Timeline
3 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Dynamite
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
Biography
English biography60 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1102181263
Biography
Toni Juhana Wirtanen (born 4 April 1975, in Heinola, Finland) is a Finnish musician, best known as the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Apulanta.
Wirtanen is also known for having written numerous songs for the Finnish pop singer Irina, and appeared in the 1999 movie Pitkä kuuma kesä, portraying the lead-singer of the school band The Vittupäät.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (5 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2014 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:05:17
1Kohtalokas samba3:472Väliaikainen3:353Elegia3:254Rusketusraidat2:525Joutsenet3:026Oo siellä jossain mun3:367Anna mulle piiskaa2:578Teit meistä kauniin3:409Armo2:4810En haluu kuolla tänä yönä2:5311Kiittämätön3:0812Missä muruseni on3:5213Anna soida2:2314Syljen2:4915Sori3:0616(Sinä olet) Aurinko2:4717Sininen sointu2:4618Miten ja miksi2:4419Sata kesää, tuhat yötä2:5520Kun kuuntelen Tomppaa (kuuntelen Paulaa)2:4621Kuuleeko yö3:26
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | DynamiteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:091Dynamite (radio version)3:11 2Dynamite (Dancehall mix)3:58 | 25 July 2003 | ||
| 2014 | Tää on niin tätäSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:171Tää on niin tätä4:17 | January 2014 | ||
| 2014 | HätähuutoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:341Hätähuuto3:34 | 7 February 2014 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Vain Elämää: Kausi 3 päiväSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:06:051Naurava kulkuri3:25 2Brontosauruksen yö2:50 3Lapin kesä4:10 4Päiväkoti3:19 5Kovemmat kädet3:33 6Lautturi3:08 7Pahempi toistaan3:07 8Mitä kuuluu2:24 9Koneeseen kadonnut2:46 10Ihmisten edessä3:14 11Minä ja hän2:52 12Tunnoton2:58 13Mikä boogie3:00 14Heruuks2:20 15Vaan sil on väliä3:37 16Peggy3:10 17Ei mitään hätää3:17 18Armaan läheisyys2:54 19Luotan sydämen ääneen2:43 20Sua vasten aina painautuisin3:30 21Aikuinen nainen3:48 | Compilation | 7 November 2014 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Toni Wirtanen head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Vittupäät(band) | — | present | lead vocals |
| The Vittupäät(band) | — | present | electric bass guitar |
| Apulanta(band) | 1991 | present | guitar,lead vocals |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toni_Wirtanen_X-Lehti_Laulukoe_2019-04-11.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f5937d57-3a70-431d-96d1-419d29bbc364discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f5937d57-3a70-431d-96d1-419d29bbc364core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q639554genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q639554seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Wirtanenbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Wirtanen
Why this artist is in the database
- List of singer-songwriters
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Veikkaus · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q639554 · MusicBrainz: f5937d57-3a70-431d-96d1-419d29bbc364
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