Elonkerjuu

Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu performing at IskelmäNiityt in 2010
Background information
Origin Teuva, Finland
Genres Folk rock
Years active 1995–2011 (with Lauri Tähkä as lead)
2011–present (with Juha Lagström as lead)
Labels Universal Music Oy (2006–2011)
Website lauritahka.com elonkerjuu.com
Members Juha Lagström
Johanna Koivu
Simo Ralli
Antero Naali
Lenni Paarma
Past members Lauri Tähkä

Elonkerjuu is a Finnish folk rock band. Starting 2011, Juha Lagström is lead singer of the band. With the new name, they signed with Sony Music Entertainment. The band had started in the mid-1990s, with lead singer Lauri Tähkä and was known from 1996 until 2011 as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu. They were signed since 2006 with Universal Music Finland.

Lauri Tähkä and Elonkerjuu

Lauri Tähkä with Elonkerjuu in 2008

During the first years, the band based its songs on traditional music from Southern Ostrobothnia. Later, they started to write the lyrics by themselves, but the themes are still connected to rural life and the language used is Southern Ostrobothnian dialect.

Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu 2006 album Maailma on renki went platinum. The next album, Tuhannen riemua got a gold record on the date of its publication, and double platinum in ten weeks. Until early 2008, that album has sold over 80,000 copies.

Elonkerjuu

In March 2011 the singer Lauri Tähkä announced that the band's career is over.[1] Later the rest of the band announced that they will continue under the name Elonkerjuu and in January 2012 Juha Lagström was chosen as their new vocalist.[2]

Discography

Albums

as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
Year Album Record label Peak positions Certification
FIN
[3]
2001 Pistoja syrämmes Little Big Records
2002 Pistoja syrämmes (re-release) Suomen Mediamusiikki
Komia on aina komia
(re-release)		 Suomen Mediamusiikki
2004 Syntymähäjyt Suomen Mediamusiikki /
Saarnipuu Kustannus		 4
2006 Maailma on renki Universal Music 4
2007 Tuhannen riemua Universal Music 1
2008 Kirkkahimmat 2000-2008
(Compilation album)		 Universal Music 1
2009 Tänään ei huomista murehdita Universal Music 1
2010 Iholla
(Live album)		 Universal Music 5
as Elonkerjuu
Year Album Record label Peak positions Album
FIN
[3]
2012 Ilon pirstaleet Sony Music Entertainment 1
2014 Hehkuva rauta Sony Music Entertainment 1

Singles

as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

(Charting in The Official Finnish Charts)

Year Album Record label Peak positions Album
FIN
[3]
2006 "Maailma on renki" Universal Music Entertainment 1
2007 "Hetkeksi en sulle rupia" Universal Music Entertainment 1
"Pauhaava sydän" Universal Music Entertainment 1
2009 "Suudellaan " Universal Music Entertainment 1
Others (including promotional singles / EPs)
Year Single Record label
???? "Martinlunnin Jukka / Härmän häät" (promo) Little Big Records
2000 Suukkoa vai puukkoa (EP)
2001 "Ihana impi" / "Kruunun kahalehis"
2002 "Mettumaari" / "Eerinjärven rannalla" Suomen Mediamusiikki
2002 "Juomaripoika" / "Mennään pojat"
2004 "Papukaija"
2004 "Istu tyttöni polvelle" / "Tyttörukka" (promo)
2005 "Piian nappula" (promo) Edel Records Finland
2006 "Maailma on renki" / "Tytönhupakko" Universal Music Finland
2006 "Rakkaus ei oo pysyvää" (promo)
2006 "Pitkät pellot" (promo)
2006 "Hyvästi"
2007 "Hetkeksi en sulle rupia" /
"Nuaren likan elämä" (live) /
"Hyvästi" (live)
2007 "Pauhaava sydän" (live) / "Hyvästi" (live)
2007 "Kimpale kultaa" (promo)
2008 "Rakasta rintani ruhjeille" (promo)
2008 "Reikäinen taivas" (promo)
2009 "Suudellaan" (promo)
2009 "Kylkeen kyhnytä" (promo)
2009 "Suojaan kaikelta" (promo)
2010 "Rakasta mua" (promo)
2010 "Taivas on tumma ja tahmee" (promo)
2010 "Rakasta mua" (live) /
"Sanoit että minäkin" (live) (promo)
as Elonkerjuu
Year Single Record label
2012 "Viistäköön siipeni maata" Sony Music Entertainment
2012 "Surun ja ilon kaupunki"

DVDs

as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

Videos

as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
as Elonkerjuu

See also

References

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