 Ville Valo
Middle Name: Hermanni
Birthday: November 22, 1976
Sign: Scorpio
Favorite Movie: Nightmare Before Christmas
Lucky Number: 0
Fav Food: body of Christ
Fav Drink: blood of Christ
Idols: Gene Simmons, Edgar Allen Poe, Clint Eastwood and Rauli Somberjoki
Interests: the 80's, the Origin of Blues, Eastern European Folklore
Dislikes: red meat, The Beatles
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-Ville Valo is the vocalist, songwriter and frontman of the Finnish love metal band HIM.
-Ville Valo grew up in Helsinki, Finland.
-As a kid, he worked in his father's sex shop before gaining rock-stardom.
-Valo means "light" in the Finnish language.
-Valo is half Finnish, half Hungarian.
-In his youth he played instruments such as bass and drums in many bands
(Eloveena Boys, Aurora, Charlie Parker, Terapia, Winha, Unga Kaskelottr, Natas, B.L.O.O.D., Kemoterapia, Donits-Osmo Experience)
Band Bio
Forming in Finland in the midst of 1995, H.I.M. (His Infernal Majesty) portrays a true quest for the reinvention of goth rock. Setting as their main artistic ambition the creation of songs in the similar path of bands such as Sisters Of Mercy and the Mission U.K., H.I.M. uses a distinct compound of scowling melodies and mystical love stories' inspired lyrics to mark their musical ground.
Vocalist and songwriter Ville Hermani Vallo was the band's founding member, alongside Migé Amour (bass), Lily Lazer (guitar), Gas Lipstick (drums), and Zoltan Pluto (keyboards).
The EP 666 Ways To Love, the group's first recording, showed up in late 1996, attaining considerable praise within the Scandinavian market.
One year later, Greatest Love Songs, Vol. 666 solidified their cult status throughout the region and celebrated the band's cover of "Wicked Game," a Chris Isaak original. It was at that time that the group gained a rising fan base all across Europe, entering an enduring and extensive touring season to even more wide-ranging acclaim.
Three years later, Razorblade Romance, H.I.M.'s second album, hit record stores, again achieving substantial results and strengthening their indubitable recognition.
H.I.M. then suffered its first lineup change when Pluto left, later being replaced by Emerson Burton.
Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights, the band's third full-length disc arriving in late 2001, followed by the Love Metal in 2003.
In 2005, H.I.M.'s early albums were reissued in America through Universal. They also released Dark Light, their official domestic debut.
(Written by All Music Guide)
The History of the Heartagram
The Heartagram was originally created by Valo, when he was 20. It was made to be the logo for his band. It combines a heart with a pentagram, representing the juxtaposition of love and hate/anger, or life and death.
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