Club for Five

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'''Club for Five''' (CFF) is a contemporary a cappella group from Finland. They are known for their unique singing style{{Clarify|date=November 2017}}. Club for Five was founded in Helsinki in 2001.

The members of the band are musicians with diverse and extensive musical backgrounds: Maija Sariola (soprano), Saima Haapanen (alto), Jouni Kannisto (tenor), Juha Viitala (baritone) and Tuukka Haapaniemi (bass).<ref>[http://www.singers.com/contemp/clubforfive.html Singers.com - Club For Five]</ref> Their repertoire (both Finnish and English) is mainly self-arranged and/or self-composed pop music with influences from a variety of musical genres. They have also released two albums of covers of English-language popular songs.

Club for Five performs mainly in Finland, but has also held concerts elsewhere in Europe, as well as Asia. The band has also performed with distinguished ensembles, such as the American vocal group The Manhattan Transfer and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Their première in North America was at Festival 500 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on July 8, 2009.

== Discography == ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2"|Album details !align="center" colspan="1"|Peak positions |- ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%;" | FIN<ref name="fin">{{cite web | url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Club+For+Five | title=Club For Five discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=5 December 2013}}</ref> |- |''Ensi-ilta'' *Year released: 2004 *Record label: Universal Music | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |''Uni'' *Year released: 2006 *Record label: Universal Music | style="text-align:center;"|7 |- |''Rekiretki'' *Year released: 2007 *Record label: Universal Music | style="text-align:center;"|13 |- |''You're the Voice'' *Year released: 2009 *Record label: Warner Music Finland | style="text-align:center;"|8 |- |''Ihmiset'' *Year released: 2011 *Record label: Warner Music Finland | style="text-align:center;"|7 |- |''Jouluna'' *Year released: 2013 *Record label: Warner Music Finland | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |''Ennen Tätä Hetkeä'' *Year released: 2015 *Record label: Warner Music Finland | style="text-align:center;"|45<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/albumit/2015/44|title = Suomen Virallinen Lista}}</ref> |- |}

;Live albums *2010: ''In Concert - You're The Voice'' (Warner Music Finland)

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2"|Album !align="center" colspan="1"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2"|Album |- ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%;" | FIN<ref name="fin"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2009 |Brothers in Arms | style="text-align:center;"|20 | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2021 |Tulkoon Joulu | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |- |}

== Sources == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://clubforfive.fi/en/frontpage-2/ Club For Five Official Website (English)] *[http://www.myspace.com/clubforfive MySpace - Club For Five] *[http://open.spotify.com/artist/1gu9pTR4fuo9fSvMNWpHzW Spotify Page]

Category:Finnish musical groups Category:Professional a cappella groups