Nylon Beat is a Finnish girl group consisting of Jonna Kosonen and Erin Koivisto (later known as Erin during her solo career). Their main period of popularity was during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
History The band was formed in 1995 as a result of the TV show Kiitorata ("runway" in English). At that time, both girls were only 18 years old. They started with backup tracks and dancers. Later their music matured somewhat and finally they performed fully live with a band of professional musicians. Most of the music was written by Risto Asikainen and Ilkka Vainio and produced by Asikainen.
The duo received eight gold and seven platinum records and the Band of the Year 1999 Emma award during their active career (1995–2003).
Other artists have covered Nylon Beat songs, most notably the South Korean K-pop girl groups S.E.S. and Aespa, whose 1998 and 2021 versions respectively called "Dreams Come True" retains an almost intact beat and melody of the original "" ("Like a Fool") song from 1996.Muistatko? Nylon Beatin kappaleesta tuli maailmanlaajuinen megahitti - näin erikoinen tapahtumaketju eteni (in Finnish)
Although the duo nominally had already given their final concert on New Year's Eve 2003, they reformed again to perform as an opening act during two Toto gigs; the first on August 17, 2007 in Oulu, and the second on August 18, 2007 in Tampere.
Discography Albums YearAlbumNotesPeak positionsCertification FIN1996Nylon Beat61997Satasen laina71998Nylon MoonFirst English album1999Valehtelija 12000Demo22001Extreme32002Last in LineSecond English album21200312 apinaa3
Compilation albums YearAlbumNotesPeak positionsCertification FIN2004Comeback - 40 hittiä2-CD compilation22007Maailman pisin luokkaretki15
Live albums YearAlbumNotesPeak positionsCertification FIN2004Hyvää uutta vuotta - LiveCD + DVD39
Singles Charting singles YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum FIN1996 "Rakastuin mä looseriin" (“Like a Fool”)81998 "Viimeinen"11999 "Seksi vie ja taksi tuo" / "Liikaa"9 "Musta joulu"102000 "Viha ja rakkaus"5 "Syytön"162001 "Anna mulle"22003 "12 apinaa"412 apinaa2004 "Comeback"5Comeback - 40 hittiä
Other non-charting singles 1995: "Oot kuin karkkia mulle" 1996: "Teflon Love" 1996: "Lä-lä-lä" 1997: "Satasen laina" 1997: "Kuumalle hiekalle" 1997: "Jos" 1998: "Like a Fool" 1998: "Umm ma ma" 1999: "Ainut jonka sain" 2000: "Syntinen" 2001: "Guilty" 2002: "Sanoja" 2002: "Moka" 2002: "Last in Line" / "Eternal Love" 2003: "Petollinen päiväkirja" 2003: "Nukutaan" 2003: "Kevytlinja" / "Psykedeliaa" 2004: "Kuumalle Hiekalle" (remix) 2004: "Teflon Love" (live) 2007: "Seksi vie 12 apinaa kuumalle hiekalle"
As featured artist YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum FIN2003 "Uudestaan" (Sere featuring Nylon Beat)17
See also List of best-selling music artists in Finland
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