Tiktak

Tiktak, also known as Tik N' Tak, was a Finnish music group consisting of six school girls 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.[1] 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. 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 at Provinssirock in 2006
Background information
OriginFinland
GenresPop, rock
Years active1999–2007
LabelsUniversal Music
Past membersEmppu
Mimmu
Nea
Noora
Petra
Tuuli

The band gained great domestic popularity. Their first two albums each sold about 100,000 copies.[2]

The band was also marketed in the US 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.[3]

Guitarist and vocalist Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen is also the vocalist for Dame, 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.[4]

Band members
  • Emppu (guitar, vocals)
  • Mimmu (bass, vocals)
  • Nea (keyboards)
  • Noora (guitar, vocals)
  • Petra (lead vocals)
  • Tuuli (drums, vocals)

Albums
  • Sinkut 99-07 (2007 - Singles 99-07)
  • Myrskyn edellä (2005 - Before the Storm)
  • Hei me soitetaan...oikeesti! (Mini-CD) (2004 - Hey, We Play... Really!)
  • Ympyrää (2003 - In a Circle)
  • Jotain muuta...ja jotain uutta! (2002 - Something Else... And Something New!)
  • Jotain muuta (2001 - Something Else)
  • Frendit / Friends (2000)
  • Frendit (1999 - Friends)

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

References
  1. Wetterstrand, Ninni (2017-11-17). "Hei, me heilutaan taas! Tiktak tekee comebackin kymmenen vuoden tauon jälkeen". Yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. "Kulta- ja platinalevyt - Tiktak". Ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2001-02-17). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 19. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Nuopponen, Aki (2018-07-20). ""Olen edelleenkin vähän yllättynyt siitä, että tässä me oikeasti ollaan!" - Haastattelussa viimeiselle paluukeikalle suuntaavan Tiktakin Petra". Soundi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
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