Ville Valo discography
The solo discography of Finnish singer-songwriter and musician Ville Valo consists of one studio album, two video game soundtracks, four singles and three music videos. He has also been featured on four singles by other artists, and made contributions to numerous other releases.
| Ville Valo discography | |
|---|---|
 Ville Valo performing in 2013 | |
| Studio albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 2 |
| Singles | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
Valo began his career playing bass and drums in various bands in Helsinki, including Aurora and the Donits-Osmo Experience.[1][2] In 1991, he formed HIM, which would go on to become one of the most successful Finnish bands of all time.[3] HIM released eight studio albums, before disbanding in 2017. Valo also played drums in Daniel Lioneye, the side project of HIM's guitarist Linde Lindström. Valo recorded one studio album with the group, which was released in 2001.[4]
While still in HIM, Valo collaborated with various other artists on the side, often making guest vocal appearances and providing backing vocals. In 2007, he and Polish-German actress and singer Natalia Avelon released a cover of Lee Hazlewood's song "Summer Wine", which charted at number one on the Finnish Singles Chart and number two on the German and Swiss Singles Chart.[5][6][7] The song was later certified platinum in Finland and Germany. In 2016, Valo released the single "Olet mun kaikuluotain", a cover of John Denver's "Annie's Song" sung in Finnish. The song reached number one on the Finnish Download Chart and received the award for Video of the Year at the Finnish Emma Gala. In 2017, Valo composed the soundtrack for the video game Downward Spiral: Prologue by 3rd Eye Studios.[8] He also provided the score for the sequel Downward Spiral: Horus Station the following year.[9] In 2018, Valo reunited with Finnish schlager band Agents. He had previously recorded three songs with the group in 1999.[10] Ville Valo and Agents released their self-titled album in 2019, which reached number one on the Finnish Album Chart and went gold in less than a week.[11]
For Ville Valo's recordings with HIM, see HIM discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [12] | |||
| Ville Valo & Agents (with Agents) |
|
1 | |
Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Downward Spiral: Prologue |
| 2018 | Downward Spiral: Horus Station |
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [5] |
AUT [13] |
DNK [14] |
GER [6] |
GRE [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [7] | |||
| 2007 | "Summer Wine" (with Natalia Avelon) |
1[a] | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 2 | |
| 2016 | "Olet mun kaikuluotain" | 1[b] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | "Orpolapsi kiurun" (with Agents) |
3[c] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ville Valo & Agents |
| 2019 | "Ikkunaprinsessa" (with Agents) |
42[d] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Notes
- ^[a] Charted at number one on the Finnish Singles Chart and the Finnish Download Chart[5]
- ^[b] Charted at number one on the Finnish Download Chart, number 33 on the Finnish Radio Airplay Chart and at number 50 on the Finnish Streaming Chart[5]
- ^[c] Charted at number three on the Finnish Download Chart and at number 35 on the Finnish Radio Airplay Chart[5]
- ^[d] Charted at number 42 on the Finnish Radio Airplay Chart[5]
As featured artist
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [5] |
SWE [16] |
GER [6] |
SWI [7] |
AUT [13] | |||||
| 2004 | "Bittersweet" (Apocalyptica featuring Ville Valo and Lauri Ylönen) |
1 | 53 | 6 | 8 | 11 | Apocalyptica | ||
| 2016 | "Lusifer" (Teho Majamäki featuring Ville Valo) |
— | — | — | — | — | Travelogue | ||
| "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (MGT featuring Ville Valo) |
10[d] | — | — | — | — | Volumes | |||
| "Xmas Song" (Andy McCoy featuring Ville Valo) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Notes
Music videos
| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2004 | "Bittersweet" (Apocalyptica featuring Ville Valo and Lauri Ylönen) |
| 2007 | "Summer Wine" (Ville Valo and Natalia Avelon) |
| 2016 | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (MGT featuring Ville Valo) |
| "Olet mun kaikuluotain" | |
| "Xmas Song" (Andy McCoy featuring Ville Valo) |
Other appearances
Release contributions
