Sami Yaffa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sami Yaffa
Occupation	Bass Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Sep 4, 1963(1963-09-04)
Age	61
Birthplace	Espoo
Country	Finland
Birth City	Uusimaa
Horoscope	Virgo

Sami Yaffa Biography

Sami Yaffa is one of the most popular and richest Bass-Guitarist who was born on September 4, 1963 in Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland.

Yaffa first began playing music in 1977, when he was fourteen years old, with a band called The Bablers. He went along with another member of the Bablers (Pepe Seivo) and formed a punk rock band, Suopo, in 1979. They did not record any material and stayed relatively unknown even in the Finnish punk rock scene. Around this time Yaffa also played with another Finnish punk rock band, Pohjanoteeraus.

Hanoi Rocks became the biggest band in Finland at the time, releasing a string of successful albums. The group moved from Stockholm to London and continued to gain fans and influence the music scene there. Yaffa played bass in all the Hanoi Rocks albums released in 1980s. In London, Yaffa, along with Hanoi Rocks bandmates Nasty Suicide and Razzle, as well as Knox of the Vibrators, recorded an album under the name Fallen Angels. Knox continued to perform as Fallen Angels after, though the Hanoi Rocks members including Yaffa never played with the band on stage.

Sami Yaffa Net Worth

Sami Yaffa is one of the richest Bass Guitarist from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sami Yaffa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sami Yaffa (born Sami Lauri Takamäki September 4, 1963 in Espoo, Finland) is a bass guitarist best known for his work in New York Dolls, Michael Monroe’s bands, and Hanoi Rocks. He is currently the bassist for the Michael Monroe band and The Compulsions. He also plays guitar in his own band Mad Juana.

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Who is Sami Yaffa Dating?

According to our records, Sami Yaffa married to Meeri Koutaniemi , Karmen Guy. As of December 1, 2023, Sami Yaffa’s is not dating anyone.

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Yaffa moved to New York City in 1990 to join Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe in a new band, Jerusalem Slim. The group also featured Billy Idol’s guitarist, Steve Stevens. The band broke up in 1992, because of Michael Monroe’s and Steve Stevens’ strong musical disagreements. Jerusalem Slim released an album and did a tour as Jerusalem Slim although Steve Stevens was no longer in the band and the band refused to play any songs out of the actual Jerusalem Slim album.

Facts & Trivia

Santiago Ranked on the list of most popular Bass-Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Sami Yaffa celebrates birthday on September 4 of every year.

Demolition 23 saw Yaffa in another band with Michael Monroe. This group also featured Jay Henning (Star Star) and drummer Jimmy Clark. Henning was later replaced with Nasty Suicide. Demolition 23 recorded one album produced by Little Steven. The group broke up with only one album after Nasty left in the middle of a European tour. Earlier in 1993 Yaffa and Monroe recorded Steppenwolf’s song “Magic Carpet Ride” with Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash for the movie Coneheads.