The Rasmus in 2009. From left to right: Rantasalmi, Ylönen, Hakala and Heinonen
Background information
Origin
Helsinki, Finland
Genres
Alternative rock
dark rock
funk rock (early)
Years active
1994–present
Labels
Playground Music
DRT
Interscope (US)
Motor Music (Germany)
Universal (Finland)
Members
Lauri Ylönen
Eero Heinonen
Aki Hakala
Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen
Past members
Jarno Lahti
Janne Heiskanen
Pauli Rantasalmi
Website
therasmus.com
The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994[1] in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.[2] The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (founder, frontman, lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinonen (bass), Pauli Rantasalmi (guitar) and Jarno Lahti (drums). Jarno Lahti left the year after and was replaced by Janne Heiskanen in 1995. Heiskanen quit the band in 1999 and was soon replaced by Aki Hakala. Pauli Rantasalmi left the band and was replaced by guitarist Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen in 2022. Best known for their 2003 hit single "In the Shadows", the band has sold over 5 million albums worldwide and 350,000 albums in Finland alone, and has won numerous awards, both domestic and international. The band represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Jezebel".
^"The Rasmus Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
^Main source of the band's history: Åsa Werner and Mia Lindqvist. "The Rasmus history". Rednora.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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