Kuumaa

Article summary

Kuumaa is a Finnish pop band founded in 2016 in Helsinki, Finland. They released their first self-titled album Kuumaa in April 2019 and have since become one of the most popular bands in Finland with close to 150 million streams and four released albums. The band consists of singer Johannes Brotherus, drummer Jonttu Luhtavaara, bassist Aarni Soivio and keyboardist Okko Saastamoinen (live performances). The band's most streamed songs are "Tulipalo" and "Ylivoimainen", which have both gathered over 30 million streams each and so streamed six times platinum.

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1. date of foundation: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369057694