03.29.07
The Rsmus biography
History
On a cold winter day nine years ago, The Rasmus, (now one of Finland’s most respected bands), stepped on stage for the first time at their high school in the Finnish capital Helsinki. Never did these guys expect that nearly ten years later they would be receiving several gold and platinum records as well as several Finnish Grammy awards and a following of tens of thousands of enthusiastic fans.
At the sprouting age of sixteen, the four friends made a conscious conclusion that the music scene in Finland sucked and needed a change or at least a fresh approach.In 1996, The Rasmus released their debut album Peep. It did not take long
for the album sell gold. The timing was right for this new generation of
rock bands and The Rasmus took the listening public and critics by storm.
“We were just kids who were let loose on a playground”, singer Lauri
remembers.
Shortly after this, the band crawled back into the studio to record their second album Playboys. Yes, it also sold gold very quickly. By then, The Rasmus had established themselves as a household name in Finland. Soon after, The Rasmus received their first Finnish Grammy.
In 1999, The Rasmus, as energetic and productive as they are released their third album Hellofatester. The Single, Liquid, was voted, by both critics and fans as The Year’s Best Single.
The members
Lauri ylönen is the singer and the composer (one of the most appreciated in Finland today) of the band. My lyrics are always personal and every word has a meaning that reminds me of something that has happened”, he says.
The guitarist is Pauli Rantasalmi, but he has also been recognized as a producer (Producer of the year at the Finnish Grammy 2001). Aki Hakala joined the band in 1999 to play the drums. Before that, he was selling The Rasmus merchandise at their shows. And finaly, Eero Heinonen, who is definitely the calmest man in the band, plays the bass.
tatuli said,
April 20 2007 at 7:44 am
L A U R Y I L O V E Y O U V E R Y V E R Y M U C H ! ! !
nader said,
May 4 2007 at 4:52 am
hi
Bee said,
May 11 2007 at 2:20 pm
This was copied and pasted from:
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-Rasmus-Biography/C5FF59459D2DC2C148256D450009CB03
maria said,
December 6 2007 at 4:58 pm
the rasmus is the best band of the world an lauri is my boyfriend jajaja is very handsome I love you!
zaira said,
January 13 2008 at 7:28 am
hey you guys i love watching your videos and i enjoy listening to your music and i wish you guys could someday come to tucson arizona so i could go and see you guys that’ll be exiting jeje well you guys rock have fun
sarahi said,
January 13 2008 at 7:30 am
hey lauri is soo cute and i wish he could come to tucson but anyways well since i saw he’s videos im in love with him even i turn into a gothic jeje he’s cute forreals
Ich said,
February 7 2008 at 3:01 pm
Shut up…
Lauri has a girlfriend, and she’s very cute..
He won#t pic up you…or come to you and say I Love you…
(I#m sorry, i speak german, and i can#t speak English very well)
vane17 said,
February 15 2008 at 3:36 pm
it is a shame, he’s so cute and fucking hot
ana said,
February 17 2008 at 4:15 am
Hey guys!! I really LoVe yuor music and videos!
hey Lauri you are so,so,so cute, and HOT!!
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!!!
Carly said,
February 23 2008 at 10:24 pm
Hia! I abbsalutly love you music,The Rasmus! You are this 13 year old girl’s #1 band in THE WORLD!
helena (poster) said,
February 24 2008 at 5:16 am
i’m actually surprise that there’s people commenting here….but in a good way:
you see, i think that Lauri Ylönen, the singer is cute and hot too!!!!!!!!!! But every time i say that to my friends, they look at me like “what the fuck!!”, cause they think he’s awful….they’re so blind….
Anyway, thanks for commenting!! =D
PS: i gess it is normal to dream with him, cause i do that too, time to time ;P
danielle said,
March 24 2008 at 1:28 pm
i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the rasmus!!!!
CJ said,
April 24 2008 at 9:23 am
RASMUS is the GOD of EVERYTHING !
i adore them !
kristel said,
May 12 2008 at 2:32 pm
hola chikos rasmuseros soy de peru, lauri es lo maximo mejordicho toda la banda el problema es que aun no vienen a Peru es injusto deben aser algo para que vengan estoy triste por que quiero conoserlos…..
