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Line 1: {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> '''Ellen Feiss''' is an [[United States\|American]] [[high school]] student who rose to [[Internet]] [[fame]] after her [[television]] [[Television commercial\|commercial]] for [[Apple Computer]]'s [[Apple Switch ad campaign\|Switch campaign]] became a [[cult]] hit among [[Mac OS\|Macintosh]] aficionados. In the commercial, the then-15-year-old Feiss complains that her father's [[Microsoft Windows\|Windows]] [[Personal computer\|PC]] "devoured" her school paper, which she then had to rewrite quickly, which was a "bummer." \| Name = Ville Valo \| Img = Ville_Valo.jpg \| Background = solo_singer \| Birth_name = Ville Hermanni Valo \| Born = {{birth_date_and_age\|1976\|11\|22}}<br/><small>[[Vallila]], [[Finland]]</small> \| Died = \| Origin = Finland \| Instrument = [[Vocals]],[[Bass guitar\|Bass]],[[Drums]],[[Guitar]],[[Piano]]. \| Genre = fundaded [[Love Metal]] \| \| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[Songwriter]] \| Years_active = [[1983 in music\|1983]] - Present \| Label = \| Associated_acts = [[HIM (band)\|HIM]] [[Daniel Lioneye]] \| URL = [http://www.heartagram.com/ Official website] }} '''Ville Hermanni Valo''' ({{Audio\|Fi-Ville_Valo.ogg\|pronunciation}}) (born [[November 22]], [[1976]]) is the [[vocalist]], [[songwriter]] and frontman of the [[Finland\|Finnish]] [[Love Metal]] band [[HIM (band)\|HIM]]. They have released five full length albums, and as of [[2006]], they are the first and only Finnish rock band to sell Gold in the [[United States]]. ==Early life== Fueling the popularity of the advertisement was her attractiveness and the speculation that Feiss was under the influence of illicit drugs during the filming of the commercial, due to her slurred speech and disoriented eyes. In the only interview she was to give, Feiss denied these claims in the ''Brown Daily Herald'' and noted she was only taking allergy medication. Valo was born to a [[Finland\|Finnish]] father named Kari and a mother of [[Hungarian people\|Hungarian]] descent named Anita in a small suburb of Helsinki called [[Vallila]]. As a child, Ville was influenced by his music-loving parents, who exposed him to the songs of popular Finnish performers such as [[Tapio Rautavaara]] and [[Rauli Badding Somerjoki]], while an older cousin introduced him to the heavier sounds of bands like [[KISS (band)\|KISS]], [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Iron Maiden]]. Valo's first musical step was as a three year old [[bongo drum\|bongo]] drummer. At age nine, Valo attended the Pop and Jazz Conservatory in [[Helsinki]], where he studied several different musical genres. His father eventually opened a [[sex shop]] where Valo often worked before launching his career in music. Valo's father's [[sex shop]] is still in business today and doing well, according to interviews with Valo. His interests gradually expanded to include [[reggae]], early [[blues]] and country-oriented material such as [[Johnny Cash]], [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Neil Young]]. From a young age, Valo's enthusiasm for music also took a more active form of expression, and he participated in a large number of different Helsinki-based bands: B.L.O.O.D. (1986-89), Eloveena Boys (1987-88), Kemoterapia (1989-97) and numerous other, more obscure projects. ==Side Projects== ~~Feiss' popularity grew to the point where she was offered appearances on both [[David Letterman]]'s and [[Jay Leno]]'s shows, both of which she turned down.~~ Apart from working with HIM, and side-project [[Daniel Lioneye]], Valo has kept busy in the music world, collaborating with many artists over the years. He contributed guest vocals for The 69 Eyes, on [[Apocalyptica]]'s album ''[[Apocalyptica (album)\|Apocalyptica]]'' for the song "Bittersweet" (with [[The Rasmus]]' singer [[Lauri Ylönen]]), on [[The Bloodhound Gang]]'s ''[[Hefty Fine]]'' for the song "Something Diabolical", and on [[Cradle of Filth]]'s ''[[Thornography]]'' for the song "The Byronic Man". In 2007 he duetted with Polish German actress [[Natalia Avelon]] for a cover of [[Nancy Sinatra]] and [[Lee Hazlewood]]'s song "Summer Wine", part of the ''[[Das Wilde Leben]]'' soundtrack. A video featuring both was recorded as well. <br> ~~==External links==~~ '''''Below is a list of Valo's side projects and collaborations.''''' * ''[[Skreppers]] & Ville Valo (1995) * ''[[Apocalyptica]] & Ville Valo (1996) * ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (1997) * ''[[Tehosekoitin]] & Ville Valo (1999) * ''The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (1999) * ''[[Neljä Ruusua]] & HIM (1999) * ''[[Agents]]& Ville Valo - Paratiisi, Jykevää On Rakkaus, Ikkunaprinsessa(1999) * ''[[Tributti Tuomari Nurmio]]: Ville Valo & Others (2000) * ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (2000) * ''[[Musta Paraati]], Ville Valo, Gas Lipstick & Others (2001) * ''[[Daniel Lioneye And The Rollers]]/Daniel Lioneye And The Blues Explosion (2001) * ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Thulsa Doom (2001) * ''[[Five Fifteen]] & Ville Valo - The Prostitue & Season Of The Witch (2001) * ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (2002) * ''[[The Skreppers]], Ville Valo, [[Migé Amour]] & [[Lily Lazer]] (2002) * ''[[The Mission]] & Ville Valo (2002) * ''[[Lowemotor Corporation]] & Ville Valo - Love Me (2003/2004) * ''[[The Skreppers]] & Ville Valo (2004) * ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo - Beneath the Blue (2004) * ''[[Apocalyptica]] feat. Ville Valo & Lauri Ylönen - Bittersweet (2004) (FIN: #1, D: #6) * ''Two Witches & Ville Valo - Dracula Rising (2005) * ''[[Bloodhound Gang]] feat. Ville Valo - Something Diabolical (2005) * ''[[Isabelle´s Gift]] feat. Ville Valo - If I Die Tonight (2006) * ''[[Cradle of Filth]] feat. Ville Valo - The Byronic Man (2006) * ''Ville Valo & [[Tommi Viksten]] - Kun Minä Kotoani Läksin (2006) * ''[[Kari Tapio]] & Ville Valo - Tällä Pohjantähden Alla (2006) * ''Ville Valo & [[Natalia Avelon]] - Summer Wine (2007) (FIN: #1, D: #2, AU: #4, CH: #2) * ''Ville Valo & Manna - Just for Tonight (2007) == ==[[HIM (band)\|HIM]]== * [http://a772.g.akamai.net/5/772/51/414177e6cd89e6/1a1a1aaa2198c627970773d80669d84574a8d80d3cb12453c02589f25382e353c32f94c336ad168aed55/ellen_feiss-sref.mov The original television commercial] ([[QuickTime]] format, 3.5 MB) {{main\|HIM (band)}} * [http://www.apple.com/switch/stories/ellenfeiss.html Apple: Switch - Ellen Feiss] * [http://www.ellenfeiss.net/ Ellen Feiss .net] ("The Real Reason To Switch") ==Trivia== * [http://ellenfeiss.gloriousnoise.com/ Ellen Feiss Fan Club: beep beep beep] {{Trivia\|date=June 2007}} * [http://www.cootey.com/ellen.feiss.soundbytes.html Ellen Feiss Soundbytes] - Ellen Feiss archive with icons, interview, both commercials, & sounds [[Image:Kerranghim.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Ville Valo on the cover on Kerrang! magazine.]] * [http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,54333,00.html Apple 'Switch' Star Flies High] - Article explains the Internet phenomenon. (Wired) [[Bam Margera]]'s character in the 2003 movie ''[[Haggard: The Movie\|Haggard]]'' is named after Ville Valo.<ref name="imdb">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm</ref> [http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,56528,00.html Apple 'It' Girl Breaks Silence] (Wired) He makes a very small appearance in ''[[Jackass: Number Two]]''.<ref name="imdb" /> [http://www.crazy-media.net/ellenfeiss/ Ellen Feiss humor] He was voted as #13 on a television program in which people voted for who they thought were the greatest Finns of all time<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suuret_suomalaiset]</ref> [http://www.request-a-song.com/songs/viewsong.php?songid=69 "Ellen Feiss Makes Me Hot"] tribute song by [[Request-A-Song.com]]. He can also be seen in clips of episodes from [[Viva La Bam]] while they were in Finland. [http://www.esm.psu.edu/Faculty/Gray/graphics/movies/Ellen_Feiss2.mov Ellen Feiss also appeared in another, never-aired, commercial.] ([[QuickTime]] format, 1.7 MB) He has a number of tattoos, including a pair of Edgar Allan Poe's eyes on his shoulder blades.<ref>[http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo/celeb-valo.htm VILLE VALO TATTOO PICS PHOTOS]</ref> ~~[[Category:Internet memes\|Feiss, Ellen]]~~ He learned to walk with the help of the family dog Sami, and when the dog died, not only was he extremely upset, he also apparently developed his allergies to animals and asthma at the same time.<ref>http://www.tv.com/ville-valo/person//trivia.html</ref> ~~[[Category:Apple Computer\|Feiss, Ellen]]~~ He smokes about 60 cigarettes a day (around 21,900 a year) to give his voice a gruff, husky edge.<ref>http://www.tobacco.org/news/.html</ref> ~~[[Category:Television commercials\|Feiss, Ellen]]~~ Valo is an avid reader and has indicated that he draws a large influence for his music from the books that he has read. Among his favorite authors he includes Finnish writer, [[Timo K. Mukka]], and American writers [[Edgar Allan Poe]] and [[Charles Bukowski]]. Ville appears in the music video "Wasting the Dawn" by The 69 Eyes as Jim Morrison of The Doors. ==References== {{reflist\|1}} ==External links== [http://www.nndb.com/people/266/000030176 Ville Valo] at Notable Names Database [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1204517 Ville Valo] at Internet Movie Database [http://www.heartagram.com Official website] of [[HIM (band)\|HIM]] [http://www.sweetville.net Ukrainian HIM website] of [[HIM (band)\|HIM]] [http://www.himonline.tv UK HIM website] of [[HIM (band)\|HIM]] *[http://community.livejournal.com/valo_daily Valo Daily], Livejournal Community (images of Valo) {{HIM}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Valo, Ville}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:HIM]] [[Category:Finnish singers]] [[Category:People from Helsinki]] [[Category:Living people]] [[bg:Виле Вало]] [[cs:Ville Valo]] [[da:Ville Valo]] [[de:Ville Valo]] [[es:Ville Valo]] [[fr:Ville Valo]] [[it:Ville Valo]] [[nl:Ville Valo]] [[ja:ヴィッレ・ヴァロ]] [[no:Ville Valo]] [[uz:Ville Valo]] [[pl:Ville Valo]] [[pt:Ville Valo]] [[ro:Ville Hermanni Valo]] [[sk:Ville Valo]] [[sl:Ville Valo]] [[fi:Ville Valo]] [[sv:Ville Valo]] [[tr:Ville Valo]]

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