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Marko Hietala

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Background information
Birth nameMarko Tapani Hietala
Born(1966-01-14) 14 January 1966 (age 59)
Kuopio, Finland
GenresHeavy metal, symphonic metal, power metal
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsVocals, bass, guitar
Years active1984–present

Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala (born 14 January 1966) is a Finnish heavy metal vocalist, bassist and songwriter. Internationally, he is best known as the former bassist, male vocalist and secondary composer to Tuomas Holopainen, of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He is also the vocalist and bassist as well as composer and lyricist for the heavy metal band Tarot.

He is also a member of the supergroup Northern Kings, and portrayed one of the main characters in Ayreon's 2013 album The Theory of Everything.

Biography

Marko Hietala was born in Kuopio, and is the youngest child of the Hietala family. Hietala lived in Tervo until the age of 15, after which he moved to Kuopio to study classical

Also known as: Marco Hietala, Hietalan Poeka
Born on: 14.01.1966

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Marco Hietala (born January 14, 1966 in Tervo, Finland) is a heavy metal vocalist and bassist. Internationally, he is most known as the current bassist, male vocalist and composer of the symphonic power metal band Nightwish. He is also the vocalist and bassist as well as composer/lyricist for heavy metal band Tarot.

He joined Nightwish for their 2002 album, Century Child, following the departure of previous bassist Sami Vänskä. He was a prominent guest musician in Delain, a project involving many members of the Gothic/symphonic metal community. He also participated in the recording of Invitation by Altaria, providing backing vocals. Hietala has also been part of the bands Sinergy and Northern Kings.

Since his arrival to Nightwish, several songs have been written to contain duets with the former Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen, allowing songwriter and band leader Tuomas Holopainen to take advantage of Hietala's distinctive raucous voice to add a new dimension

NEWS FLASH - My books are available again, after a change of publishers. After Diiarts published "Tulagi Hotel" in 2010, it was acquired by Pfoxmoor Publishing in the US, and they also published my short story collection "Filtered Light and Other Stories" in 2011. I am now in the ranks of Fingerpress, whose website is at http://www.fingerpress.co.uk and I have high hopes that working with them will bring more readers for my books. Please see my book's website at http://www.tulagihotel.com for reviews and free short story samples. ***** Heikki Hietala is a Senior Lecturer at HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences. He holds an M.A. in English Philology from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and has worked in IT and localization for more than 20 years. Tulagi Hotel is his first novel. Tulagi Hotel has its origins in the author's lifelong interest in military history and popular culture. Hietala has accumulated a large library of books on World War 2, and assisted in editing and translating of a pictorial history of the Finnish Air Force 1928-1945

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