Ville Valo discography

See also: HIM discography

The solo discography of Finnish singer, songwriter and musician Ville Valo consists of one studio album, one collaboration album, one extended play, ten singles and four music videos. He has also made several guest appearances on other artists' releases.

Ville Valo discography
Ville Valo performing in 2013
Studio albums	1
EPs	1
Singles	10
Music videos	5
Collaboration albums	1

Valo began his career in the early 1990s playing in several local bands around Helsinki, Finland. In 1991, he formed HIM, which would go on to become one of the most successful Finnish bands of all time.^[1] HIM released eight studio albums over the course of its career, before disbanding in 2017.^[2] Valo was also a member of Daniel Lioneye, a side project formed by Valo along with fellow HIM members Linde Lindström and Mige.^[3]

Concurrent to his career in HIM, Valo made several guest appearances on releases by other artists, including The 69 Eyes, Anathema, Andy McCoy, Apocalyptica, Bloodhound Gang, Cradle of Filth, Jeff Walker, Lullacry, MGT, The Mission and Tehosekoitin. In 2007, Valo and German actress-singer Natalia Avelon released a cover version of Lee Hazlewood's "Summer Wine", which charted at number one in Finland and Greece, as well as number two in Germany and Switzerland.^[4] The single was later certified platinum in Finland and Germany. In 2016, Valo released a cover version of "Olet mun kaikuluotain" (a Finnish version of John Denver's "Annie's Song") to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Love Records.^[5] The single reached number one on the Finnish Digital Song Sales Chart.

In 2018, Valo teamed up with Finnish schlager group Agents to record songs by late Finnish singer-songwriter Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki.^[6] Valo had previously worked with the group in 1999, when he appeared as guest vocalist on the television show Laulava sydän.^[7] Ville Valo & Agents released their self-titled album on 15 February 2019. It debuted at number one on the Finnish Albums Chart and was certified gold in less than a week.^[8] In 2020, Valo embarked on a solo career with the release of the EP Gothica Fennica Vol. 1, which was released under the moniker VV.^[9] Two of its three tracks charted on the Finnish Radio Airplay Chart. In April 2022, Valo released "Loveletting", the first single from his debut solo album.^[10][11] Neon Noir was released on 13 January 2023 and it charted in six countries, debuting at number one in Finland and number four in Germany.^[12]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart						Certifications
		FIN [13]	AUT [14]	BEL [15]	GER [16]	SPA [17]	SWI [18]
Neon Noir	Released: 13 January 2023 Label: Heartagram / Spinefarm / Universal Music	1	13	187	4	34	19

Collaboration albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart	Certifications
		FIN [19]
Ville Valo & Agents (with Agents)	Released: 15 February 2019 Label: Vallila Music House	1	FIN: Gold[8]

EPs

Title	EP details	Peak chart
		FIN
Gothica Fennica Vol. 1	Released: 20 March 2020 Label: Heartagram	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Song	Peak chart positions						Certifications	Album
		FIN [13]	AUT [20]	DNK [21]	GER [22]	GRE [23]	SWI [24]
2007	"Summer Wine" (with Natalia Avelon)	1	4	11	2	1	2	FIN: Platinum[25] GER: Platinum[26]
2016	"Olet mun kaikuluotain"	1[a]	—	—	—	—	—
2018	"Orpolapsi kiurun" (with Agents)	3[a]	—	—	—	—	—		Ville Valo & Agents
2019	"Ikkunaprinsessa" (with Agents)	42[b]	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"Run Away from the Sun"	24[b]	—	—	—	—	—		Gothica Fennica Vol. 1
	"Salute the Sanguine"	57[b]	—	—	—	—	—
2022	"Loveletting"	20[b]	—	—	—	—	—		Neon Noir
	"Echolocate Your Love"	32[b]	—	—	—	—	—
	"The Foreverlost"	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	"Neon Noir"	47[b]	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As a featured artist

