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Timo Tolkki

1966 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Timo Tolkki is the 1,104th most popular musician (up from 1,200th in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from Finland (up from 237th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Timo Tolkki ranks 1,104 out of 3,175. Before him are Mike Porcaro, Art Farmer, Francis Cabrel, Brian Molko, Marcus Miller, and Boris Grebenshchikov. After him are Hank Jones, Leon Fleisher, James Burton, Robert Lockwood Jr., Anthony Phillips, and Gerald Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Timo Tolkki ranks 146. Before him are Kaoru Kakinami, Glenn Youngkin, Kiko, Princess Akishino, Abel Balbo, Cheb Mami, and Bill Goldberg. After him are Stefan Reuter, Deborah Kara Unger, Jason Flemyng, Hossam Hassan, Emil Boc, and Yahya Ayyash.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Timo Tolkki ranks 207 out of 751. Before him are Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925), Marion Rung (1945), Juho Sunila (1875), Jorma Kinnunen (1941), Oskari Mantere (1874), and Pekka Halonen (1865). After him are Erkki Aaltonen (1910), Valtteri Bottas (1989), Aksel Airo (1898), Veikko Kankkonen (1940), Ali Aaltonen (1884), and Kati Outinen (1961).

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Among MUSICIANS In Finland

Among musicians born in Finland, Timo Tolkki ranks 4. Before him are Marco Hietala (1966), Aarre Merikanto (1893), and Tuomas Holopainen (1976). After him are Alexi Laiho (1979), Mr Lordi (1974), Jukka Nevalainen (1978), Emppu Vuorinen (1978), Darude (1975), Juice Leskinen (1950), Sami Vänskä (1976), and Susanna Mälkki (1969).

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