Ultra Bra

Ultra Bra ( Swedish for " very good") was a Finnish pop group. It was founded in 1994 by Olli Virtaperko and brought up to its dissolution in 2001, a total of four in some cases very successful studio albums out. Like nearly all Finnish-speaking bands she was going successfully only within national borders. 2012 was for a concert a reunion of the band.

  • 4.1 albums
  • 4.2 Singles
  • 4.3 Other Publications

History

In 1994, Olli Virtaperko learned about a friend of a competition for political songs and decided to participate in this. His friend Kerkko Koskinen wrote several songs, and together they recruited a group of singers and musicians. The group won the competition right off the bat with the contribution " Ampukaa komissaarit, nuo hullut koirat " ( to German as " Shoot the commissioners, these crazy dogs! ", Where commissioners here refers to the European Commission).

In the summer of 1995 the group released their first single, " Houkutusten kiihottava maku " ( " The exciting taste of temptation "). During the recording of this single, the band came on their final name Ultra Bra, which can not only denote a bra, but also in Swedish " very good" means. In that time there was in the members, nor a high turnover, which was to go only towards the end of the year into a recognizable band structure.

In 1996 the first album " Vapaaherran elämää " ( " The life of the Barons "). During this time, the band built their reputation as a live band in particular, and then further. 1997 their second album, " Kroketti " ( " Croquet "), which was to be her greatest success. Overall, the album held 90 weeks in the Finnish top 40, including 34 weeks in the top -10, and was after Charts Scoring the second most successful album of Finland for " Keskiviikko " by Leevi & The Leavings. Also, three of the greatest single achievements, " Sina lähdit pois " ( "You're gone "), " Savanni nukahtaa " ( " The Savannah lays to rest ") and " Mina suojelen sinua kaikelta " ( "I will like to protect above all" ) come from this album. In particular Sinä lähdit pois is become the main distinguishing feature of the group.

In 1998 and later again 2000 Ultra Bra joined the Finnish advance Scheid at the Euro Vision Song Contest, but both times failed to qualify for the final round. Even the soundtrack of the Finnish movie Levottomat they contributed a song.

The third album, " Kalifornia " ( " CA " ) reached 1999 then even the number 1 of the Finnish sales charts, where it could hold about half a year. Before the release of their fourth and final studio album " Vesireittejä " ( roughly: " waterways " ) in 2001 was the media interest will be sufficiently large that this in the first week sat at number 1 on the charts and immediately gained gold status. Ultra Bra, however, had already decided during the recording of this album, yet approximately one year to go with this on a concert tour and then resolve to move on to other things to the band. In 2001, she released another compilation of greatest hits, some rarities and some new songs " Sinä päivänä kun synnyin " ( "On the day I was born "), which again reached # 1 on the charts and like all four regular albums gold status achieved. After a last concert on 20 October 2001, the band broke up then.

On January 24, 2012 Koskinen announced that Ultra Bra would give a concert on 30 January 2012. The sold-out within a very short time concert took place at the event Kokoaan suurempi Suomi 2012, and supported by Pekka Haavisto Präsidentsschaftskampage.

Style

Music

With the meantime, up to 13 members, of whom three pure singers and two male singers, as well as several additional background voices of the instrumentalists, many of the songs the group musically particular attention to elements such as polyphonic singing, canon similar places or the antiphon multiple narrators (groups). This in conjunction with the pop music still rich instrumentation wore the band a reputation as praise as a reproach, a, often sounding like musical songs.

Texts

Lyrically Ultra Bra offers this next songs mostly classical content (" Sina lähdit pois " as her best-known work describes, for example, a relationship end ) also unusual and above all always clear political statements ( " Ken Saro- Wiwa on kuollut " to German " Ken Saro- Wiwa is dead ", among other things, is a blatant indictment of Shell to have had a hand in ). Given the founding history and the fact that accounts for a large part of the texts is characterized by Anni Sinnemäki ( the woman Kerkko Koskinen ) a Member of Parliament of the Finnish Greens Federal, and also the singer Anna Tulusto 1998 got off to pull for this in parliament, not surprising.

Subsequent projects

Many of the band members continue to make music. Koskinen has released two albums as a solo artist; Kokkonen, Melasniemi, Lehtinen and Saarikivi formed the band Scandinavian Music Group, which released three albums. Hovatta, Lehtinen, Virtaperko, Pohjola and Pethman are musically active also in new projects or established bands.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other Publications

  • 2001 Kaikki laulut ( Songbook )
  • 2001 Ultra Bra: teletext 1996-2001 ( music videos and recordings )
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