Biografie van Poets of the Fall
<b>Poets of the Fall</b> (<b>POTF</b>) are a rock band from Helsinki, Finland that was founded by Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen in 2003.<a href="http://www.poetsofthefall.com/aboutpoets/ About Poets] ''http://www.poetsofthefall.com/aboutpoets''</ref> The members are Marko "Mark" Saaresto, (lead vocals & guitar), Olli Tukiainen (guitar), and Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen (keyboards & production); during concerts, they are accompanied by Jani Snellman (bass guitar), Jaska Mkinen (guitar) and Jari Salminen (drums & percussion).<br />
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The Poets released the singles ''Late Goodbye'' and ''Lift'' before releasing their full-length debut album ''Signs of Life'' in Finland. The album was certified gold in May 2005 and platinum in April 2006. It topped the Finnish Top 40 chart in weeks 4 which has close ties with Remedy Entertainment, the developers of ''Max Payne 2''. <br />
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The band has won several awards which include the 2004 Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) Award in the "Best Original Vocal Song ? Pop" category for ''Late Goodbye'', "Best Finnish Newcomer" in YleX's "Best of 2004", "Newcomer of '05" during Musiikki & Media Events, and two Emma Awards for "Best Newcomer of the Year" and "Best Debut Album of the Year". They also won the "Best Finnish Act"-award at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards.<br />
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Poets of the Fall performed live for the first time ever outside Finland in Berlin during Popkomm 2005 and released ''Signs of Life'' in selected countries. The second album, ''Carnival of Rust'', was released in Sweden in September 2006, in Australia, Russia and Ukraine in October 2006 and in Germany on April 20 2007.<br />
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The band's third album, ''Revolution Roulette'', was released in Finland on March 26, 2008.<br />
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