Jukka Henri Kristian Backlund (born 30 December 1982, Helsinki) is a Finnish music producer and multi-instrumentalist. Backlund was previously a member of the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue, where he played keyboards. He is best known for producing their first album, On the Way to Wonderland, which is the best-selling international debut from Finland. Many of the songs on the album were co-written by Backlund and the lead singer Samu Haber, including the singles "Fairytale Gone Bad" and "Forever Yours".

As a musician, Backlund has worked as a bandleader and keyboardist for numerous artists since he started his professional career in 1998. In 2011, he founded the pop-fusion band DEAD SIRIUS 3000 with his brother Tapio Backlund and guitarist Petteri Sariola. In this band, Backlund plays drums.

Backlund started studying cl*ical piano at the age of five. Later, he studied jazz and musical composition in the youth department of Sibelius Academy. His father was jazz musician Kaj Backlund.

Contents

• 1 Awards
• 2 Selected discography
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Awards

• 2 Finnish Grammy Awards
• 6 NRJ Radio Awards
• European Border Breaker Award
• Eska Award
• Impala Award
• Radio Regenbogen Award

Selected discography

Backlund has contributed to these records, among others:

References

External links

• Official website
• Jukka Backlund discography at Discogs
• Sunrise Avenue biography
• DEAD SIRIUS 3000 Official website