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Dec 30, 1982 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland 41 years old
Finnish music producer and multi-instrumentalist
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About Jukka Backlund
- Jukka Henri Kristian Backlund (born 30 December 1982, Helsinki) is a Finnish music producer and multi-instrumentalist.
- Backlund was previously a member of the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue, where he played keyboards.
- He is best known for producing their first album, On the Way to Wonderland, which is the best-selling international debut from Finland.
- Many of the songs on the album were co-written by Backlund and the lead singer Samu Haber, including the singles "Fairytale Gone Bad" and "Forever Yours". As a musician, Backlund has worked as a bandleader and keyboardist for numerous artists since he started his professional career in 1998.
- In 2011, he founded the pop-fusion band DEAD SIRIUS 3000 with his brother Tapio Backlund and guitarist Petteri Sariola.
- In this band, Backlund plays drums. Backlund started studying classical piano at the age of five.
- Later, he studied jazz and musical composition in the youth department of Sibelius Academy.
- His father was jazz musician Kaj Backlund.
