Remu Aaltonen

Henry Olavi "Remu" Aaltonen (born 10 January 1948[1]) is a Finnish drummer and singer. He is the lead musician of the band Hurriganes, but has also pursued a solo singing career.

Remu Aaltonen in 2007

Aaltonen was born in Helsinki. He was the oldest child in a family of seven siblings and one foster child. He is of Romani descent. For a while the family lived in an abandoned train car near the construction of the Helsinki Airport. The family's father was not always around, and the mother sold moonshine to support them.[2][3]

Aaltonen was 16 years old and already playing in various bands when he received his first prison sentence for burglaries and other property crimes in 1964. He has also received convictions for drug possession. In 1974, Hurriganes had to pause their tour for a few months while Aaltonen was in prison.[4] Aaltonen has said that his music career saved him from a life of crime.[5]

In 2018, Aaltonen was awarded the Suomi-palkinto (Finland Award) by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture as a recognition of an impactful career in the field of arts.[6]

Discography
Aaltonen at his home in 1978.

Solo albums
  • No Panic (1978)
  • Sound of Hurrigane (1981)
  • Zin-Khan (1982))
  • Message For You (1983))
  • Vilkuilevat silmät (1985, EP)
  • Live at Café Metropol (1985, live)
  • Viittä vaille kaks (1987)
  • Remu plays Hurriganes: Roadrunner Tour (1994)
  • In the Spirit of Hurriganes (1995)
  • Taikakivi (1999)
  • Sticks and Stones (Remu album) (2004)
  • Andalusian muistelot (2013)

Other albums
  • Ganes (2007)
  • JuiceRemuDave – Live! (2008)
  • Remu and His All Stars: Live at Tullikamari (2018)

Collections
  • Parhaat (1987)
  • Collection (1990)
  • Mad About You (1992)
  • Suomen Parhaat – Remu (1994)
  • 20 suosikkia – Paholaisen masurkka (1995)
  • Remu & Hurriganes: Double Trouble (1997)
  • Legendaarinen Remu (2008)
  • The Very Best of Remu (2008)

Singles
  • "Paholaisen masurkka" (1986)
  • "Planeetta" (2009)

Bibliography
  • Aaltonen, Remu (2007) [1984]. Poika varjoiselta kujalta (in Finnish) (3rd ed.). Helsinki: WSOY. ISBN 9789510333006.
  • Aaltonen, Remu; Honkanen, Nina (1997). Seitsemän ilon kyyneleet (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. ISBN 951-1-14937-7.
  • Aaltonen, Remu; Salo, Markku (2016). Remu (in Finnish). Helsinki: Johnny Kniga. ISBN 978-951-040-529-1.
  • Annala, Jukka; Aaltonen, Remu (2008). Remusanakirja (in Finnish). Helsinki: Teos. ISBN 978-951-851-156-7.
  • Kaila, Kalla; Aaltonen, Remu; Haanpää, Harri (1994). Remu pienellä näyttämöllä (in Finnish). Helsinki: Musta taide. ISBN 9789529851010.

References
  1. Rantala, Risto, ed. (1998). Kuka kukin on: Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista 1998 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 18. ISBN 951-1-14344-1.
  2. Yrjä, Ilkka (6 October 2007). "Remu Aaltonen on äidin poika". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. Kemppainen, Jouni K. (6 January 2018). "Uransa lopettava Remu Aaltonen kertoo omituisesta elämästään: trokasi pirtua, vaihtoi kiihdytysauton kiloon amfetamiinia ja teki musiikkia, jota kanarialinnutkin joraavat". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. "Monen linnan kundi". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). 7 July 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. Laukka, Petri (30 December 2017). "Analyysi: Kaksi vetoa vielä – rock-legenda Remun jäähyväiset keikkaelämälle". Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. "Suomi-palkinnot Remu Aaltoselle, Paola Suhoselle ja Selma Vilhuselle". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 July 2020.


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