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Artist
Ilpo Kaikkonen
12+ albums
finnishrockidolsStoner Rockrockabilly
about
Ilpo Kaikkonen is a Finnish singer, who became known from the Idols singing contest. He finished fourth place in the season of 2011. Ilpo grew up in Nastola and lives in Lahti. Ilpo's debut album Vol 1 containing the hits Kleinbus and Terveiset sinne taivaaseen was published in 2012. In 2013, Ilpo released the singles Haaveillaan and Ketä pitäs syyttää?, and in 2014 he featured on the single Lentokenttä - feat. Ilpo Kaikkonen by the Finnish rap duo Ideaali & Jay Who?. The first single from his second album was Muistan sen lauantain released May 22nd 2015. Singles Kryptoniitti and Savuna ilmaan followed, and the album Hei elämä! on January 29th 2016. Later in 2016, Ilpo wrote a song for the wedding of the Finnish Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas and his wife Emilia, and by their request, recorded it both in Finnish and English (Taikaa / Magic). Kiitoradanpää was the unofficial soundtrack of the Nordic Ski World Championships of Ilpo's home town Lahti in 2017. In 2018, Ilpo has released two singles so far, Hyvä veli kallein and Vuoden paras päivä User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
