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Line 1: {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> ~~The following text and links were removed because they seemed to be personal opinions, not fact:~~ \| 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== * "There was formerly a blog (now closed) devoted entirely to mocking her columns [http://www.bookninja.com/essays/oct_2003/darby.htm]". 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== [http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Den/3001/dofferings/leah.html Criticism of McLaren] 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> [http://www.engsoc.queensu.ca/gw/issues/35/3515-2.pdf Nepotism in hiring McLaren] (PDF link to article in ''Golden Words'', the humour newspaper of the Engineering Society at Queen's University) '''''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://nononoleah.blogspot.com/ Blog critical of McLaren] {{main\|HIM (band)}} ==Trivia== ~~This edit was in response to http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_strauss/20060103.html.~~ {{Trivia\|date=June 2007}} [[Image:Kerranghim.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Ville Valo on the cover on Kerrang! magazine.]] [[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> He makes a very small appearance in ''[[Jackass: Number Two]]''.<ref name="imdb" /> 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> He can also be seen in clips of episodes from [[Viva La Bam]] while they were in Finland. 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> 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> 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> 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== ~~[[User:Elpoca\|Elpoca]] 20:29, 3 January 2006 (UTC)~~ {{reflist\|1}} ==External links== : Between [[User:Elpoca\|Elpoca]] and [[User:Martham\|Martham]], all criticism of Leah McLaren has been removed from this article (no doubt in response to the criticism expressed on the CBC website). I don't know Leah McLaren from Adam (Eve?), but it would seem to me that her work is at least somewhat controversial, and that this fact should be noted in the article. I agree that the particular way that this was formerly done was not wiki. [[User:Mcferran\|Noel S McFerran]] 21:56, 3 January 2006 (UTC) [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}} :: I agree. That's why I didn't delete all of the text dealing with the criticisms. However, it is unverified (except for the highly suspect links), so until it is confirmed then perhaps it is best that it not be put back. [[User:Elpoca\|Elpoca]] 22:34, 3 January 2006 (UTC) {{DEFAULTSORT:Valo, Ville}} ~~:::Great job guys! Stephen Strauss writes:~~ [[Category:1976 births]] ::::''When I checked on Wikipedia a week after my last column, all the scurrilous, inaccurate references to Leah McLaren had been removed, leaving a truer if – hear the never satisfied molly-dooker talking here – less interesting entry.'' [http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_strauss/20060116.html] [[Category:HIM]] ~~:::Pat yourself on the back :-) [[User:Ta bu shi da yu\|Ta bu shi da yu]] 21:26, 16 January 2006 (UTC)~~ [[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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