Yö

Yö
Yö
	Yö in 2010
Background information
Origin	Pori, Finland
Genres	Finnish rock, Schlager
Years active	1981–2019
Website	Likaisetlegendat.com
Past members	Olli Lindholm (deceased); ; Jesu Hämäläinen; Veikko Lehtiranta; Juha Mielonen; Antti Mäkinen; Jukka Mänty-Sorvari; Markku Petander; Juha Rauäng; Jukka Lewis ; Daffy Terävä ; Mikko Kangasjärvi ; Ari Toikka ; Jari Latomaa ; Harri Varhala; Jani Viitanen; Tapio Wallin

Yö (English: night) was a Finnish rock band, formed in 1981 at Pori, Finland.

The band has had many line-up changes during their history, and almost 20 different musicians play or have played with the band. Yö's first line-up included singer Olli Lindholm and composer, singer and keyboardist , guitarist Jani Viitanen, bassist Juha Rauäng and drummer Harri Varhala. Since the late 1980s band has been more or less based in Tampere.

Yö's biggest hits include songs like (Swansong), Likaiset legendat (Dirty Legends), Ihmisen poika (Son of a Human), Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen (Love is Snow-White), Särkynyt enkeli (Broken Angel), and Tia-Maria (a Finnish woman's name). The group started with punk rock influenced music but has later moved towards mainstream rock. Yö is Finland's 10th best-selling music artist of all time with two multi-platinum, two double-platinum, six platinum and five gold records.^[1]

After singer and bands leader Olli Lindholm's sudden death in February 2019 it is very much doubtful whether the band will continue playing.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

(Variety Show) (1983)
(Ropedancer) (1984)
(After the Storm) (1985)
(Voices) (1986)
(Fire in the Hole) (1988)
(Second Act) (1989)
(Let it Play) (1991)
(Tonight) (1992)
(Tenth Spring) (1993)
(Good Years) (1994)
(Satellite) (1996)
(Shards) (1997)
(13th Night) (1999)
(Light) (2000)
(Love is White as Snow) (2003)
(Immortal) (2005)
(Kingdom) (2007)
(Shine) (2009)
(Fear and Love) (2012)
(For Better or for Worse) (2014)
(Half of Heaven – Half of Hell) (2016)

Compilations[]

(1987)
(1988)
(1995)
(1998)
(2001)
(2006)
(2011)
Aikamatka 1981–2016 (2016)

Live albums[]

(1984)
(1993)
(2002, DVD)
(2003)
(2006, CD/DVD)
(2008, LP)

Members[]

**Yö's members**
Original (1981)	Olli Lindholm – vocals – guitar – bass – vocals, keyboards – drums
(1981–1982)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Jani Viitanen – guitar Juha Rauäng – bass Jussi Hakulinen – vocals, keyboards – drums
(1982–1985)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Jani Viitanen – guitar Juha Rauäng – bass Jussi Hakulinen – vocals, keyboards – drums
(1985–1987)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Jani Viitanen – guitar – guitar Juha Rauäng – bass Veikko Lehtiranta – drums
(1987–1990)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Jani Viitanen – guitar – guitar Juha Rauäng – bass Veikko Lehtiranta – drums
(1990–1992)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Jani Viitanen – guitar – bass – keyboards – drums
(1992–1996)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Jani Viitanen – guitar Jesu Hämäläinen – bass Frogley – drums
(1996–1999)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Jani Viitanen – guitar – guitar Jesu Hämäläinen – bass Frogley – drums
(1999–2000)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Jani Viitanen – guitar Markku Petander – guitar – bass Frogley – drums
(2000)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Markku Petander – guitar Jay Lewis – bass Frogley – drums
(2000–2002)	Olli Lindholm – vocals – guitar Jay Lewis – bass – keyboards Frogley – drums
(2002–2007)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Daffy Terävä – guitar Jay Lewis – bass Mikko Kangasjärvi – keyboards – drums
(2007–2010)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Daffy Terävä – guitar Jay Lewis – bass Mikko Kangasjärvi – keyboards – drums
(2010–2016)	Olli Lindholm – vocals Daffy Terävä – guitar Jay Lewis – bass Mikko Kangasjärvi – keyboards – keyboards Ari Toikka – drums
(2017–2019)	Olli Lindholm – vocals – guitar – bass Mikko Kangasjärvi – keyboards Jari Latomaa – keyboards Ari Toikka – drums