Simo Silmu

Simo Silmu is a Finnish schlager singer who rose to fame as the frontman of the chart-topping band Yölintu in the late '90s before embarking on a popular recording career of his own in the mid-2000s. Born on August 31, 1977, in Yölintu, Finland, he is a founding member of Yölintu. Founded in 1992 the Finnish schlager band made its album debut in 1993 with Yölintu Laskeutuu. Yölintu broke through to mainstream success in 1998 with their fourth album, Tositarkoituksella, a Top Five hit on the Finnish albums chart. Subsequent albums were even more successful: Pienen Pojan Haaveet...