Elastinen
Background information
Birth nameKimmo Ilpo Juhani Laiho
Also known asEla, Koala Laiho
BornHelsinki, Finland
Genresrap, hip hop
Occupation(s)Musician, CEO of Rähinä Records, producer
Years active1997–present
LabelsRähinä Records
Websitewww.elastinen.com
Elastinen and Timo Pieni Huijaus
Elastinen at Cotton Club in 2006

Kimmo Ilpo Juhani Laiho (born 1981), better known by his stage name Elastinen (elastic in Finnish), is a Finnish rap musician and also one of the founders and CEO of independent Finnish rap label Rähinä Records.[1] Together with his colleague Iso H (Big H), he founded the Finnish rap duo Fintelligens.[2][3] He has released five solo albums.

Biography

Beginnings

Born and raised in Helsinki, Elastinen began taking guitar lessons when he was seven years old.[3][4] At the age of 11 he started dancing and has been a member of famous break-dance groups as IMC and Savage Feet. Inspired by a hiphop-cassette, given by his elder-brother, "Ela" wrote his first rap-lyrics when he was 15 years old, after being inspired by a hip hop cassette given to him by his older brother.[3][5] He joined an anti-racist musical "Colorblind" and met Iso H.[3][5]

In Fintelligens

In summer 1997, Elastinen and Iso H founded Fintelligens. Elastinen was only 18 when they received their first record-deal.[5]

Ela graduated from Sibelius Academy, a music school in 2000.[3] Fintelligens released their debut album "Renesanssi" in the same year, with one-third of it being produced by Elastinen. Renesanssi certified gold.[3] In autumn 2001, Elastinen and Iso H released their second album, Tän Tahtiin. Also partly produced by him, it was in its turned certified gold.[3]

In 2002, Elastinen was called for military service at Santahamina. During his free time he performed shows with Iso H. Fintelligens released their third studio album in November. Kokemusten Summa went gold.[3] The album was entirely produced by Elastinen.[3]

Solo career

In 2004 Elastinen released his solo debut "Elaksis Kivi".[3][6] In 2006 he finished his second album Anna Soida.[3] The first single, the album's title track, was a hit. "Anna a" was released in 2006. His third album, E.L.A., was released in November 2007.[3] First single from the album, "Ovet Paukkuu", was No. 1 on NRJ-Finland and had heavy rotation also on Finnish MTV and The Voice. He followed this with Joka päivä koko päivä in 2013, which peaked at number 4, and Elastinen feat. in 2016, which debuted at number 1. Elastinen feat. was preceded by a TV series featuring Elastinen collaborating with a different musician each episode.

Discography

(For Elastinen discography with his band / duo Fintelligens, see Fintelligens)

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certification
FIN
[7]
2004 Elaksis Kivi 8
2006 Anna soida 11
2007 E.L.A. 10
2013 Joka päivä koko päivä 4
2016 Elastinen Feat. 1
2017 Kävi täällä (with Cheek as Profeetat) 6
[8]

