Mige (musician)

Mige
Mige performing at Qstock 2013
Mige performing at Qstock 2013
Background information
Birth nameMikko Henrik Julius Paananen
Also known asMigé Amour,[1] Michael Eros,[2] MZ[3]
Born (1974-12-19) 19 December 1974 (age 49)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationMusician
InstrumentBass guitar
Websiteheartagram.com

Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen (born 19 December 1974), better known as Mige, is a Finnish musician, best known as the bassist and founding member of the gothic rock band HIM. Born to an artistic family, Mige attended the Sibelius Upper Secondary School of music and dance, when he first formed HIM with Ville Valo. The band broke up after Mige began his national military service, but they reformed in 1995. HIM would go on to release eight studio albums and become one of the most commercially successful Finnish bands of all time.[4][5] The band announced their retirement in March 2017, and played their final show on New Year's Eve 2017.

Aside from HIM, Mige has performed several times with Daniel Lioneye, the side-project of HIM guitarist Linde Lindström. In 2010, Mige released a solo album, titled Cimmerica, under the pseudonym MZ.

  1. ^ Razorblade Romance album sleeve notes.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SynninViemää33 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cimmerica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "HIM myi kultaa USA:ssa". MTV3. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ^ "HIM 20 vuotta raskasta romantiikkaa". Helsingin Sanomat. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2016.