Ville Valo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ville Valo
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 22, 1976(1976-11-22)
Age	48
Birthplace	Helsinki
Country	Finland
Birth City	Uusimaa
Horoscope	Scorpio

Ville Valo Biography

Ville Valo is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on November 22, 1976 in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland. Baritone and lead singer for the Finnish rock group HIM abbreviated as The Infernal Majesty. The year 2004 was the time that Metal Hammer gave him the Golden God award.

Elvis Presley is one of his major musical influences. is one of his main music influencers.

Ville Hermanni Valo (born 22 November 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM. Influenced by the likes of KISS, Black Sabbath and Type O Negative, Valo began his career playing bass and drums in various bands around his hometown of Helsinki. In 1991, he formed HIM, which would go on to become one of the most successful Finnish bands of all time, and the first to receive a gold record in the United States. He performed as the band’s lead singer and chief songwriter from their inception until their dissolution in 2017. Valo is also credited as the creator of the heartagram, the band’s trademarked symbol which nonetheless has achieved great popularity outside of the band’s fanbase.

Valo and bassist Mikko “Mige” Paananen first formed the band HIM in 1991. The group broke-up in 1993, but reformed in 1995. Joined by guitarist Mikko “Linde” Lindström, keyboardist Antto Melasniemi and drummer Juhana “Pätkä” Rantala, HIM released their debut album Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 in 1997. In 2000, now with drummer Gas Lipstick and keyboardist Juska Salminen, the band released Razorblade Romance, which reached number one in Finland, Austria and Germany. The first single “Join Me in Death” also charted at number one in Finland and Germany, eventually going platinum in the former. Following the addition of keyboardist Janne “Burton” Puurtinen, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights and Love Metal in 2001 and 2003, respectively. Both cracked the top ten in several countries, and became the band’s first albums to chart in the United Kingdom and the United States.

He was married with Jonna Nygren on the 9th of July the 9th of July, 2005. They broke up in March of 2006.

Ville Valo Net Worth

Ville Valo is one of the richest Rock Singer from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ville Valo 's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was employed part-time in his father’s sex shop before starting HIM.

He is close to Jackass Star He is close friends with Jackass star Bam Margera..

Ville Hermanni Valo was born on 22 November 1976 in Helsinki, Finland. His mother Anita is from Hungary, and she worked at a shoe shop and later for the city of Helsinki. Ville’s father Kari worked as a taxi driver, until he left his job and opened a sex shop in Helsinki called Aikuisten lelukauppa, where Ville sometimes worked as a teenager. Ville also has a younger brother Jesse, born in 1983.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ville Valo height 6 ft 1 in Ville weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ville Valo Dating?

According to our records, Ville Valo is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Ville Valo’s is not dating anyone.

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Valo dated Finnish television host and model Jonna Nygrén in the early 2000s. The two became engaged in 2005, but broke-up in spring 2006. The couple reunited in the summer of 2006, but broke-up again in 2007. In 2009, Valo was involved in a relationship with an undisclosed partner, which served as the main inspiration for HIM’s 2010 album Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice. In March 2012, Valo was linked to Parisian model Sandra Mittica. In April 2015, the couple were reported to have ended their relationship. Since September 2016, Valo has been linked to Finnish model Christel Karhu.

Facts & Trivia

Ville Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Ville Valo celebrates birthday on November 22 of every year.

In 2004, Valo was invited to the Presidential Independence Day reception at Finland’s presidential palace, but was unable to attend due to a fever. He attended later in 2006.

What is Ville Valo doing now?

New music from HIM’s Ville Valo is arriving in just a couple of days’ time! HIM icon Ville Valo is set to follow-up 2020’s three-track Gothica Fennica Vol. 1 EP with new music this Friday (April 8).

What happened to band HIM?

On 5 March 2017, HIM announced that the band would be disbanding following a farewell tour in 2017. The band played its final show on New Year’s Eve 2017 as a part of its annual Helldone Festival. HIM is one of the most commercially successful Finnish bands of all time, with sales of over ten million records.

Who is the lead singer of HIM?

Ville Valo

Does Ville Valo have an Instagram?

Ville Valo (@heartagram) • Instagram photos and videos.

Is Bam Margera friends with Ville Valo?

We became friends.” The rest, as they say, is history. Margera and Valo had a friendship that lasted many years. They shared an interest in music, drinking, and shenanigans.