Ville Valo is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on November 22, 1976 in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland. Baritone and lead singer for the Finnish rock group HIM abbreviated as The Infernal Majesty. The year 2004 was the time that Metal Hammer gave him the Golden God award.
Elvis Presley is one of his major musical influences. is one of his main music influencers.
Ville Hermanni Valo (born 22 November 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM. Influenced by the likes of KISS, Black Sabbath and Type O Negative, Valo began his career playing bass and drums in various bands around his hometown of Helsinki. In 1991, he formed HIM, which would go on to become one of the most successful Finnish bands of all time, and the first to receive a gold record in the United States. He performed as the band’s lead singer and chief songwriter from their inception until their dissolution in 2017. Valo is also credited as the creator of the heartagram, the band’s trademarked symbol which nonetheless has achieved great popularity outside of the band’s fanbase.
Valo and bassist Mikko “Mige” Paananen first formed the band HIM in 1991. The group broke-up in 1993, but reformed in 1995. Joined by guitarist Mikko “Linde” Lindström, keyboardist Antto Melasniemi and drummer Juhana “Pätkä” Rantala, HIM released their debut album Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 in 1997. In 2000, now with drummer Gas Lipstick and keyboardist Juska Salminen, the band released Razorblade Romance, which reached number one in Finland, Austria and Germany. The first single “Join Me in Death” also charted at number one in Finland and Germany, eventually going platinum in the former. Following the addition of keyboardist Janne “Burton” Puurtinen, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights and Love Metal in 2001 and 2003, respectively. Both cracked the top ten in several countries, and became the band’s first albums to chart in the United Kingdom and the United States.
He was married with Jonna Nygren on the 9th of July the 9th of July, 2005. They broke up in March of 2006.
