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Blind Channel
Blind Channel at Full Force 2023
Blind Channel at Full Force 2023
Background information
OriginOulu, Finland
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
Members
  • Joel Hokka
  • Niko Moilanen
  • Joonas Porko
  • Olli Matela
  • Tommi Lalli
  • Aleksi Kaunisvesi
Websitewww.blindchannelofficial.com

Blind Channel is a Finnish nu metal band from Oulu.[1] They represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Dark Side", finishing in sixth place. The band define their musical style as "violent pop".[2]

Career

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In February 2021, the band participated in the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the modern nu-metal track "Dark Side".[3] They won the selection with 54.3% of the vote (the highest in UMK history) and in May 2021 represented Finland in the contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, finishing in sixth place with a total of 301 points. Blind Channel received 218 of their total points from televoting, while 83 points were received from juries. The band painted their middle fingers red for their Eurovision performance of "Dark Side", after being informed that they could not lift a middle finger to the audience onstage due to the show's family-friendly nature.[4] On 19 May 2021, a day before their first performance at Eurovision, the band signed to Century Media/Sony Music.[5] On 7 October 2024, the band announced on their Instagram page that they will be going on a hiatus for an unspecified amount of time. [6]

Band members

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  • Joel Hokka – vocals, guitar
  • Niko Moilanen – vocals
  • Joonas Porko – guitar
  • Olli Matela – bass
  • Tommi Lalli – drums
  • Aleksi Kaunisvesi – samples, percussion, DJ

Timeline

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Discography

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Albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
FIN
[7]
Revolutions
  • Released: 29 September 2016[8]
  • Label: Ranka Kustannus
  • Format: Digital download, CD, streaming
 26
Blood Brothers
  • Released: 20 April 2018[9]
  • Label: Ranka Kustannus
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
 30
Violent Pop
  • Released: 6 March 2020[10]
  • Label: Ranka Kustannus
  • Format: Digital download, CD, streaming
 31
Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous
  • Released: 8 July 2022[11]
  • Label: Century Media
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
 1
Exit Emotions
  • Released: 1 March 2024
  • Label: Century Media
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
 1
[12]

Singles

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Singles as lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
FIN
[7] 		GER
[13] 		IRE
[14] 		NLD
[15] 		NOR
[16] 		SWE
[17] 		UK
[18] 		US Main
[19]
"Save Me" 2013 — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Naysayers"[20] 2014 — — — — — — — —
"Calling Out"[21] — — — — — — — —
"Unforgiving"[22] 2015 — — — — — — — — Revolutions
"Don't"[23] — — — — — — — —
"Darker Than Black"[24] 2016 — — — — — — — —
"Deja Fu"[25] — — — — — — — —
"Enemy for Me"[26] — — — — — — — —
"Can't Hold Us"[27] 2017 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Alone Against All"[28] — — — — — — — — Blood Brothers
"Sharks Love Blood"[29] — — — — — — — —
"Wolfpack"[30] 2018 — — — — — — — —
"Out of Town"[31] — — — — — — — —
"Over My Dead Body"[32] — — — — — — — — Violent Pop
"Timebomb"
(featuring Alex Mattson)[33] 		2019 — — — — — — — —
"Snake"
(featuring GG6)[34] 		— — — — — — — —
"Died Enough for You"[35] — — — — — — — —
"Fever" [36] 2020 — — — — — — — —
"Gun"[37] — — — — — — — —
"Left Outside Alone"[38] — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Dark Side"[39] 2021 1 51 62 22 27 28 66 — Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous
"Balboa [fi]" 12 — — — — — — —
"We Are No Saints" 18 — — — — — — —
"Bad Idea" 2022 5 — — — — — — —
"Don't Fix Me" — — — — — — — —
"Flatline" 2023 — — — — — — — — Exit Emotions
"Happy Doomsday"[40] — — — — — — — —
"Deadzone" — — — — — — — 26
"Die Another Day" — — — — — — — —
"Everybody (Bloodbros Back)" 2024 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

References

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  1. ^ van Rossem, Aline (11 February 2021). "🇫🇮 Blind Channel: "Our song Dark Side is 100% Blind Channel"". ESCXtra. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ Smith, David (18 February 2021). ""If life is darker and harsher, you can still have fun" — Blind Channel's "Dark Side" lyrics shirk a grim reality in favour of anarchy". Archived from the original on 18 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Will Finland send a metal act to Eurovision 2021?". Alterock. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ LookLab Blind Channel – Finland 🇫🇮 with NikkieTutorials, archived from the original on 24 June 2021, retrieved 17 June 2021
  5. ^ @BlindChannelFIN (19 May 2021). "Blind Channel signs an international record deal with @centurymedia / @sonymusic. We're extremely excited and grateful to join the Century Media Records / Sony Music family. To join forces with one of the world's biggest rock/metal labels is a great honor to us" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Blind Channel at Finnish Charts". Finnish Charts. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Revolutions (DD)". Apple Music. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Blood Brothers (DD)". Apple Music. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Violent Pop (DD)". Apple Music. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous (DD)". Apple Music. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Albumit 10/2024". Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Discographie Blind Channel". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Discography Blind Channel". irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Discografie Blind Channel". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  16. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-21". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Blind Channel | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Mainstream Rock Charts: Week of January 20, 2024". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Naysayers — single". Apple Music. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Calling Out — single". Apple Music. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Unforgiving — single". Apple Music. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Don't — single". Apple Music. 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  24. ^ "Darker Than Black — single". Apple Music. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  25. ^ "Deja Fu — single". Apple Music. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Enemy for Me — single". Apple Music. 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Can't Hold Us — single". Apple Music. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Alone Against All — single". Apple Music. 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  29. ^ "Sharks Love Blood — single". Apple Music. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  30. ^ "Wolfpack — single". Apple Music. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  31. ^ "Out of Town — single". Apple Music. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  32. ^ "Over My Dead Body — single". Apple Music. 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  33. ^ "Timebomb — single". Apple Music. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  34. ^ "Snake — single". Apple Music. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  35. ^ "Died Enough for You — single". Apple Music. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  36. ^ "Forever — single". Apple Music. 3 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  37. ^ "Gun — single". Apple Music. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  38. ^ "Left Outside Alone — single". Apple Music. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  39. ^ "Dark Side — single". Apple Music. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  40. ^ "New music this week (part 2): Songs from Blind Channel, Achille Lauro, KEiiNO and more". wiwibloggs. 14 May 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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Preceded by Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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