Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Spends Eleven Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

August 15, 2007

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the eleventh week in a row. View the chart at this location.

"Fuel for the Fire" has reportedly sold 57,000 copies in Finland so far, which is just three thousand copies shy of the double-platinum mark.

In other news, the Ari Koivunen fan page "Ari's Night Elves" has posted more English translations of the recent tour diaries that have appeared in Finnish on Ari's official web site. You can read the diaries at this location.

Upcoming Ari Koivunen tour dates:

Aug. 17 - Poleeni - Pieksämäki, FIN
Aug. 18 - Rock To The River - Imatra, FIN
Aug. 19 - Apian Seikkailupuisto - Valkeakoski, FIN
Aug. 24 - Nosturi - Helsinki, FIN
Aug. 25 - VRock - Salo, FIN
Sep. 01 - Hotelli Juva - Juva, FIN
Sep. 08 - Kasino - Kauhajoki, FIN
Sep. 12 - Hartwall Areena / Elämä lapselle-konsertti - Helsinki, FIN
Sep. 14 - Scooprock 2007 - Mikkeli, FIN
Sep. 15 - Areena / Rautanyrkkirock - Seinäjoki, FIN
Sep. 21 - Doris Night - Lappeenranta, FIN
Sep. 28 - Urheilutalo - Ylivieska, FIN
Sep. 29 - Viking Line M/S Isabella - Turku, FIN
Oct. 03 - M/S Tallink Galaxy / Metal Elite Cruise - Helsinki, FIN (w/ ENTWINE, NORTHER)
Oct. 07 - Urheilutalo Feenix - Forssa, FIN
Oct. 12 - Ravintola Zone - Varkaus, FIN
Oct. 16 - M/S Tallink Galaxy - Helsinki, FIN
Oct. 17 - M/S Silja Europa - Turku, FIN
Oct. 18 - M/S Silja Europa - Turku, FIN
Oct. 19 - M/S Silja Europa - Turku, FIN
Oct. 26 - Street Bar 41 - Kuopio, FIN
Oct. 27 - Sylvään koulu - Vammala, FIN
Nov. 02 - Ravintola Umpitunneli - Tornio, FIN
Nov. 03 - Kuusisaaren Paviljonki - Oulu, FIN
Nov. 09 – [to be announced]
Nov. 17 - Art Rock Cafe - Kauhajoki, FIN

Ari Koivunen's "Hear My Call" video:

(Thanks: Siria / www.konzi-tip.de)

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