Timo Kotipelto
Background information
Birth name	Timo Kotipelto
Born	(1969-03-15) March 15, 1969 (age 43) Lappajärvi, Finland
Occupations	Musician, Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, drums
Years active	1982–present
Labels	SPV GmbH
Associated acts	Stratovarius, Kotipelto, Cain's Offering

Timo Kotipelto at the 2009 Ilosaarirock festival.

Timo Antero Kotipelto (born March 15, 1969 in Lappajärvi, Finland)^[1] is the vocalist of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and is the creator and vocalist of the power metal band Kotipelto. Kotipelto is currently the longest standing member of Stratovarius, after the departure of Timo Tolkki.

Biography [link]

He studied vocals at the pop/jazz conservatory in Helsinki, briefly singing for an amateur cover band named Filthy Asses. In summer of 1994, he applied to Stratovarius, who were looking for a singer at the time, and was accepted. His arrival corresponds closely with the band's rise to international fame. The first album he recorded with the band was Fourth Dimension, in 1995. Stratovarius has then become a top name in the European heavy metal scene, recording seven more albums and performing in numerous notable rock festivals.

In late 2003, Kotipelto split from Stratovarius after intra-band disagreements, notably with guitarist Timo Tolkki. After much turmoil throughout 2004, he rejoined the band in January 2005, recorded the album Stratovarius, and performed live on tour that covered North America, South America, Europe and Asia. In 2008 Timo Tolkki made public that he and Timo Kotipelto had arguments but Koltipelto never really left the band and the announcement that he left was part of a big publicity stunt.

In 2002 Kotipelto started his solo project, called Kotipelto. So far he has released three albums: "Waiting For The Dawn", "Coldness" and the last one, released 20 April 2007, "Serenity". Aside from Stratovarius and Kotipelto, Timo Kotipelto has also provided additional vocals to Sonata Arctica's Silence album along with lead vocals with ex-Sonata Arctica guitarist Jani Liimatainen's band Cain's Offering and lead vocals for the song "Out of the White Hole", on Ayreon's 2000 release Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator.

Kotipelto also provided vocals for the track "Eye of the Storm" on Warmen's 2009 album Japanese Hospitality

Discography [link]

With Filthy Asses [link]

• Have No Fear (EP) (1991)

With Stratovarius [link]

• Fourth Dimension (1995)
• Episode (1996)
• Visions (1997)
• The Past and Now (Compilation, 1997)
• Visions of Europe (Live, 1998)
• Destiny (1998)
• The Chosen Ones (Compilation, 1999)
• Infinite (2000)
• 14 Diamonds (Compilation, 2000)
• Infinite Visions (DVD, 2000)
• Intermission (2001)
• Elements, Pt. 1 (2003)
• Elements, Pt. 2 (2003)
• Stratovarius (2005)
• Black Diamond: The Anthology (Compilation, 2006)
• Revolution Renaissance (2008)
• Polaris (2009)
• Elysium (2011)
• Best Ballads (2012)

Kotipelto [link]

• Waiting For The Dawn (2002)
• Coldness (2004)
• Serenity (2007)

With Cain's Offering [link]

• Gather the Faithful (2009)

Guest appearances [link]

With Tarot [link]

• For The Glory Of Nothing (1998) - Backing vocals on 'Warhead' and 'Beyond Troy'

With Warmen [link]

• Beyond Abilities (2002)
• Accept the Fact (2005) - Vocals on 'Invisible Power'
• Japanese Hospitality (2009) - Vocals on 'Eye Of The Storm'

With Sonata Arctica [link]

• Silence (2001) - Backing vocals and last line on 'False News Travel Fast'
• Stones Grow Her Name (2012) - Backing vocals

With Klamydia [link]

• Seokset (2003)

With Ayreon [link]

• Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator (2000) - Vocals on 'Out of the White Hole (M31 - Planet Y - The Search Continues)'

Monstervision Freakshow [link]

• Welcome to Hellsinki (2007)

With Ella Ja Aleksi [link]

• Takapihan Tavikset (2009)

With Leningrad Cowboys [link]

• I Will Stay (2006)
• Let´s Have A Party (2006)

With Amberian Dawn [link]

• Circus Black (2012) - Vocals on 'Cold Kiss'

References [link]

1. ^ https://www.kotipelto.com/about-me/

External links [link]

• Official website