Technicolour (rock band)

Technicolour was a rock band from Finland, founded by Jimi Pääkallo in 2001. All the lyrics to their songs were sung in English.

For other uses, see Technicolor.
Technicolour
Technicolour at the Hartwall Arena, September 2006
Background information
OriginHelsinki, Finland
Genres
Years active2001–2008
LabelsEMI
Associated actsCliché
Past membersJimi Pääkallo
Gary (Tuomas Keskinen)
Toni Hintikka
Dingo (Pasi Lemmetty)
Aki Räty

Jimi and Dingo had been playing in the band Cliché when they decided to start a separate project. Gary, Aki, and Toni joined soon after.

The band's first album, Way Out, was released in September 2003.[1]The album achieved moderate success. Their second album, Only Shadows Dance (2005), outperformed the first one, peaking at 11th place on the album chart that year. The album's singles "All My Life" and "Teach Me Love (I'm in Denial)" also ranked among the top ten on radio playlists. With their third album People, released in October 2006, Technicolour's popularity waned again.

In May 2008, the band announced that they would go on hiatus,[2] and in October of the same year they officially broke up.[3]

Tecnicolour's band members have continued playing music in other projects. Vocalist Jimi Pääkallo launched a solo career under the name Jimi Constantine, Gary focused his efforts on the band Monday, which he had started in 2004, and Toni plays with the bands Kardia and The Closed.

Past members
  • Jimi (Konstantinos Jorma "Konsta" Hiekkanen) - vocals
  • Gary (Tuomas Keskinen) - guitar
  • Toni Hintikka - bass
  • Dingo (Pasi Lemmetty) - drums
  • Aki Räty - vocals, guitar

Discography

Studio albums
  • Way Out (2003)
  • Only Shadows Dance (2005)
  • People (2006)

Singles
  • "One Night" (2003)
  • "Fireflies" (2003)
  • "Endless" (2004)
  • "All My Life" (2005)
  • "Teach Me Love" (I'm in Denial)" (2005)
  • "Nowhere to Go" (2005)
  • "Can I Get to Heaven" (2006)
  • "Someday" (2006)
  • "Michael Jackson" (2006)

Music videos
  • "Fireflies" (2003)
  • "Teach Me Love (I'm in Denial)" (2005)
  • "Nowhere to Go" (2005)
  • "Someday" (2006)

References
  1. "Rakkauden teemoista" [Love Themes]. kaleva.fi (in Finnish). 10 December 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. "Technicolour kiistää hajoamisen" [Technicolour denies breakup]. mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 7 May 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "Technicolour hajosi!" [Technicolour broke up!]. mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 8 August 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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