Mikko Paananen

Migé
Paananen performing in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen
Born	(1974-12-19) 19 December 1974
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Rock (see HIM's genre)
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Bass guitar, double bass
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Razor & Tie, Universal Records, Doublecross Records
Associated acts	HIM
Website	heartagram.com

Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen (born 19 December 1974), better known as Migé or Migé Amour, is the bassist and founding member of the rock band HIM.^[1]

History

Paananen was born in Helsinki, Finland on 19 December 1974. He lived in Oulunkylä until he was 13 years of age, when his parents divorced and his father moved elsewhere. The family then moved to Tuusula, about 30 km north of Helsinki.

Paananen grew up in an artistic family and by his father music took his heart. When with his father, he was always in places that were surrounded with different instruments. The instruments acted as toys for Paananen and he spent a lot of time with them. Paananen thinks that the reason he picked up the music was for his relatives. The musicians were cooler in the eyes of a young Paananen. His father listened to classical music and mother listened to "Fucking Operettas".

According to an interview Ville Valo had in German gothic magazine Sonic Seducer, Paananen is planning to release a solo album in 2011 which Valo will be mixing. Mige's new album, Cimmerica, is in scarce supply. It was, however, briefly available for streaming on HIM's official website.

References

↑ Borges, Mario Mesquita. "H.I.M.". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 August 2011.

External links

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HIM

Ville Valo Linde Migé Emerson Burton Antto Melasniemi Jussi-Mikko "Juska" Salminen Juhana Tuomas "Pätkä" Rantala Gas Lipstick

Studio albums	Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 Razorblade Romance Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights Love Metal Dark Light Venus Doom Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice Tears on Tape

Compilation albums	And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997-2004 The Single Collection Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 Uneasy Listening Vol. 2 SWRMXS XX - Two Decades of Love Metal Lashes to Ashes, Lust to Dust: A Vinyl Retrospective '96-'03

Demos and EPs	Witches and Other Night Fears 1993 Demo Tape 1995 Demo Tape 666 Ways to Love: Prologue

Live albums	Digital Versatile Doom

Singles	"Wicked Game" "Your Sweet Six Six Six" "When Love and Death Embrace" "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love" "Join Me in Death" "Right Here in My Arms" "Poison Girl" "Gone With the Sin" "Pretending" "In Joy and Sorrow" "Heartache Every Moment" "Close to the Flame" "The Funeral of Hearts" "Buried Alive by Love" "The Sacrament" "Solitary Man" "And Love Said No" "Wings of a Butterfly" "Vampire Heart" "Killing Loneliness" "The Kiss of Dawn" "Bleed Well" "Heartkiller" "Scared to Death" "Strange World" "Into the Night" "All Lips Go Blue" "Tears on Tape"

Video releases	The Video Collection: 1997–2003 And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 Love Metal Archives Vol. I Digital Versatile Doom

Related Articles	Discography

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