Our hero is a member of the Finnish Nightwish band, Marco Hietala. Would you like to see his biography? Are you interested in the work of this musician? Then we recommend reading this article.
Biography: family and childhood
Marco Hietala was born on January 14, 1966 in the Finnish city of Tervo. He is from a simple family. My father worked for many years as an English teacher at a local school. And mother was a housewife. He has an older brother, whose name is Sakari (Zachary).
Our hero grew up an active smart child. Already at the age of 4, Marco learned to read, and went to school for 6 years. Despite the fact that there were no professional musicians in the Hietal family, compositions in the style of jazz, Finnish and Irish folk rock always sounded in their house.
At the age of 8, Marco became acquainted with such an instrument as a piano. However, the boy quickly lost interest in him. Our hero began to sing at age 11, and a year later he began to master the acoustic guitar. This time everything worked out.
At 13, Marco Hietala organized the first Sabotage group. Together with several classmates, he played punk rock and metal. The team quickly gained popularity with the local public.
The beginning of creative activity
In 1981, Marco moved from Tervo to the larger city, Cupio. There, the guy was seriously engaged in the development of a musical career. To gain more knowledge in this area, Hietala Jr. entered the conservatory located near Helsinki. He learned to play the bass.
Soon, the 18-year-old musician was invited to perform as part of the Purgatory band, which was later renamed Tarot. The guy agreed. Marco began to write music and lyrics. In the team he was respected and loved. In 1986, the group released their debut album. Then the guys went on a tour.
During one of the Tarot concerts (in Siilinjärvi), our hero met with musicians from Nightwish. The guy has long watched the performances of these guys, considering their music cool.
Group work Nightwish
Marco Hietala was not going to leave Tarot. However, one cannot argue with fate. In 2002, the band Nightwish left the bass player Sami Vyanskia. The guys did not have to look for a replacement for a long time. Tuomas Holopainen (team leader) remembered the talented and confident guy. It's about Marco. In the end, he was invited to join the group. Our hero could not miss such a chance. He became not only a bass player, but also a vocalist.
Marco Hietala contributed to the Century Child album. He performed songs in a duet with former vocalist Tarja Turunen. Marco's hoarse voice gave the band a new sound.
In 2007, Tarja left the team. The lead singer for Nightwish is Flor Jansen.
Other projects
The creative activity of our hero was not limited to performances as part of the Nightwish team. In 2006, he received an interesting offer from the Dutch group Delain. The result of their collaboration was the released album Lucidity.
In 2009, Marco took the place of vocalist at Sapattivuosi. That's not all. In 2010, a talented musician participated in a vocal show on Finnish television (this program is an analogue of the Russian “Battle of the Choirs”). He made a great mentor. The choir led by Hietala took second place. In the same year, Marco “lit up” in the project HAIL!
During his 30-year creative career, our hero managed to prove his professionalism and the presence of great talent. In 2013, he helped Ayreon to record The Theory of Everything. His projects do not end there. In 2014, it became known that Hietala was going to act as a producer of the Amoral team. And soon, a cover version of the song Burn was exposed to the audience.
Marco Hietala: children and wife
Many fans want to know if the heart of a Finnish musician is free. Unfortunately, we have to upset them. He had long met his soulmate. The wife of our hero is a slender and pretty brunette (although she often dyes her hair red or white). Her name is Monkey. It is known that the couple bring up two twin sons - Miro and Antto. Boys are 14 years old.
Currently, the family lives in the Finnish port city of Kupio. They have a two-story mansion with its own garden and playground.
Finally
We reported on how Marco Hietala was building his musical career. Personal life and his biography were examined in detail in the article. We wish the Nightwish member creative well-being and happiness in the family!