Quick Facts
Biography
Jukka Henri Kristian Backlund (30 December 1982, Helsinki) is a Finnish music producer and multi-instrumentalist. Backlund is best known for producing the first Sunrise Avenue 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 Jukka Backlund has worked as a bandleader and keyboardist for numerous artists since he started his professional career in the year of 1998. In 2011 he founded the band DEAD SIRIUS 3000 with his brother Tapio Backlund and guitarist Petteri Sariola. In this band Backlund plays drums.
Jukka Backlund started studying classical piano at the age of 5. Later he studied jazz and musical composition in the youth department of Sibelius Academy.
Awards
- 2 Finnish Grammy Awards
- 6 NRJ Radio Awards
- European Border Breaker Award
- Eska Award
- Impala Award
- Radio Regenbogen Award
- "Musiikkituottajat - Uutiset - Arkisto - Emma-voittajat 2007". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- "Emman historia". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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- "European Border Breakers awards: 2009 winners". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
Selected Discography
Jukka Backlund has contributed to these records among others:
| Year | Album name | Role |
| 2013 | DEAD SIRIUS 3000 - Get Sirius | Band Member, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Producer |
| 2013 | Sunrise Avenue - Unholy Ground | Producer, Piano, Programming |
| 2013 | Jenni Jaakkola - Siipeni Mun | Producer, Keyboards, Programming |
| 2011 | Sunrise Avenue - Out Of Style | Producer, Keyboards, Programming, Guitars, Bass, Drums |
| 2011 | Fireal - The Dark Side | Producer, Keyboards, Programming |
| 2010 | Flamboy - Neighbour Girl Revolution | Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Drums, Bass, Guitars, Programming |
| 2010 | Sunrise Avenue - Acoustic Tour 2010 | Keyboards |
| 2009 | Clarkkent - This is Personal | Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Programming |
| 2009 | Sunrise Avenue - Popgasm | Producer, Mixing, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming |
| 2008 | Killer Aspect - How Does it Work? | Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming |
| 2007 | Ninja - I Don't Play Guitar | Producer, Mixing, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming |
| 2006 | Sunrise Avenue - On the Way to Wonderland | Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming |
| 2004 | Hanna Pakarinen - When I Become Me | Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 2004 | Geir Rönning - Ready For The Ride | Producer, Mixing, Keyboards |
| 2003 | Killer - Sure You Know How To Drive This Thing | Producer, Keyboards |
| 2003 | M. Heavenly - File Under: Music | Producer, Keyboards |