Tony Kakko

Finnish singer

Person human Q315383

Facts

17 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[16]
Date of birth: May 16, 1975
Place of birth: Kemi
Country of citizenship: Finland^[8]
Occupation: singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, musician
Award received: Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[9]
Genre: power metal^[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish^[22]
Family name: Kakko^[19]
Given name: Tony^[20]
Instrument: voice^[21]
Member of: Sonata Arctica, Tricky Beans, Tricky Means, Raskasta Joulua, Northern Kings, Himmelkraft^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
P14470: People/Tony_Kakko^[24]
P14750: 41DE-E8E0-5C03-2CD0-F1A4^[25]
Start of work period: 1996^[23]
Voice type: tenor^[18]

🏷️ Also known as

en Tony Kakko ar توني كاكو cs Kristian Tony Kakko de Toni Kakko fi Toni Kakko he טוני קאקו hu Tony Kristian Kakko ja トニー・カッコ ru Какко, Тони ru Тони Какко sv Kakko uk Тоні Какко zh 托尼·卡科

🔖 Identifiers · 29

ISNI: 0000000056711603
VIAF cluster ID: 80052298
GND ID: 135238765
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Sonata Arctica - Tony Kakko - 01 - crop.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000867880
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 135238765
Discogs artist ID: 325605
Elonet person ID: 1524321
Encyclopaedia Metallum artist ID: 4150
Europeana entity: agent/base/73179
Freebase ID: /m/0664gg
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme): 3040-175914

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IMDb ID: nm3427518
Instagram username: tonykakko_official
KANTO ID: 000202448
MTV Germany artist ID: 141yv1/toni-kakko
MusicBrainz artist ID: 27b0c2f6-b7a9-4dde-ba1d-641c39339012
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000343073
NL CR AUT ID: xx0084466
Obálky knih ID: xx0084466
RITVA person ID: 28481
Rate Your Music artist ID: tony_kakko
SBN author ID: DDSV158055
TMDB person ID: 1083914
Tidal artist ID: 4333102
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJt46gqryxJm8Bq9J9vmBP
Yandex Music artist ID: 146940
Yle topic ID: 18-264183
ČSFD person ID: 186457

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🔗 Connections

Mb:member of band 5

Sonata Arctica, Northern Kings, Himmelkraft, Tricky Beans, Tricky Means

Member of 3

Sonata Arctica, Northern Kings, Raskasta Joulua

Belongs to 2

Sonata Arctica, Northern Kings

Mb:composer 2

The Last Amazing Grays, The Last Amazing Grays

Mb:lyricist 2

The Last Amazing Grays, The Last Amazing Grays

Occupation 2

singer, songwriter

Compositions 1

Clear Cold Beyond

Country of citizenship 1

Finland

Genre 1

power metal

Given name 1

Tony

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

voice

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Finnish

Mb:founder 1

Himmelkraft

Place of birth 1

Kemi

Sex or gender 1

male

Voice type 1

tenor

← Producer 1

The Last Amazing Grays

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Summary

Tony Kakko was born on May 16, 1975^[1], in Kemi^[2]. He has worked as a singer^[3], songwriter^[4], composer^[5], pianist^[6], and musician^[7].

FAQs

Where was Tony Kakko born?

Tony Kakko's place of birth was Kemi^[2].

What did Tony Kakko do for work?

Tony Kakko worked as a singer^[3], songwriter^[4], composer^[5], pianist^[6], and musician^[7].

What awards did Tony Kakko receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland^[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Tony Kakko — place of birth (P19): Kemi. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Tony Kakko — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-11. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Tony Kakko — country of citizenship (P27): Finland. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Tony Kakko — occupation (P106): singer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Tony Kakko — occupation (P106): songwriter. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Tony Kakko — occupation (P106): composer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Tony Kakko — occupation (P106): pianist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Tony Kakko — occupation (P106): musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Tony Kakko — genre (P136): power metal. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Tony Kakko — award received (P166): Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland. rokkineuvos.fi. rokkineuvos.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Tony Kakko — voice type (P412): tenor. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Tony Kakko — member of (P463): Sonata Arctica. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Tony Kakko — member of (P463): Tricky Beans. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Tony Kakko — member of (P463): Tricky Means. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Tony Kakko — member of (P463): Raskasta Joulua. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Tony Kakko — member of (P463): Northern Kings. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Tony Kakko — member of (P463): Himmelkraft. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Tony Kakko — date of birth (P569): May 16, 1975. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Tony Kakko — family name (P734): Kakko. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Tony Kakko — given name (P735): Tony. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Tony Kakko — instrument (P1303): voice. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Tony Kakko — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Finnish. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Tony Kakko — start of work period (P2031): 1996. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Tony Kakko — P14470 (P14470): People/Tony_Kakko. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Tony Kakko — P14750 (P14750): 41DE-E8E0-5C03-2CD0-F1A4. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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3d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Tidal artist ID → 4333102

Claims rich → —

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12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14750 → 41DE-E8E0-5C03-2CD0-F1A4

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14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14470 → People/Tony_Kakko

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: People/Tony_Kakko, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Occupation → singer, songwriter, composer +2

"/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
26w ago · Arturo Romero García · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Instance of → —

Instrument → voice

Instagram username → tonykakko_official

Voice type → tenor

+ 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instagram username: tonykakko_official"

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