Burton (musician)

Janne "Burton" Puurtinen was born on 17 October 1974 in Helsinki. Born to an artistic family, both Burton's parents were ballet dancers, as was his sister. During his civilian service, Puurtinen worked as a lighting engineer at the Alexander Theatre in Helsinki. He later worked as a stage manager at the Helsinki Opera House, a concert janitor at the Sibelius Academy, as well as a cook. == Career ==

HIM In 2001, Puurtinen joined the band HIM, with whom he had already played one show in the mid-nineties performing Type O Negative covers. After the addition of Puurtinen, HIM released the albums Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights and Love Metal in 2001 and 2003, respectively. Both cracked the top ten in several countries, and became the band's first albums to chart in the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2005, HIM released Dark Light, which became the group's most successful album to date, going gold in Germany, the UK, the US, and platinum in Finland. In 2007, HIM released Venus Doom, which went gold in Finland and Germany, and gave the band their highest US-chart position at number 12. After eight months of uncertainty, the band regrouped and eventually released the album Tears on Tape in 2013. He was subsequently replaced by Jukka "Kosmo" Kröger. On 5 March 2017, HIM announced the end of the band following a farewell tour in 2017. The band played their final show on New Year's Eve 2017 as a part of their annual Helldone Festival. Other work While in school, Burton played in a variety of different bands, but the first "real" group he played with was Cosmos Tango, who won the Finnish Rock Championship in 1997. In 1999, Puurtinen joined Torpedo, who released a self-titled EP in 2000, as well as the album Polttonestettä in 2001. The band released the album Vol. II the same year, and in 2011 toured the US, supporting Cradle of Filth. In June 2016, it was announced that Daniel Lioneye would release its third album Vol. III on 19 August 2016. The band also announced five tour dates across Finland for September 2016. Following HIM's retirement, Burton joined the Finnish world music duo Solju, who released their debut album Ođđa Áigodat on 27 April 2018. == Personal life ==

Burton has two children with his wife. The nicknames "Burton" and "Emerson Burton" were coined by two friends, with "Emerson" being taken from Puurtinen's refrigerator. == Discography ==

HIM • Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights (2001) • Love Metal (2003) • Dark Light (2005) • Venus Doom (2007) • Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice (2010) • Tears on Tape (2013) Daniel Lioneye • Vol. II (2010) • Vol. III (2016) Other appearances • Suburban Tribe – Elektro 57 (1998) • Cosmos Tango – Helmi (1999) • Torpedo – Torpedo (2000) • Torpedo – Polttonestettä (2001) == References ==