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Valo yössä" | Tuomarin todistajat |
| 2006 | "Kun minä kotoani läksin" | Synkkien laulujen maa |
| "Täällä Pohjantähden alla" (with Kari Tapio) | ||
| 2008 | "Black No. 1" | Roadrunner United: The Concert |
Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Instrument(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Call Me" | The 69 Eyes | Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams | Backing vocals |
| "Broken Man" | ||||
| 1999 | "Lay Down Your Arms" | Wasting the Dawn | ||
| "Wasting the Dawn" | ||||
| "Lazarus Heart" | ||||
| "All-American Dream" | ||||
| "Paratiisi" | Agents | Laulava sydän | Lead vocals | |
| "Jykevää on rakkaus" | ||||
| "Ikkunaprinsessa" | ||||
| "Laura" | Tehosekoitin | Freak Out | Backing vocals | |
| 2000 | "The Chair" | The 69 Eyes | Blessed Be | |
| "Angel on My Shoulder" | ||||
| 2001 | "The Prostitute" | Five Fifteen | Death of a Clown | |
| "Season of the Witch" | ||||
| "Sweet Little Dreamer" | ||||
| 2002 | "TV Ass" | The Skreppers | Hedonist Hellcats | |
| "She's Not Mine" | ||||
| "Betty Blue" | The 69 Eyes | Paris Kills | ||
| "Stigmata" | ||||
| "Still Waters Run Deep" | ||||
| 2004 | "Beneath the Blue" | Devils | ||
| "Love Me" | Lowe Motor Corporation | Saturnalia | ||
| "Doktor Goodfeel" | The Skreppers | Call of the Trash | ||
| "Let's Die Together Sheena" | ||||
| "Jesus Saved My Sexlife" | ||||
| "Shake It Baby" | ||||
| 2005 | "Something Diabolical" | Bloodhound Gang | Hefty Fine | Co-lead vocals |
| 2006 | "The End of the World" | Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers | Welcome to Carcass Cuntry | Bass, backing vocals |
| "Keep on Rocking in the Free World" | ||||
| "The Byronic Man" | Cradle of Filth | Thornography | Co-lead vocals | |
| "If I Die Tonight" | Isabelle's Gift | American Idle | Backing vocals | |
| 2007 | "Just for Tonight" | Manna | Sister | Co-lead vocals |
| 2008 | "Rock 'n' Roll High School" | Save Nuta | Backing vocals | |
| 2010 | "Angels Walk Among Us" | Anathema | We're Here Because We're Here | |
| 2014 | "Whisper in the Chaos '97" | Lullacry | Legacy 1998-2014 | Lead vocals |
| 2016 | "Met-amor-phosis" | The Mission | Another Fall from Grace | Backing vocals |
| 2018 | "Wild Talk" | Andy McCoy | Soul Satisfaction |
Production credits
| Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MZ | Cimmerica |
References
- Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM - Synnin viemää" p.16. WSOY
- Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM - Synnin viemää" p.20. WSOY
- "HIM 20 vuotta raskasta romantiikkaa" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM - Synnin viemää" p.185. WSOY
- Ville Valo – Finnish Singles Chart Positions
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- "Musiikkituottajat – Suomen virallinen lista: Ville Valo & Agents – Orpolapsi Kiurun". ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Finland Digital Song Sales". billboard.com. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Musiikkituottajat – Suomen virallinen lista: Ville Valo & Agents – Ikkunaprinsessa". ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Musiikkituottajat – Suomen virallinen lista: Apocalyptica feat. Ville Valo & Lauri Ylönen – Bittersweet". ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Musiikkituottajat – Suomen virallinen lista: MGT – Knowing Me, Knowing You". ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- Ville Valo – German Singles Chart Positions
- "Ville Valo & Natalia Avelon – Summer Wine" (in German). Offiziele Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "Apocalyptica feat. Ville Valo & Lauri Ylönen – Bittersweet" (in German). Offiziele Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "Discographie Ville Valo" (in German). HitParade.ch. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "HIM jättää jäähyväiset, Ville Valo ei - ryhtyi avaruuspelin muusikoksi" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "Haastattelu: Kotimainen scifi-peli Downward Spiral: Horus Station kumartaa Dead Spacen suuntaan – Ville Valo vastaa soundtrackista" (in Finnish). Muropaketti. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "Ville Valo interviewed by Jussi 69 on Radio Rock, April 29, 2016". YouTube. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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- IFPI archive
- "Discography Ville Valo". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.