The Rasmus

The Rasmus
The Rasmus
	The Rasmus in 2009. From left to right: Rantasalmi, Ylönen, Hakala and Heinonen
Background information
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Alternative rock; dark rock; indie rock; funk rock (early);
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Playground Music; DRT; Interscope (US); Motor Music (Germany); Universal (Finland);
Members	Lauri Ylönen; Eero Heinonen; Aki Hakala; Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen;
Past members	Jarno Lahti; Janne Heiskanen; Pauli Rantasalmi;
Website	therasmus.com

The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994^[1] in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.^[2] The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (founder, frontman, lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinonen (bass), Pauli Rantasalmi (guitar) and Jarno Lahti (drums). Jarno Lahti left the year after and was replaced by Janne Heiskanen in 1995. Heiskanen quit the band in 1999 and was soon replaced by Aki Hakala. Pauli Rantasalmi left the band and was replaced by guitarist Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen in 2022. Best known for their 2003 hit single "In the Shadows", the band has sold over 5 million albums worldwide and 350,000 albums in Finland alone, and has won numerous awards, both domestic and international. The band represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Jezebel".

^ "The Rasmus Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ Main source of the band's history: Åsa Werner and Mia Lindqvist. "The Rasmus history". Rednora.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[1] "The Rasmus Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[therasmus-se-2] Main source of the band's history: Åsa Werner and Mia Lindqvist. "The Rasmus history". Rednora.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

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