006
On March 30, 2006, the Carnival of Rust music video was released for viewing on The Voice and MTV Finland.The director from Lift, Tuomas "Stobe" Harju, continued to work with them for this project. Carnival of Rust video released Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 3, 2006
album]]The Poets' second album Carnival of Rust was released in Finland on April 12, 2006, Carnival of Rust album OUT NOW Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 12, 2006 after being delayed from its original release date, April 5. It includes 11 new songs, a remastered version of Maybe Tomorrow is a Better Day, as well as the music video to the title track .
The album went straight to the top on Finnish radio channel YleX due to fan votes Carnival of Rust straight to #1 on YleX's Most Wanted Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, March 18, 2006 and was recognized as "Album of the Week" Carnival of Rust is Album of the Week on YleX Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 3, 2006 after remaining number one for three weeks straight.
Carnival of Rust followed in its predecessor's footsteps on April 19, 2006 when the Top40 show announced that the Poets would have two albums on their list. After a week on store shelves, the album went straight to number one on the Finnish charts. Carnival of Rust straight to #1 Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, April 19, 2006 Finnish Charts: Albums ? 16/2006
On May 10, 2006, Signs of Life was dropped from the Top40 list, where Carnival of Rust continued to reside on the higher end of the list. It was certified gold only three weeks after being released Carnival of Rust sells gold Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, May 24, 2006 and platinum on December 11, 2006. Carnival of Rust sells platinum Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, December 11, 2006 The album has been released in Sweden on September 12, 2006. Carnival of Rust out now in Sweden http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 12, 2006 It was selected as one of the best albums 2006 by Finland's largest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat. Carnival of Rust in HS's best albums of the year Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, December 17, 2006
2007
In 2007 the Poets continued their Carnival of Rust-tour, playing 55 gigs in 7 countries. The tour ended on October 27, 2007 with the band's first concert in Asia at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur.On January 20, 2007 they were awarded the "Best Finnish Band"-Award at the 2007 NRJ Radio Awards.
On March 7, 2007 the band's official webshop opened. It ships merchandise as well as singles and albums worldwide. Official POTF Webshop is open http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, March 7, 2007
On April 20, 2007 the Carnival of Rust-album was released in Germany. "Carnival of Rust"-album: German Amazon article
On May 5, 2007 it was announced that the Poets' Carnival of Rust-video had won the "Bronze Muuvi Award", as well as the "Muuvi People's Choice Award", having received 71 percent of all votes.
On September 16, 2007 the Poets announced that their third, yet untitled, album is going to be released in spring 2008. Recording of new album begins http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 16, 2007
Discography
Albums
April 12, 2006
September 12, 2006
October 2006 Carnival of Rust released in Australia, Russia and Ukraine Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, October 6, 2006
April 20, 2007
Singles
June 30, 2004 # 14 www.finnishcharts.com ? POETS OF THE FALL - LATE GOODBYE (SONG)
March 22, 2006 Carnival of Rust single out now Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, March 22, 2006 # 2 www.finnishcharts.com - POETS OF THE FALL - CARNIVAL OF RUST (SONG)
December 1 2006 Carnival of Rust single out now in Germany Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, December 01, 2006
August 16, 2006 Sorry Go 'Round single out now! Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, August 16, 2006 # 7 www.finnishcharts.com - POETS OF THE FALL - SORRY GO 'ROUND (SONG)
November 29, 2006 Locking Up the Sun single out now Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, November 29, 2006 # 3 www.finnishcharts.com ? POETS OF THE FALL - LOCKING UP THE SUN (SONG)
Other tracks
- Maybe Tomorrow Is A Better Day
Videography
Tours
Awards and nominations
Awards
Nominations
External links
- Official website (available in English, Finnish and German)
- Official webshop (available in English and Finnish)
- Official MySpace (contains four complete POTF-songs to listen to)
- MySpace of the American Poets of the Fall-Street Team
- MySpace of the Finnish Poets of the Fall-Street Team
- MySpace of the Spanish Poets of the Fall-Street Team
- German Poets of the Fall-Street Team
- Russian / English fansite
- Polish fansite
- Spanish fansite
- Poets of the Fall Media
- Poets on Last.fm
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poets of the Fall
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