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Line 1: {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> ~~{{Jew list}}~~ \| Name = Ville Valo ~~{{JewsByCountry}}~~ \| Img = Ville_Valo.jpg [[Jew]]s had lived in the [[Iberian peninsula]] since the Dark Ages, experiencing a [[Golden age of Jewish culture in Spain\|Golden Age]] under [[Arab]] rule. Following the [[Reconquista]] and increasing persecution, they were expelled from [[Spain]] in 1492 and [[Portugal]] in 1497. Their descendants, known as the [[Sephardi]]m, settled mainly in North Africa and South-East Europe. Jews were only formally readmitted to the peninsula in the late [[19th century]]. The modern Jewish Iberian population is based on post-war immigration and numbers around 14,000. Here is a list of prominent Iberian Jews arranged by country of origin. \| 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]]. ==~~Gibraltar~~Early life== 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. * [[Don Pacifico]], businessman * [[Joshua Hassan]], [[Prime Minister of Gibraltar]] ==~~Portugal~~Side Projects== 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. ~~===Pre-expulsion===~~ * [[Isaac Abravanel]], Jewish statesman and philosopher * [[Yosef Karo]], rabbi, halakhist (possibly born in Spain) * [[Amato Lusitano]], doctor * [[Garcia de Orta]], doctor <br> ~~===Post-expulsion===~~ '''''Below is a list of Valo's side projects and collaborations.''''' * [[Uriel Acosta]], philosopher * ''[[Skreppers]] & Ville Valo (1995) * [[Menasseh Ben Israel]], Jewish leader * ''[[Apocalyptica]] & Ville Valo (1996) * [[Joshua Benoliel]], Potuguese photographer * ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (1997) * [[Yosef ben Ephraim Caro]], rabbi * ''[[Tehosekoitin]] & Ville Valo (1999) * [[Sabato Morais]], American rabbi * ''The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (1999) * [[Pedro Nunes]], mathematician ([[converso]]) * ''[[Neljä Ruusua]] & HIM (1999) * [[Jacob Rodrigues Pereira]],deaf-mute language inventor * ''[[Agents]]& Ville Valo - Paratiisi, Jykevää On Rakkaus, Ikkunaprinsessa(1999) * [[Emile Pereire]] and [[Isaac Pereire]],french bankers * ''[[Tributti Tuomari Nurmio]]: Ville Valo & Others (2000) * [[Camille Pissarro]], painter * ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (2000) * [[Johann Philipp Reis]], telephone inventor * ''[[Musta Paraati]], Ville Valo, Gas Lipstick & Others (2001) * [[Jorge Sampaio]], president of Portugal (Moroccan Jewish grandmother) * ''[[Daniel Lioneye And The Rollers]]/Daniel Lioneye And The Blues Explosion (2001) * [[António José da Silva]], writer * ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Thulsa Doom (2001) * [[Baruch de Spinoza]], philosopher (Portuguese parents) * ''[[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]]== ~~==Spain==~~ {{main\|HIM (band)}} ~~===Pre-expulsion===~~ * [[Ezmel de Ablitas]], banker and government official * [[Joseph Albo]], rabbi * [[Benjamin of Tudela]], explorer * [[Hasdai Crescas]], philosopher, halakhist * [[Abraham ibn Daud]], philosopher, scholar * [[Abraham ibn Ezra]], grammarian, scholar * [[Abraham Cresques]], carthographer * [[Solomon ibn Gabirol]], philosopher, poet * [[Jacob Gaón]], tax collector * [[Yehuda Halevi]], philosopher, poet * [[Asher ben Jehiel]], rabbi, Talmudist * [[Yosef Karo]], rabbi, halakhist * [[David Kimhi]], linguist * [[Dunash ben Labrat]], poet, grammarian * [[Moses de Leon]], composer of the [[Zohar]] * [[Levi ben Gershom]], "Jacob's staff" quadrant navigation * [[Joseph bn Makhir]], developed a new model, quadrant judaicus * [[Maimónides]], philosopher * [[Nahmanides]], scholar, rabbi * [[Bahya ibn Paquda]], rabbi * [[Hasdai ibn Shaprut]], physician, diplomat * [[Sem Tob of Carión]], rabbi, poet * [[Mecia de Vildestes]], cartographer * [[Abraham Zacuto]], astronomer astrolable early navigation instrument * [[Luis de Torres]], explorer ==Trivia== ~~===Post-expulsion===~~ {{Trivia\|date=June 2007}} * [[Isaac & Nahman Andic]] founders of [[Mango]] [[Image:Kerranghim.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Ville Valo on the cover on Kerrang! magazine.]] * [[Lluís Bassat Coen]], advertising businessman. [[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> [[Esther Bendahan]], writer He makes a very small appearance in ''[[Jackass: Number Two]]''.<ref name="imdb" /> [[Isaac Carasso]], founder of [[Danone]] 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> [[Jon Juaristi]], writer (converted to Judaism) He can also be seen in clips of episodes from [[Viva La Bam]] while they were in Finland. [[Abraham Hassan]], architect 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> [[Victoria Kamhi]], Turkish-born pianist; married to non-Jew [[Joaquín Rodrigo]] 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> [[Alicia Koplowitz]] and [[Esther Koplowitz]], businesswomen (Jewish father) 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> [[Charles Lafitte]], banker 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]]. [[Diego Lainez]], Jesuit leader (father of 'Jewish descent') Ville appears in the music video "Wasting the Dawn" by The 69 Eyes as Jim Morrison of The Doors. [[Fernando Múgica Herzog]], politician * [[Saul Panbello]], author, journalist * [[Fernando de Rojas]], writer ([[converso]]) * [[Cecilia Rodrigo]], academic, professor in music history (Jewish mother) * [[Cecilia Roth]], actress * [[Joseph de la Vega]] ([[1650]]–[[1692]]), businessman, wrote ''Confusion of Confusions'' ([[1688]]), first book on [[stock market]]s * [[Milton Wolff]], head of the [[Abraham Lincoln Brigade]] * [[José Carlos Cataño]], poet ==~~See also~~References== {{reflist\|1}} [[Lists of Jews]] [[List of Portuguese]] [[List of Spaniards]] [[List of Iberian Jews/Cervantes and Columbus]] ==External links== ~~[[Category:Lists of Jews\|Iberian Jews]]~~ [http://www.nndb.com/people/266/000030176 Ville Valo] at Notable Names Database ~~[[Category:Jewish Spanish history]]~~ [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}} ~~[[pt:Lista de judeus de Portugal]]~~ {{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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