Year	Song	Peak chart positions					Album
		FIN [13]	AUT [27]	GER [28]	SWE [29]	SWI [30]
2004	"Bittersweet" (Apocalyptica, featuring Ville Valo and Lauri Ylönen)	1	11	6	53	8	Apocalyptica
2007	"Just for Tonight" (Manna, featuring Ville Valo)	—	—	—	—	—	Sister
2016	"Lusifer" (Teho Majamäki, featuring Ville Valo)	—	—	—	—	—	Travelogue
	"Knowing Me, Knowing You" (MGT, featuring Ville Valo)	10[a]	—	—	—	—	Volumes
	"Xmas Song" (Andy McCoy, featuring Ville Valo)	—	—	—	—	—
2023	"Temple of Love" (Black Veil Brides, featuring VV)	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

• ^{^[a]} Peaked on the Finnish Digital Song Sales Chart^[13]
• ^{^[b]} Peaked on the Finnish Radio Airplay Chart^[13]

Music videos

As lead artist

Year	Song	Director	Ref.
2007	"Summer Wine" (Ville Valo and Natalia Avelon)	Sven Sindt	[31]
2016	"Olet mun kaikuluotain"	Ykä Järvinen	[32]
2022	"Loveletting"	Kim Koponen	[33]
	"Echolocate Your Love"		[34]
2023	"Neon Noir"		[35]

As a featured artist

Year	Song	Director	Ref.
2004	"Bittersweet" (Apocalyptica, featuring Ville Valo and Lauri Ylönen)	Antti J. Jokinen	[36]
2016	"Knowing Me, Knowing You" (MGT, featuring Ville Valo)	Ville Juurikkala	[37]
	"Xmas Song" (Andy McCoy, featuring Ville Valo)	Pete Veijalainen	[38]

Other appearances

Release contributions

Year	Song	Album	Ref.
2000	"Valo yössä"	Tuomarin todistajat	[39]
2006	"Kun minä kotoani läksin"	Synkkien laulujen maa	[40]
	"Täällä Pohjantähden alla" (with Kari Tapio)		[41]

Guest appearances

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Credits	Ref.
1993	"Abdullah"	Donits-Osmo Experience	Monk Rock	Bass	[42]
	"Cypress Creek"		Captain Demo		[43]
	"Kill Fuck"
1997	—	The 69 Eyes	Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams	Backing vocals	[44]
1999	"Lay Down Your Arms"		Wasting the Dawn		[45]
	"Wasting the Dawn"
	"Lazarus Heart"
	"All-American Dream"
	"Hand of God"
	"Paratiisi"	Agents	Laulava sydän	Lead vocals	[46]
	"Jykevää on rakkaus"
	"Ikkunaprinsessa"
	—	Tehosekoitin	Freak Out	Backing vocals	[47]
2000	—	The 69 Eyes	Blessed Be		[48]
2001	"The Prostitute"	Five Fifteen	Death of a Clown		[49]
	"Season of the Witch"
	"Sweet Little Dreamer"
2002	"TV Ass"	The Skreppers	Hedonist Hellcats		[50]
	"She's Not Mine"
	—	The 69 Eyes	Paris Kills		[51]
2003	"Love Me"	Lowemotor Corporation	Saturnalia		[52]
2004	—	The 69 Eyes	Devils		[53]
	"Doktor Goodfeel"	The Skreppers	Call of the Trash		[54]
	"Let's Die Together Sheena"
	"Jesus Saved My Sexlife"
	"Shake It Baby"
2005	"Something Diabolical"	Bloodhound Gang	Hefty Fine	Co-lead vocals	[55]
2006	"The End of the World"	Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers	Welcome to Carcass Cuntry	Bass, backing vocals	[56]
	"Keep on Rocking in the Free World"
	"The Byronic Man"	Cradle of Filth	Thornography	Co-lead vocals	[57]
	"If I Die Tonight"	Isabelle's Gift	American Idle	Backing vocals	[58]
2008	"Rock 'n' Roll High School"	Save Nuta			[59]
	"Black No. 1"	Roadrunner United	Roadrunner United: The Concert	Lead vocals	[60]
2010	"Angels Walk Among Us"	Anathema	We're Here Because We're Here	Backing vocals	[61]
2014	"Whisper in the Chaos '97"	Lullacry	Legacy 1998–2014	Lead vocals	[62]
2016	"Met-amor-phosis"	The Mission	Another Fall from Grace	Backing vocals	[63]
2018	"Wild Talk"	Andy McCoy	Soul Satisfaction		[64]