Antti Railio

(born 1984) is a Finnish rock and pop rock singer who is a member of several bands, notably the power metal band Celesty, in addition to Diecell and The WildFire. After reaching the semi-finals in Finnish Idols, and taking part in (Finnish version of Clash of the Choirs), he took part in season 2 of the Finnish music competition The Voice of Finland carrying the title in the final held on 26 April 2013.

Career started as a vocalist in the Finnish power metal band Celesty starting in 2003. During his six years in the band, Celesty released three albums, Legacy of Hate in 2004, Mortal Mind Creation in 2006 and Vendetta in 2009. He left the band just after the release of the album in 2009. While in Celesty, he also cooperated with band Diecell recording with them a demo, Audile Assault in 2005 and an EP Thrashborne in 2005.

In 2009, he moved to another band, The WildFire, releasing with them the album Sands of Time, a promotional album

Musical competitions and reality shows has been very active in music competition shows and reality television programmes. First he took part in season 3 of the Finnish version of Idols in 2007 reaching the semi-final stage before being eliminated.

In 2009, he was in the inaugural season of , the Finnish version of Clash of the Choirs. The series was won by .

The Voice of Finland In 2013, returned to competition with The Voice of Finland which started on 4 January 2013 on the Finnish television Nelonen. He was the first contestant to appear on the show singing "Who Wants to Live Forever" from Queen. All four judges, , , and Michael Monroe turned their seats. opted to be with Team . In the Battle Rounds, put him against Daniela Persson. Both sang "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" and picked to moved to the next round. In the live rounds starting on 15 March 2013, he sang consecutively "Maniac", "Rebel Yell", "" and "" and in the semi-finals, "Skyfall" advancing to the finals as Team finalist, alongside (Team Michael), Emilia Ekström (Team ) and Ike Ikegwuonu (Team ). The final was aired 26 April 2013 singing "" as solo and "" as a duo with his mentor . He carried the title with a high score of 124 out of a possible 200, against runner up Ekström with just 76 out of 200.

Solo career After his win, embarked on a solo career. His debut single "" entered at #3 on , the official Finnish Singles Chart in its first week of release.

Discography Band appearances In Celesty – Legacy of Hate (2004) / Mortal Mind Creation (2006) / Vendetta (2009) In Diecell – Audile Assault (demo) (2005) / Thrashborne (EP) (2006) In Altaria – The Fallen Empire (backing vocals) (2006) In Beto Vázquez Infinity – Flying Towards A New Horizon / "Dreaming in Clouds" (2006) In Cain's Offering – Gather the Faithfull (backing vocals, choirs) (2009) / Stormcrow (backing vocals) (2015) In The WildFire – Sands of Time (Promo) (2011) In Christmas compilations (2013) – "" / "" (2014) – "" Ragnarok Juletide (2014) – "We Celebrate at Christmastime" / "Christmas Has Come" (2015) – "" Raskasta Joulua IV (2017) – "Kuului laulu enkelten" / "Joulun rauhaa" Live Hartwall Arena 2017 (2019) Viides adventti (2022) – "Rakkain lahjoistani" / "Stars (Hear 'n Aid cover)" / "Kehtolaulu (Queensrÿche cover)" In Stratovarius – Eternal (vocals, choirs) (2015) In Lazy Bonez – Kiss of the Night / "Kiss of the Night" (2019) – My Father's Son (2022) / "My Father's Son" In Mournful Lines – Love Is Cruel (2022) In Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall – Hunt the Flame / "Summoning the Stars" (2023)

Solo Albums Vieras maa (2014, Universal Music) Mielenrauhaa (2019, Playground Music) Ikuisuus (2020, Playground Music) Haaveista Hulluuteen (2024, Gramofone Records Finland)

Singles "Ruostunut ankkuri" (2013) "Halla ja etelätuuli" (2013) "Kaiken muun saa viedä" (2014) "Samaan marmoriin" (2016) "Sun jälkeen routaa" (2019) "Mun sydän palaa sulle" (2020) "Jouluksi kotiin" (2021) "Vahvoja Sydämii" (2023) "Vielä Ollaan Täällä" (2024) "Haaveista Hulluuteen" (2024)