Tiktak, also known as Tik N' Tak, was a Finnish music group consisting of six musicians from northern Helsinki. The band was formed in Pohjois-Helsingin Bändikoulu (Northern Helsinki Band School) and signed to Universal Music in 1999, when the youngest members were 13.[2] Their debut album, Friends, included songs written by Maki Kolehmainen (of Aikakone) and was a huge hit in Finland, with unusually strong sales in the rest of Europe, especially Scandinavia.[citation needed] The band's music was a blend of rock and pop. Each of the girls played their own instruments with the exception of Petra who was the lead singer.

Tiktak
Tiktak in 2018
Tiktak in 2018
Background information
Also known asTik N' Tak
OriginHelsinki, Finland
GenresPop, rock, pop punk
Years active1999–2007, 2018
LabelsUniversal Music
Past members
  • Petra Gargano
  • Mirjami "Mimmu" Hyvönen
  • Nea Mokkila
  • Noora Puhakka
  • Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen
  • Tuuli Taimi[1]

The band gained great domestic popularity. Their first two albums each sold about 100,000 copies.[3]

The band was also marketed in the United States where it was called Tik N' Tak. In 2000, they were on the Radio Disney tour and in early 2001 they opened for Aaron Carter. Friends was released on MCA Records.[4]

Guitarist and vocalist Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen is also the vocalist for Dame [fi], whose first album, So Was It Worth Dying For, was released in June 2006.

Their fifth album Ympyrää features the title cut "Ympyrää", written by Los Angeles songwriter Gordon Pogoda.

The band decided to break up in 2007 with the last performance in December 2007.

In the summer of 2018, the band came back together and played on four festivals in Finland.[5]

Band members

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  • Petra Gargano (lead vocals)
  • Mirjami "Mimmu" Hyvönen (bass, vocals)
  • Nea Mokkila (keyboards)
  • Noora Puhakka (guitar, vocals)
  • Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen (guitar, vocals)
  • Tuuli Taimi (drums, vocals)[1]

Discography

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Albums

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Language Title Translated title Year
Finnish Frendit Friends 1999
English Friends 2000
Finnish Jotain muuta Something Else 2001
  • Finnish
  • English
Jotain muuta... ja jotain uutta! Something Else... and Something New! 2002
Finnish Ympyrää In a Circle 2003
Hei me soitetaan... oikeesti! Hey, We Play... Really! 2004
Myrskyn edellä Before the Storm 2005
Sinkut 99–07 Singles 99–07 2007

Singles

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Language Title Translated title Year
Finnish "Sekoitat mun maailman" "You Confuse My World" 1999
"Lopeta" "Stop"
"Sydän lyö" "The Heart Beats" 2000
"Minne vaan" "To Anywhere"
"Leijailen" "I Glide"
English "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
"Don't Turn Back"
"Upside Down"
Finnish "Häiritsen sinua" "I Disturb You" 2001
"Kyyneleet" "Tears"
"Jotain muuta" "Something Else" 2002
"Satuprinsessa" "Fairytale Princess"
"Jää" "Ice"
"Lähdetään tänään" "Let's Leave Today" 2003
"Tänä yönä taivaaseen" "Tonight to Heaven"
"Tuuleksi taivaanrantaan" "As Wind to the Horizon" 2004
"Heilutaan" "Let's Swing"
"Rannaton" "Boundless"
"Sankaritar" "Heroine" 2005
"Samantekevää" "Indifferent" 2006
"Paha sana" "Bad Word"
"Kuka vaan" "Anybody"
"Miten onni korjataan" "How to Fix the Happiness" 2007
"Mutta mä rakastan sua" "But I Love You"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Tiktak discography at MusicBrainz
  2. ^ Wetterstrand, Ninni (17 November 2017). "Hei, me heilutaan taas! Tiktak tekee comebackin kymmenen vuoden tauon jälkeen". Yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Kulta- ja platinalevyt - Tiktak". Ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. ^ Hay, Carla (17 February 2001). "Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 19.
  5. ^ Nuopponen, Aki (20 July 2018). ""Olen edelleenkin vähän yllättynyt siitä, että tässä me oikeasti ollaan!" - Haastattelussa viimeiselle paluukeikalle suuntaavan Tiktakin Petra". Soundi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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