# Northern Kings

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{short description|Finnish cover band}}
{{primary sources|date=February 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Northern Kings
| image            = Northern Kings 2022.jpg
| caption          = The band live in 2022
| alias            = 
| origin           = Finland
| genre            = [Symphonic metal](/source/Symphonic_metal), [power metal](/source/power_metal), [progressive metal](/source/progressive_metal)
| years_active     = 2007–2010, 2022–present
| label            = [Warner Music Finland](/source/Warner_Music_Finland)
| associated_acts  = [Nightwish](/source/Nightwish), [Tarot](/source/Tarot_(band)), [Sonata Arctica](/source/Sonata_Arctica), [Charon](/source/Charon_(band)), [Teräsbetoni](/source/Ter%C3%A4sbetoni), [Sinergy](/source/Sinergy), [Dreamtale](/source/Dreamtale)
| website          = 
| current_members  = [Jarkko Ahola](/source/Jarkko_Ahola)<br /> [Marko Hietala](/source/Marko_Hietala)<br /> [Tony Kakko](/source/Tony_Kakko)<br /> [Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto](/source/Juha-Pekka_Lepp%C3%A4luoto)
}}
'''Northern Kings''' is a Finnish [symphonic metal](/source/symphonic_metal) [cover](/source/cover_band) supergroup, made up of four well known musicians: [Jarkko Ahola](/source/Jarkko_Ahola) from [Teräsbetoni](/source/Ter%C3%A4sbetoni), ex-[Dreamtale](/source/Dreamtale), [Marko Hietala](/source/Marko_Hietala) from [Tarot](/source/Tarot_(band)), ex-[Nightwish](/source/Nightwish), [Tony Kakko](/source/Tony_Kakko) from [Sonata Arctica](/source/Sonata_Arctica) and [Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto](/source/Juha-Pekka_Lepp%C3%A4luoto) from [Charon](/source/Charon_(band)), [Harmaja](/source/Harmaja_(band)) and ex-[Poisonblack](/source/Poisonblack).

Their first single, "[We Don't Need Another Hero](/source/We_Don't_Need_Another_Hero)" (originally performed by [Tina Turner](/source/Tina_Turner)), was released in 2007, followed by their debut album ''[Reborn](/source/Reborn_(Northern_Kings_album))''. In late 2008, their second album ''[Rethroned](/source/Rethroned)'' was released, headlined by the single "[Kiss from a Rose](/source/Kiss_from_a_Rose)" (originally performed by [Seal](/source/Seal_(musician))).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ragnarokradio.co.uk/2008/08/episode-24-northern-kings.html|title=Ragnarök Radio Interview |access-date=6 August 2008}}</ref> They last released a single "[Lapponia](/source/Lapponia_(song))" in 2010.

On 18 June 2022, Northern Kings made a comeback after being on hiatus for 12 years. The band performed at the 'Tuhdimmat Tahdit festival' in Nokia, Finland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chaoszine.net/northern-kings-are-back/|title=Northern Kings are back! |date=20 June 2022 |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>

== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
*''[Reborn](/source/Reborn_(Northern_Kings_album))'' (2007)
*''[Rethroned](/source/Rethroned)'' (2008)

=== Singles ===
*"[We Don't Need Another Hero](/source/We_Don't_Need_Another_Hero)" (2007)
*"[Hello](/source/Hello_(Lionel_Richie_song))" (2007)
*"[Kiss from a Rose](/source/Kiss_from_a_Rose)" (2008)
*"[Lapponia](/source/Lapponia_(song))" (2010)

== Members ==
*[Jarkko Ahola](/source/Jarkko_Ahola) – [vocals](/source/vocals)
*[Marko Hietala](/source/Marko_Hietala) – vocals
*[Tony Kakko](/source/Tony_Kakko) – vocals
*[Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto](/source/Juha-Pekka_Lepp%C3%A4luoto) – vocals

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.myspace.com/northernkings Northern Kings] at [MySpace](/source/MySpace)
*[http://www.ragnarokradio.co.uk/2008/08/episode-24-northern-kings.html Ragnarok Radio Interview]
*{{Cite web|title=Northern Kings|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1278531-Northern-Kings|access-date=26 November 2020|website=Discogs|language=en}}

{{Northern Kings}}
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Category:Musical groups established in 2007
Category:Heavy metal supergroups
Category:Finnish symphonic metal musical groups
Category:Finnish musical quartets
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2010
Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2022

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