Sunrise Avenue

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Sunrise Avenue
Sunrise Avenue in Ludwigshafen, Germany, in 2019
Background information
Also known as	Sunrise (2002–2003)
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Alternative rock soft rock pop rock post-grunge
Years active	2002–2022
Labels	Universal Music EMI Polydor
Members	Samu Haber Raul Ruutu Sami Osala Riku Rajamaa Osmo Ikonen (touring member since 2009)
Past members	Janne Kärkkäinen Teijo Jämsä Jukka Backlund
Website	SunriseAve.com

Sunrise Avenue was a Finnish rock band originally formed in 2002 in Helsinki, Finland. In the early days, the band was called Sunrise and the name was changed to Sunrise Avenue in 2003. Their style varies from rock and pop-rock to rock ballads. Sunrise Avenue's best known songs are "Hollywood Hills" (2011), "Fairytale Gone Bad" (2006), "Forever Yours" (2007), "The Whole Story" [fi] (2009), "Heal Me" (2007), "Welcome to My Life" (2009), and "Heartbreak Century" (2017). The band has released five studio albums, two live albums, three live DVDs, a best-of album and 21 singles. They are successful and known across continental Europe, especially their home country and Germany as well as some Eastern European countries.