Timo Tolkki | |
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 Tolkki performing with Stratovarius in 2007 | |
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| Birth name | Timo Tapio Tolkki |
| Born | 3 March 1966 Klaukkala,[1][2] Nurmijärvi, Finland |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
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| Website | timotolkki |
Timo Tapio Tolkki (born 3 March 1966) is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius. With his tenure lasting for more than twenty years, he was the longest standing member of the band before his departure in 2008. After leaving Stratovarius he formed two supergroups named Revolution Renaissance and Symfonia, both of which have since disbanded. In a 2011 article by Guitar World magazine, Tolkki was included in the all-time top 50 list of the world's fastest guitarists.[3]
- ^ "Timo Tolkki". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Stratovarius rumbles our in the big wide world". Kapsi. Salon Seudun Sanomat. 17 April 1997. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Guitar World Staff (17 September 2011). "50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time Archived 25 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine". Guitar World. NewBay Media. Retrieved 2012-07-31.