Biography

In the early 1960s, while studying music, he sang as a soloist in various dance ensembles in the Jyväskylä region.

Had been engaged once.

After years of success, Markola performed as a freelancer, but demand for gigs gradually decreased.

He was the lead singer of the band "Herttuat", after which he recorded seven full-length albums under his own name between 1977 and 1987.

Since the 1990s, Markola has also worked as a singing teacher, and was granted an artist's pension in 2004.