Tiktak
| Tiktak | |
|---|---|
 Tiktak at the Provinssirock Festival 2006 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , pop rock |
| founding | 1999 |
| resolution | 2007 |
| Website | http://www.tiktak.fi/ |
| Last occupation | |
| Petra Mauria | |
| Nea Mokkila | |
| Mirjami Hyvönen | |
| Tuuli Taimi | |
| Noora Puhakka | |
guitar |
Emilia Suhonen |
Tiktak was a Finnish pop rock - band from northern Helsinki.
Career
The six girls met in 1998 in a music school. They got their first recording deal with Universal Music on May 7, 1999, at which point most of the band's members were just 13 years old. Her first two singles, Sekoitat mun maailman and Lopeta, from her debut album Frendit , were a great success in Finland, Russia and Scandinavia .
With this debut album they became the youngest band in Finland to reach platinum status.
Despite their great popularity in Finland, they decided to break up in 2007 to focus on school or other projects.
The guitarist Emppu now plays in her band Dame .
Members
- Emppu (Emilia Suhonen, born December 15, 1985) - guitar
- Mimmu (Mirjami Hyvönen, born January 27, 1985) - bass
- Nea (Nea Mokkila, born January 13, 1985) - keyboard
- Noora (Noora Puhakka, born November 11, 1985) - guitar
- Petra ( Petra Mauria , born July 11, 1985) - vocals
- Tuuli (Tuuli Taimi, born June 16, 1983) - drums
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 FI
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| 1999 | Frendit |
FI2 (38 weeks) FI |
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| 2000 | Frendit / Friends |
FI14th  × 2
(8 weeks)FI |
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| 2001 | Jotain muuta |
FI1 (30 weeks)FI |
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| 2002 | Jotain muuta… yes jotain uutta! |
FI10 (9 weeks) FI |
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| 2003 | Ympyrää |
FI3 (24 weeks)FI |
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| 2004 | Hei me soitetaan… oikeesti! |
FI25 (5 weeks) FI |
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| 2005 | Myrskyn edellä |
FI4th (28 weeks)FI |
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| 2007 | Sinkut 99-07 |
FI4th  (21 weeks)FI |
compilation
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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FI
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| 1999 | Sekoitat mun maailman Frendit |
FI2 (3 weeks) FI |
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| Lopeta Frendit |
FI3 (5 weeks) FI |
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| Sydän lyö Frendit |
FI9 (7 weeks) FI |
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| Minne vaan Frendit |
FI16 (5 weeks) FI |
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| 2000 | Leijailen Frendit / Friends |
FI10 (5 weeks) FI |
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| 2001 | Häiritsen sinua Jotain muuta |
FI3 (9 weeks) FI |
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| Kyyneleet Jotain muuta |
FI2 (7 weeks) FI |
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| Satuprinsessa Jotain muuta |
FI12 (2 weeks) FI |
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| 2002 | Jää Jotain muuta… yes jotain uutta! |
FI3 (9 weeks) FI |
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| 2003 | Lähdetään tänään Ympyrää |
FI6 (4 weeks) FI |
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| Heilutaan Ympyrää |
FI7 (12 weeks) FI |
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| 2007 | Mutta mä rakastan sua Sinkut 99-07 |
FI12 (3 weeks) FI |
More singles
- 2000: Christmas
- 2000: Don't Turn Back
- 2000: Upside Down
- 2001: Jotain muuta
- 2003: Tänä yönä taiva lakes
- 2003: Tuuleksi taivaanrantaan
- 2004: Rannaton
- 2005: Sankaritar
- 2005: Samantekevää
- 2005: Paha sana
- 2005: Kuka vaan
- 2005: Miten onni korjataan
Video albums
- 2004: Hei me soitetaan ... oikeesti! (FI:gold)
Web links
- Official Finnish homepage
- Tiktak on MusicBrainz (English)
- Tiktak bei Discogs (English)
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- ↑ http://www.bandikoulu.fi/tiktak.htm ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: FI
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: FI
