Sunrise Avenue

Sunrise Avenue is a Finnish rock band whose style includes pop-rock and ballads. Their most successful songs are Fairytale Gone Bad and Hollywood Hills.

History

In 1992, Samu Haber and Jan Hohenthal in Espoo a band called Sunrise. In October 2001 the name was changed to Sunrise Avenue was decided at a restaurant in Helsinki. 2002 parted ways by Haber and Hohenthal. Before their first album, they were able to establish themselves in their home as a club live band. After being rejected by numerous producers, they decided in late 2004 with producer Jukka Backlund (at the time still at Killer Aspect ) to record an album without the band had a record deal. The financial resources needed to put a fan of the band through the sale of his house available. In the summer of 2005, she signed a contract with Bonnier Amigo Music Group for the Finnish market, a year later at the EMI Group.

After they released the first singles, All Because of You and Romeo, in early 2006, Sunrise Avenue in May brought out the album On the Way to Wonderland in Finland. The third single, Fairytale Gone Bad, was released on 23 August and reached the second place in the Finnish charts. Their first single in Germany Fairytale Gone Bad was announced in July 2006, when it was used for the ZDF broadcast transmissions of the 2006 Tour de France. The single was released on 11 August 2006, two weeks later was followed by the album. At the same time, the band played their first gigs in Germany - in Cologne's Underground Club on 23 and at The Dome 39 on August 25. Fairytale Gone Bad peaked at number 3 in Germany, it returned during the following three years always return to the charts and brought it to a total of 70 chart weeks.

On 20 October 2006 Sunrise Avenue Gold reached in Finland with her debut album On the Way to Wonderland. Then put the band on 29 November 2006 a Gold edition of the album out on the extra songs and remixes can be found. In August 2007, had to leave the band due to personal and musical differences founding member and guitarist Janne Kärkkäinen. In the short term was found with Riku Rajamaa a replacement guitarist, who had previously played in the band from Hanna Pakarinen. On September 4, 2007, Sunrise Avenue in the category ' New Sounds of Europe ' for the MTV Europe Music Award nominated, three weeks later, on 28 September 2007, the DVD was released Live in Wonderland, whose material mainly at the concert at E-Werk Cologne was established in March 2007. On 15 September 2008 frontman Samu Haber confirmed in a blog the final obligation Riku Rajamaas as a full band member. Up to this point Rajamaa had played under the status of a backup guitarist in the band. On 1 October 2008 was announced on the MySpace page of Sunrise Avenue, Jukka Backlund would leave the band and concentrate from now on on his job as a producer. In March 2009, presented their new Sunrise Avenue live keyboardist Osmo icons. However icons does not have the status of a full-fledged band member, but is only as Tour-/Livemusiker at Sunrise Avenue. Jukka Backlund still occurs with Sunrise Avenue when icons is prevented.

On 22 May 2009 the second album Popgasm appeared; the first single, titled The Whole Story was released on March 20, 2009 in Finland. On May 2, the publication followed in Germany. On 4 September 2009 the second single Not Again appeared. On November 20, the third single Welcome to my Life appeared. In addition, the band went on tour in the fall, followed in the spring of 2010, yet a purely acoustic second tour. On 2 June 2010 the acoustic album Acoustic Tour was released in 2010. CD as the album was, however, only available in Finland. In German-speaking countries for the time being was only a digital release before then the CD was also released in Germany on November 26, 2010. The booklet was designed from here sent in by fans photos. In addition, a second portion of the acoustic tour was in response to the success of the tour in the spring, for December 2010 announced. The album Out of Style was published on 25 March 2011; the first single, Hollywood Hills, was published on 21 January 2011 and has sold 300,000 copies in Germany. 2013 went Sunrise Avenue with various big bands and new arrangements of her songs on tour in Germany. On October 18, 2013, the fourth studio album Unholy Ground, einstieg.Neben early November at No. 3 of the German and at # 10 in the Finnish album charts the actual version appeared there is also a second with a second CD of some live songs 'Big band Theory' tour are included. On 4 October, the Single Life Saver was released and reached number 9 in the German single charts. On March 19, 2014, the second single " Little bit love" appeared.

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

• March 2007: Emma for "Best newcomer band in Finland "
• 2007: nominated for the Bravo Otto in the category "Best Rock Band "
• September 2007: nominated at the MTV Europe Music Awards in the category " New Sounds Of Europe "
• January 2008: nominated for the Bravo Otto in the category "Super Tape Rock" and "Super Pop band "
• January 2008: nominated for the ECHO in the category "Best Rock Band International"
• January 2008: awarded the Border Breakers Award at Cannes - Price for the European sales and tour success of her debut album "On the Way to Wonderland" outside their home country in the last twelve months.
• March 2008: awarded the Radio Regenbogen Award "Handset Award 2007 "
• March 2008: Emma Award as " Best Export " - for their successes outside Finland
• October 2011: Sold- out- Award for out -of -style tour
• November 2011: Nominated for the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Finnish Act.
• March 2012: nominated for the ECHO in the category "Group Rock / Pop International "
• October 2012: awarded the Radio Prize SEVEN in the category "Band International "
• March 2014: nominated for the ECHO in the category "Group Rock / Pop International "