Eicca Toppinen
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Eicca Toppinen | |
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Background information | |
Born | 5 August 1975 |
Origin | Vantaa, Finland |
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Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, songwriter |
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Eino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen (born 5 August 1975) is a Finnish cellist, songwriter, producer, and arranger. In 1993 he formed the quartet Apocalyptica.[1]
Biography
Toppinen grew up in Vantaa's Hakunila and has three sisters and one brother, all of whom took instrument lessons while growing up.[2] He started playing cello when he was nine. He and his sisters made several amateur recordings for their family, usually for Christmas.[3]
He attended the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where he met future Apocalyptica band members Paavo Lötjönen, Antero Manninen, and Max Lilja. He played for several orchestras, including Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Avanti! chamber orchestra. He's also a founding member of the Sibelius Academy's Cellosextet. When attending Sibelius Academy, Eicca could not get an apartment or student support money because he lived too close to Helsinki, where the Academy resides.[2]
In 1993, when Toppinen was still studying in Sibelius Academy, the young Vivo Christian Orchestra played three songs from the
Two years later, Apocalyptica performed at Teatro Heavy Metal Club in Helsinki,[4] on the same night with His Infernal Majesty, later to be known as HIM. A week later, Kari Hynninen of Zen Garden Records contacted Eicca to discuss a deal to make their very first record, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos.[5]
After first writing songs for Apocalyptica, Toppinen also became involved in various other projects, such as the theatrical performance of Paper Rain and the Finnish Film Milja. In 2007, Toppinen composed the soundtrack for the Finnish movie
In December 2007, Toppinen was invited to the
Toppinen was responsible for writing the score for the classical-metal crossover project
Toppinen has also composed an opera commissioned by the
In 2020, Toppinen was a guest panelist on the first season of the TV show Masked Singer Suomi.[9]
Toppinen says his biggest achievement is Apocalyptica.
In addition to being a cellist in Apocalyptica, he is also the drummer of the former Finnish rock band Cherry & The Vipers (together with his ex-wife, Kirsi).
Personal life
Toppinen married Kirsi Ylijoki, a Finnish actress, in 1997. They lived in an expansive rural area in Sipoo, Finland. They have two children: Eelis, born in 1998, and Ilmari, born in 2002.[2] They divorced in 2020. As of 2023, Toppinen lives in Oslo, Norway, with his Norwegian girlfriend.[10]
Toppinen's idols[citation needed]
Equipment
Lupot (1787) Postiglione (1857)
Guillaume A. Vigneron
Thomastik-Infeld Spirocore
References
- AMG. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d Metal familyman. 2006 Interview for www.vee.fi
- ^ interview 2011
- ^ "Apocalyptica | Official homepage".
- ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ "New works commissioned by The Finnish National Opera and the Finnish National Ballet". Music Finland. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "APOCALYPTICA's PERTTU KIVILAAKSO And EICCA TOPPINEN Create 'Indigo' Opera". Blabbermouth.net. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- Yle News. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Koste, Henna (2020-05-15). "MTV: Masked Singerin vieraileva panelisti Eicca Toppinen: "Ampiainen on tehnyt uransa mallina"". Voice.fi. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ Pesonen, Hanna (15 October 2023). "Eicca Toppinen kertoo, millainen asumisjärjestely hänellä ja 17 vuotta nuoremmalla Marianne Lindbeckillä on". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Eicca Toppinen - Apocalyptica". The Rockpit. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2021-10-02.