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Juno
Juno
Finnish rapper
1
Pave Maijanen
Pave Maijanen
Finnish singer
2
Ensiferum
Ensiferum
Finnish folk metal band
3
Henri Sorvali
Henri Sorvali
Finnish musician
4
Lordi
Lordi
Finnish hard rock band
5
Tuomas Kauhanen
Tuomas Kauhanen
Finnish rapper
6
Fintelligens
Fintelligens
hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland
7
Wintersun
Wintersun
Finnish Metal band
8
Magic Affair
Magic Affair
band
9
Ismo Alanko
Ismo Alanko
Finnish musician
10
Mr. President
Mr. President
German band
11
Denny Laine
Denny Laine
British rock musician
12
Eero Koivistoinen
Eero Koivistoinen
Finnish musician
13
Total
Total
American band
14
Hedningarna
Hedningarna
Swedish-Finnish band
15
Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica
Finnish symphonic metal band
16
Wings
Wings
British–American rock band led by Paul McCartney
17
Basic Element
Basic Element
Swedish eurodance group
18
Heikki Kuula
Heikki Kuula
Finnish rapper, record producer and graphic designer
19
Agonizer
Agonizer
Finnish band
20
The Rasmus
The Rasmus
Finnish rock band
21
DeBarge
DeBarge
American R&B, soul and funk musical group
22
E-Rotic
E-Rotic
band
23
La Bouche
La Bouche
band
24
Kurupt
Kurupt
American rapper
25
Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson
American band
26
Pharao
Pharao
German Eurodance band
27
Travie McCoy
Travie McCoy
American rapper and singer from New York
28
Mikko Herranen
Mikko Herranen
Finnish musician
29
Everlast
Everlast
American musician and songwriter
30
Kingston Wall
Kingston Wall
psychedelic/progressive rock group from Helsinki, Finland, originally formed in 1987
31
Hanna Pakarinen
Hanna Pakarinen
Finnish pop and rock singer
32
Ari Koivunen
Ari Koivunen
Finnish singer
33
Erin
Erin
Finnish singer
34
Sunrise Avenue
Sunrise Avenue
Finnish rock band
35
The Deele
The Deele
36
Sanna Kurki-Suonio
Sanna Kurki-Suonio
Finnish singer, kantele player and composer
37
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
American rapper
38
Maija Vilkkumaa
Maija Vilkkumaa
Finnish singer-songwriter
39
Architecture in Helsinki
Architecture in Helsinki
Australian band
40
Shizuka Kudō
Shizuka Kudō
Japanese singer, idol and actress
41
UGK
UGK
American hip-hop group from Texas
42
Zen Café
Zen Café
Finnish band
43
Janne Wirman
Janne Wirman
Finnish musician
44
Dawn Richard
Dawn Richard
American musician
45
Angie Stone
Angie Stone
American singer and actress
46
Rainbow
Rainbow
English rock band
47
Rehab
Rehab
American band
48
Chic
Chic
American rhythm and blues band
49
Moonsorrow
Moonsorrow
Finnish band
50
Mis-Teeq
Mis-Teeq
British band
51
112
112
American band
52
Värttinä
Värttinä
Finnish band
53
Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas
American band
54
Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry
American singer, songwriter and actress
55
Roger Troutman
Roger Troutman
American musician, songwriter, producer
56
Amoral
Amoral
Finnish band
57
Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom
Finnish metal band from Espoo
58
Michael Monroe
Michael Monroe
Finnish musician
59
Anette Olzon
Anette Olzon
Swedish singer
60
Max Lilja
Max Lilja
Finnish cellist
61
Phife Dawg
Phife Dawg
American rapper (1970-2016)
62
Swollen Members
Swollen Members
Canadian hip hop group
63
Andy McCoy
Andy McCoy
Finnish musician
Notkea Rotta
Finnish band

Notkea Rotta

Intro
Finnish band

Notkea Rotta is a Finnish rap group consisting of members Notkea Rotta, Rautaperse (Komisario Jyrkkä), Rohtori Laine and Meno-Anu. The group mixes humour and comedy in their brand of hip hop, crafting original (and largely fictional) rap saga of the underground culture in the east side of Helsinki. Notkea Rotta heavily parodies - or pays tribute to - American gangsta rap.

Notkea Rotta released their debut single "Pohinää" with Karelia Records, which became an instant urban classic. "Pohinää" topped at #7 on the Finnish Single list. The debut album Panokset piippuun, pöhinät pönttöön (also on Karelia Records) cemented Notkea Rotta's place in the Finnish rap-scene. (Called Suomi-Räp in Finland).

Their lyrical subject matter mostly deals with common Finnish street drugs (especially amphetamine), sex and the occasional clashes with the police. The group raps exclusively in Finnish, using a lot of Helsinki slang vocabulary, making it rather difficult for non-speakers to understand the lyrics.

While the group had a band on stage at live acts for a longer time, on the last album the band was also in the studio for the recording of the 2007 album "Kontula - Koh Phangan All Night Long". The band is called "Liekehtivät Torsionit" (Flaming Torsions) and consists of musicians better known from bands like Barathrum, Ensiferum, L.A.M.F. and Defuse.