Baby_Barby said,
May 14 2008 at 3:33 pm
i really like them, i think that the rasmus are the best band ever existed!! i hope black roses will be soon published, i’m looking for it!!! hey did you heard about lauri’s son name dexter? i think it’s quite orrible…
Bacioni (kisses) from an italian fan
claudia said,
June 2 2008 at 7:35 pm
holaaaaaaaaaaaaa………….. soy de buenos aires.. y me encanta the rasmus.. son lo mas!!!!! los amo… son re lindos y sus canciones me encantan
saludos a todos….
tamuna said,
August 27 2008 at 8:32 pm
i love rasmus veri much
angie said,
September 12 2008 at 2:27 am
soy de colombia y me encanta Rasmus, su estilo y porsupuestos las canciones y videos…….son super!!! ;+)
--PALMA-AND-LAURI-- said,
October 6 2008 at 9:27 pm
LAURI YO QUIERO QUE SEPAS QUE TE QUIERO Y QUE SIGAS SIEMPRE COMO AHORA PORQUE ERES CASI PERFECTO… PARA SER PERFECTO TIENES QUE ESTAR CON MIGO PERO ESO ES IMPOSIBLE…YO SOY 1 ESTUDIANTE MÁS Y TU 1 CANTANTE INCREIBLE… YO SOY ESPAÑOLA Y TU FINLANDÉS…Y TENEMOS 1 ESTILO ALGO DIFERENTE: PERO QUIERO QUE SEPAS QUE ANTE TODO TE ADORO……
*YOU ARE THE BOY OF MY ASLEEP!!!*
la de antes: said,
October 6 2008 at 9:36 pm
por cierto me encanta cuando te mezclas con him os pareceis mucho pero tu eres mas guapo…jeje y su musica no esta nada mal como apocalyptica pero tu y los tuyos tranqui que vosotros sois los mejores con diferencia!
(=(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)=)
ely said,
October 25 2008 at 11:20 am
lauri is coooolll i love rasmus and black roses
betty said,
November 14 2008 at 2:19 pm
imádom a The Rasmus-t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE LAURI
mary said,
December 20 2008 at 3:52 pm
oh my god!!! you guys are so hot and GODS!!!!!
LAURI i love you very very very much…
you are my whole life!!!!!!
i am one of your fans and i am from Greece!!!!
mary said,
December 20 2008 at 4:07 pm
please come again toGREECE,i know that you love this country!!!! the next time you will come to GREECE please take me with you!!!!!!plzzz!!!
guys your new disc is FANTASTIC and of course i have bought it!!!!!!
my life belongs to you!!!!!!
LAURI please marry ME!!!!!
i can’t live in a world without you!!!!!
mary said,
December 20 2008 at 4:11 pm
i am only 13 but i love you!!!!!
mary said,
December 20 2008 at 4:18 pm
ΠΑΙΔΙΑ ΟΙ ΡΑΣΜΟΥΣ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΟΙ ΑΠΟΛΥΤΟΙ ΘΕΟΙ!!!!!!
ΤΟΥΣ ΑΓΑΠΑΩ ΠΑΡΑ ΜΑ ΠΑΡΑ ΠΟΛΥ!!!!!!
ΕΙΝΑΙ ΟΛΗ ΜΟΥ Η ΖΩΗ!!!!!
Η ΚΑΡΔΙΑ ΜΟΥ ΤΟΥΣ ΑΝΗΚΕΙ!!!!!
ΕΙΜΑΙ ΕΡΩΤΕΥΜΕΝΗ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΛΑΟΥΡΙ!!!!
ΛΑΟΥΡΙ ΣΕ ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΩ ΠΑΝΤΡΕΨΟΥ ΜΕ!!!!!
ΑΝ ΠΑΘΑΙΤΕ ΚΑΤΙ ΣΑΣ ΟΡΚΙΖΟΜΑΙ ΟΤΙ ΘΑ ΠΕΘΑΝΩ!!!!!
this is the GREEK lanquage!!!!
mary said,
December 20 2008 at 4:28 pm
i really can’t understand why when i say to my friends that LAURI is so hansome and cute, they say:”what the hell are you talking about, he is such a frick”
those words make me really angry and sometimes i fight with them just for LAURI and for the BAND!!!!!
some people also say that LAURI is GAY!!!!
my ANSWER to them is:”FUCK YOU ALL,you don’t know what real music and real beauty means!!!!!”
mickaely said,
December 23 2008 at 9:10 pm
oiiii adoro vcs de montão i love the rasmus ♥♥sempre♥♥
betty said,
January 25 2009 at 8:14 am
nagyo jók!imdom őket!!!
Rayanne said,
September 7 2009 at 7:19 pm
Amooo ♥