Toni Kristian "Tony" Kakko is a Finnish musician, composer and vocalist. He is known as the vocalist, primary songwriter, and creative lead of the band Sonata Arctica since 1996.
Tony Kakko performing with Sonata Arctica in 2018
Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Created as a hard rock band named Tricky Beans, they later changed to Tricky Means and finally to Sonata Arctica, when they shifted to power metal. The current lineup consists of drummer Tommy Portimo, lead singer Tony Kakko, keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg, guitarist Elias Viljanen and bassist Pasi Kauppinen. All the musicians of the band's history except Portimo also acted as backing vocalists.
Sonata Arctica performing live at South Park Festival in 2018
Sonata Arctica performing in Helmond, Netherlands, in April 2006
Sonata Arctica performing at the Galaxy Theatre in September 2007
Pasi Kauppinen and Tony Kakko performing in 2019