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Don Huonot
Finnish band
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Fredrik Åkesson
Fredrik Åkesson
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Antti Railio
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Samuli Edelmann
Samuli Edelmann
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Reijo Taipale
Reijo Taipale
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Paul Di'Anno
Paul Di'Anno
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Dingo
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Finnish rock band
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Kaija Koo
Kaija Koo
Finnish singer
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Erik Hokkanen
Erik Hokkanen
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Eläkeläiset
Eläkeläiset
Finnish band
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Rage
Rage
German heavy metal band
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Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Richman
musician
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The 77s
The 77s
American rock band
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Anna Eriksson
Anna Eriksson
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Andre Matos
Andre Matos
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Matti Nykänen
Matti Nykänen
Finnish ski jumper (1963-2019)
Kolmas Nainen
Finnish rock band

Kolmas Nainen

Intro
Finnish rock band

Kolmas Nainen (literally The Third Woman in Finnish) is a successful Finnish rock band established in 1982 in Alavus was fronted by Pauli Hanhiniemi and came to fame after taking part in the 1984 Rockin SM-kisat, a rock music competition. The band survived for a decade releasing 7 studio albums in addition to a number of live albums, DVDs and compilations. The band is enjoying a comeback since 2009 with a string of new studio and compilation releases.

Members

The original band was made up of:

  • Pauli Hanhiniemi – vocals, keyboards, harmonica, accordion
  • Pasi Kallioniemi – drums, backing vocals
  • Raimo Valkama – bass
  • Sakari Pesola – guitar and backing vocals
  • Timo Löyvä – guitar (1982–1989)

After guitarist Timo Löyvä left in 1989, he was replaced by:

  • Timo Kivikangas – guitar (1989–1994)
2009 comeback

The band broke up in 1994, but continued performing on brief occasions owing to its popularity. In 2009, it made a big comeback with the release of the album Sydänääniä' that topped the Finnish Albums Chart and the follow up Me ollaan ne that reached number 2 in the same chart.