《Blast From The Past》Chapter 15: Movetron members

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A Finnish Euro-dance act. Formed in 1994 with members Päivi Lepistö (vocals), Jukka Tanttari (keyboards, guitar) and Timo Lyövä (keyboards). They released the debut album "Romeo ja Julia" in May 1995, and reached number one on the Finnish albums chart and sold double platinum. Band broke up after their 4th album "The 4th Dimension" failed to make an impact, selling around 1000 copies.

After seven years Movetron made a comeback with the single ''Ei kenenkään maa''. They also participated in the Finnish selection of Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Cupido" and made it into the final, but did not win. Best of collection "Irtokarkkeja - Makeimmat hitit" was a commercial success, peaking number four on the Finnish albums chart and got certified gold. The 5th album "Ei kenenkään maa" was released in the fall of 2008, selling around 3000 copies, being a minor success.

1994-2000:

Their first album Romeo ja Julia sold double platinum, peaked at #1 and stayed in the official Finnish Album charts for 38 weeks. The album produced three Top-10 hits in the Top 20 singles chart: "Romeo ja Julia" (#2), "Ristinolla" (#1 for two weeks) and the ballad "Alla koivupuun" (#10). A platinum edition of the album was released with four bonus tracks.

The group's second album Soittorasia was released in October 1996 and sold gold immediately. By the end of the year, the album had sold over 40,000 copies and gone platinum. Hits such as "Prinssi" (#6) and "Flavio" (#8) were included in the album.

Third album 3. aste was released in November 1997. Two lead singles were released before the album. More heavy oriented "Tellusnainen" and basic Eurodance song "Lähden", both of which flopped in singles chart. Album sold little less than 10,000 copies and did not manage to reach Top-40 Albums chart at all.

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Movetron decided to change their singing language to English and they also had a new member Chris Sanders (from 1990s hit group 3rd Nation) and they released new single "VoodooMan". It peaked #15 in singles chart.

A new album was released in July 2000, selling approximately 1000 copies. Movetron decided to break up.

2007-present:

They started as a group again in 2007, and released a massive hit single "Ei kenenkään maa" (#9) which received much radio airplay. Movetron was a finalist in the Finnish qualification of the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest with their song "Cupido". It also became a hit peaking #15 in the singles chart. A called Irtokarkkeja - Makeimmat hitit was released in March 2008. It peaked #4 in Top-40 albums chart, selling 20,000 copies, going gold.

Their fifth album Ei kenenkään maa was released in October 2008 in Finland. It peaked at #30 in official albums chart. In 2011 Movetron ended their recording deal with Universal Music. A new deal was signed with AXR Music.

Members:

Current Members

Päivi Lepistö, vocalist

Jukka Tanttari, keyboardist and guitarist

Timo Löyvä, keyboardist

Past members

Chris Sanders

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