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
FIN
[7]
2004 "Syljen" 17 Elaksis Kivi
"Bäkkiin Stadiin"  –
2005 "Jeppiskamaa"
(Rähinä – Elastinen & Uniikki)		 8 Non-album single
2006 "Anna soida" 2 Anna soida
2007 "Päivä kerrallaan" 9
"Ovet paukkuu" 9 E.L.A.
"Häivytään"  –
2013 "Iisii"  – Joka päivä koko päivä
"Loppuviikko"
(feat. Uniikki, Timo Pieni Huijaus, Tasis & Spekti)		 12
2015 "Eteen ja ylös" 2 Non-album single
2016 "Lempo"
(feat. Lauri Tähkä)		 1 Elastinen Feat.
"Oota Mua"
(feat. Johanna Kurkela)		 2
"Täytyy Jaksaa"
(feat. Sami Hedberg)		 1
"Sinuhe"
(with Cheek as Profeetat)		 1
[9]		 Non-album singles
2017 "Yhtäccii"
(with Cheek as Profeetat)		 3
[10]
"Jokainen kyynel"
(with Cheek as Profeetat)		 4
[11]
"Eyo"
(with Cheek as Profeetat featuring Nelli Matula)		 1
[12]
"Pipefest"
(with Cheek as Profeetat featuring Paleface)		 8
[13]
2018 "Supervoimii" 2
[14]
"Loppuun asti" 1
[15]
2019 "Sua seuraa aurinko" 12
[16]
"Keinutaan" 5
[17]		 Vain elämää kausi 10
"Morsian" 9
[18]
"Pilasit mun elämän (Forever Yours)" 3
[19]
"Tip Tap" 7
[20]		 Vain elämää joulu
2020 "Epäröimättä hetkeekään"
(with Jenni Vartiainen)		 1
[21]		 TBA
2021 "West Side Baby"
(with Ibe and Blacflaco)		 4
[22]		 Non-album singles
2022 "Hetken tässä kaikes on järkee"
(featuring Johanna Kurkela)		 8
[23]
2023 "Tänään lähden" 37
[24]
"Pimee"
(featuring Bess)		 8
[25]
"Aaltoi päin"
(featuring Jami Faltin)		 7
[26]
"Toiset samanlaiset"
(featuring Käärijä)		 7
[27]

Other songs

Year Single Peak positions Album
FIN
[7]
2014 "Naurava Kulkuri" 1 Vain Elämää, Season 3,
Vesa-Matti Loiri Day
"Peggy" 2 Vain Elämää, Season 3,
Samuli Edelmann Day
"Oo siellä jossain mun" 3 Vain Elämää, Season 3,
Paula Vesala Day
"Minä ja hän" 12 Vain Elämää, Season 3,
Jenni Vartiainen Day
"Kun kuuntelen Tomppaa (kuuntelen Paulaa)" 13 Vain Elämää, Season 3,
Paula Koivuniemi Day
"Mitä kuuluu" 20 Vain Elämää, Season 3,
Toni Wirtanen Day

Featured in

Year Single Peak positions Album
FIN
[7]
2002 "Pelkkää viihdettä"
(Rockin Da North feat. Elastinen, Yor123,
Jurassikki, Flegmaatikot, Ezkimo, Paleface, Skandaali)		 2
2008 "Laatuaikaa"
(XL5 feat. Elastinen)		 13
"You Got the Light"
(Beats and Styles feat. Elastinen)		 14
2010 "Pojat on poikii"
(Uniikki feat. Elastinen & Spekti)		 10
2012 "Jos mä oisin sun mies"
(Jontte Valosaari feat. Elastinen)		 2

References

  1. ↑ Bhose, Cilla. "Räppäri Elastisen oma yritys on tuloskone – Rähinä Records sen sijaan teki mojovat tappiot". Tärkeimmät talousuutiset | Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Elastinen ja Iso H 21-vuotisesta urastaan: "Fintelligensin vaikutusta ei voi kukaan kiistää" - lue erikoishaastattelu". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Elastinen täyttää tänään 35 vuotta: katso kuvakooste vuosien varrelta". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Elastisen lapsuuskuvat - tältä räppäri näytti taaperona!". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 VIIHDE, MTV (20 May 2015). "Kuvat 15 vuoden takaa: Elastisen huima muutos – siloposkesta stadiontähdeksi". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Hätinen, Jukka. "Elaksis Kivi laittaa 7 veljestä uusiksi Cheek-kirjailijan kanssa". Rumba.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Elastinen discography". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  9. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  10. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  11. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  12. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  13. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  14. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  15. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  16. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  17. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  18. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  19. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  20. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  21. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  22. ↑ "Singlet 15/2021". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  23. ↑ "Singlet 17/2022". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  24. ↑ "Singlet 13/2023". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  25. ↑ "Singlet 36/2023". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  26. ↑ "Singlet 41/2023". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  27. ↑ "Singlet 50/2023". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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