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Perttu Kivilaakso

Perttu Kivilaakso

Known for

Acting

Born

May 11, 1978 (age 48)

Birthplace

Helsinki, Finland

Biography

Perttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica. Like fellow band members Eicca Toppinen and Paavo Lötjönen, he attended Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.

Kivilaakso won third place in the second International Paulo Cello Competition in 1996 at age 18. Shortly afterward, he attained a lifetime chair in the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra,[4] where his father, Juhani, is also a cellist. He was on indefinite leave while touring with Apocalyptica, but left for good in 2007.

Kivilaakso has also composed music for the video game Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, a few documentary films, as well as many original compositions for Apocalyptica, including "Conclusion"...

Best known work

Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

1956
Apocalyptica: Live

Apocalyptica: Live

2001
Kaamos

Kaamos

2026
Apocalyptica - M'era Luna Festival 2025

Apocalyptica - M'era Luna Festival 2025

2025
Apocalyptica @ Hellfest 2025

Apocalyptica @ Hellfest 2025

2025
Indigo

Indigo

2016
Apocalyptica Live at Wacken 2025

Apocalyptica Live at Wacken 2025

2025
Bundesvision Song Contest

Bundesvision Song Contest

2005

Filmography

  1. 2026

    KaamosTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  2. 2025

  3. 2025

  4. 2025

  5. 2016

    Indigo

    Writer

  6. 2005

    Bundesvision Song ContestTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  7. 2001

  8. 1956

    Eurovision Song ContestTV

    as Self - Interval Act (1 episode)

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