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XL5

XL5
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About

XL5 is a Finnish pop group from Hyvinkää, founded in 1996 and produced by Kristian Maukonen. The band became the first Finnish act to trigger full-scale boy-band hysteria, selling over 50,000 copies of their two albums and scoring one of the decade's biggest domestic pop hits with the debut single 'Kaunis peto'. The original five-piece - Mika Ikonen, Pete Tolonen, Jake Jokivalli, Elo Eloranta and Jami Jaakkola - was joined in autumn 1996 by Toni 'Tontsa' Uotila, who stayed until the band's last show in 1998.

50000+
Total album sales (debut two albums combined)
31000+
Debut album 'Pedon merkki' (1996) copies sold
19000+
Second album 'Jäätä ja tulta' (1997) copies sold

What's new

  • nov 2025

    XL5 announced a comeback for summer 2026, releasing a new version of their hit 'Kaunis peto' (titled 'Kaunis peto 2025'), produced by Aleksi Asiala and Veikka Erkola.

  • nov 2025

    For the first time in the band's history, all six members who have ever been part of XL5 will perform together on stage during the 2026 summer festival run.

  • nov 2025

    Four festival dates for summer 2026 were announced: Helsinki City Festival (14 Jun), Vauhtiajot in Seinäjoki (16 Jul), Tampere City Festival (7 Aug) and Tapiola Festivaali in Espoo (15 Aug), with more to follow.

Tour

HelsinkiSeinäjokiTampereEspoo

Tracks

Kaunis petodebut single (1996), one of the biggest Finnish pop hits of the 1990s
Kaunis peto 20252025 remake produced by Aleksi Asiala and Veikka Erkola, released ahead of the 30th-anniversary comeback
Pedon merkkidebut album (1996), charted in the Finnish top 5 and sold over 31,000 copies
Jäätä ja tultasecond album (1997), sold over 19,000 copies

Recent shows

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

Past · 1

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