Jimi Constantine Explained

Background:	person
Jimi Constantine
Birth Name:	Konstantinos Jorma Hiekkanen
Alias:	Jimi Pääkallo
Birth Date:	31 December 1981
Birth Place:	Finland
Occupation:	Musician
Years Active:	1998—present

Jimi Constantine (born Konstantinos Jorma Hiekkanen, 31 December 1981) is a Finnish musician and actor. He was previously the vocalist and guitarist of the band Technicolour and has also played with the bands Tyrävyö, Cliché, and Kalle Päätalo. His previous artist name was Jimi Pääkallo.^[1] Constantine is also an actor, having appeared in the films A Long Hot Summer (1999), Pearls and Pigs (2003), and 8 Days to Premiere (2008), as well as the TV series Kallio (2010) and Salatut elämät (2000–2011).

In 2008, Constantine participated in the Tanssii tähtien kanssa, Finland's version of the British show Strictly Come Dancing, and Suomen Pelkokerroin, the Finnish version of Fear Factor. He also took part in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Party to Party", but did not qualify.

Discography

Solo

Studio albums

• Elämä Suomessa (2017)

Singles

• "Dirty Cinderella" (2010)
• "Party to Party" (2010)
• "Beautiful Things" (2011)
• "Rakkauden Nimeen" (2017)

Other contributions

• Pearls and Pigs (2003)
• Kallio (2010)
• Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (2016)
• Nieminen & Lahtinen Show (2016)
• Vain elämää (2017)
• Kingi (2018)

Technicolour

Studio albums

• Way Out (2003)
• Only Shadows Dance (2005)
• People (2006)

Tyrävyö

Studio albums

• Helminauha (1999)
• Tyrävyö (2001)
• Pelkoa, inhoa ja b-luokan elokuvaa (2002)
• Lähempänä pohjaa (2005)
• Elämänpaneeli (2015)

EPs

• Kavereita (1999)
• Uskoin niin (2002)

Cliché

Studio albums

• Twilightin (2000)

External links

• Jimi Pääkallo on IMDb
• Jimi Constantine on Myspace

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimi Pääkallo tekee paluun – julkaisee suomenkielisen studioalbumin . mtvuutiset.fi . 17 July 2017 . 7 November 2019 . fi . Jimi Pääkallo returns – publishes a studio album in Finnish.