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Ylöjärvi, Finland (1976 – present)

Eppu Normaali was formed in 1976 in the small town of Ylöjärvi, Finland, near Tampere. The core of the band consisted of brothers Martti Syrjä (vocals) and Mikko Syrjä (guitar & vocals), their parents are Kirsi Kunnas and Jaakko Syrjä, both accomplished writers. Pantse’s and Martti’s cousin Aku Syrjä (drums) was also an important member. Juha Torvinen (guitar) and Mikko Saarela (bass, replaced by Mikko Nevalainen in 1979, who was then replaced by Sami Ruusukallio were soon invited to the band. In 1977 the band named themselves Eppu Normaali, and participated in a rock music competition.

Finnish folk/pop legend Juice Leskinen immediately saw the band’s potential and demanded that they must win, but the judges were unimpressed. The band started sending demos to various companies, and soon POKO Rekords signed them. They released various records of Ramones type of punk-music which gained good reviews, but did not break through until 1984, with their more AOR-oriented new style.

“Rupisia riimejä karmeita tarinoita” was released in 1984 and it was followed by “Kahdeksas ihme” in 1985 and “Valkoinen kupla” in 1986. The three albums were all hits, and sold very well. The three albums combined to over 300.000 copies sold, a huge amount in a country with just 5 million people. The following albums all sold well, but in 1989 the band decided to take a break after intensive tours around the country.

In 1993 they published “Studio Etana” and the band almost broke up because of lacking inspiration. In 1996 a collection of their greatest hits was published and sold over 200,000 copies. After releasing their collection, the band stopped touring and performing live almost completely.
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  • alexisonfiree

    hiljaa huomiseen& kaikki häipyy on vain nyt, siinä on parhaat biisit.

    26 Mar 11:04pm Reply

  • Jinxiyu

    good stuff

    5 Jan 6:23pm Reply

  • iLLz0R

    aina kuin suomeen on ikävä niin kuuntelen Eppua, todella hyvä :)

    30 Sep 2012 Reply

  • Tsaku

    Mutala on todella hyvä!

    9 Jul 2012 Reply

  • wind_in_head

    Местами напоминает машину времени и кино.

    16 Mar 2012 Reply

  • paskatikir

    в натуре, чётко.

    15 Mar 2012 Reply

  • acdclistener

    Aknepop on ehdottomasti paras Eppujen albumi!

    27 Dec 2011 Reply

  • eramone

    Aika turhaa skeidaa tuo Mutala.

    11 Dec 2011 Reply

  • pellevoo

    Aknepop, Maximum JeeJee ja Akun Tehdas Plus jotkin yksittäiset&satunnaiset myähäsemmät KAHDEKSANkymmentä-luvun biisinsä. Siinä ne kuunneltavat Eput sit onki(valitettavasti).

    27 Nov 2011 Reply

  • Bahkasika

    Mutala!

    25 Nov 2011 Reply

  • papua23

    haista paska

    26 Sep 2011 Reply

  • Jonsse

    @SiN-an: Now it translates to "Scooter" O_O

    2 May 2011 Reply

  • Merseres

    @sad-eye: Osta levyt?

    10 Apr 2011 Reply

  • sad-eye

    Hei, olisko joku kiva ja sendis mulle Suolaista sadetta sekä Tahroja paperilla? : ) En löytänyt netistä mistään.. :<

    8 Jan 2011 Reply

  • RevyFan

    Vanhat biisit rulaa, ainaki jotkut. Uudet taas on sitä samaa kuin kaikki muukin kotimainen nykyään.

    19 Dec 2010 Reply

  • Rehtori77

    Valkoinen kupla!

    14 Nov 2010 Reply

  • ProbChild

    Paras suomalainen rockbändi, ehdottomasti. Perässä seuraa Kolmas Nainen.

    6 Nov 2010 Reply

  • highwireddd

    Asustelaulu ♥

    26 Aug 2010 Reply

  • Nuutyasha

    Uuh nyt nyt nyt alkaa olla tilanne perhanan paha. Koko kesä ilman Eppu-festaria, puute alkaa iskemään.

    2 Aug 2010 Reply

  • ShadowFox

    Oli kova keikka IBBF:ssä. Kuuma siellä ainakin oli.

    5 Jul 2010 Reply
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