BIO.

Mikko Heinrik Julius Paananen, better known as Migè Amour, is the current Bassist in the Finnish rock band, HIM.

He was born on the 19 of Dec. 1974, in Helsinki, Finland. Migè lived in Olunkyla until the age of 13, when his parents divorced. When Migè’s parents got divorced, his father moved away & Migè chose to stay with his mother. They moved to Tuusula, about 30km north of Helsinki.

Mikko grew up in a musical/ artistic family. His father played the Oboe, and was a member of the Helsinki Orchestra. Mikko’s mother was an actress, named Riitta Elstela. She came from a family well known for its association with the theatre scene.

Mikko was heavily influenced by music & spent a lot of time with instruments as a child. His father liked Classical music, his mother Opera and his brother Hip-hop. Young Mikko followed his older brother’s lead.

After school, Mikko went to Sibelius Academy (a music school). While at the academy, After much moving around, Migè finally graduated from the academy and got his white hat.

FACTS

NAME: Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen.

NICKS: Migè Amour, Migè, Sad Mizee, Michael Eros, Teddy-Bear

BIRTHPLACE: Helsinki, Finland

BIRTHTIME: 19th December 1974

SIGN: Sagittarius cuspid-Capricorn.

HEIGHT: 1.80 m.

EYE COLOUR: Blue.

HAIR COLOUR: Dark Brown.

FAVOURITE SONG: Black Sabbath- War Pigs

SPECIAL INTERESTS: Catholic churches, architecture, Charles Chaplin, exotic instruments, meditation, photography and pyramids.

FAVOURITE BAND: Black Sabbath and Iggy Pop

FAVOURITE MUSICIAN: Geezer Butler (Bass player of Black Sabbath)

ROLE OF THE BAND: Bassist
Backing vocals on gigs.

MIGE'S INSTRUMENT: Bass: Fender Precision
Amp: Ampeg SWT-II pro
Loudspeakers: David Eden/Fender/Ampeg
Pedal Equip.: Fuzz / Robot
Ear monitors

BANDS/SIDE PROJECTS: Daniel Lioneye and The Rollers-
bass and backing vocals.

MORE

More info.

Migè has many hobbies, his main one, photography. He took all the photos for the Daniel Lioneye album. His photography knowledge inspired the title of HIM’s album 'Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights'.

Relationships with HIM members

Migè met Ville when he was in 5th grade (about 12 years old) in school. Since they both played bass, they often were together.

Quotes

"Be careful with alcohol, sex, drugs and other temptations."

"When the 7th angel blows the horn, cover your genitals and run, brothers and sisters!"

"When we're touring in America we'll be cracking up. Then we will be real rockstars and we're only giving interviews for cash, hahaha!"
- German magazine RockHard 03/2000

"I like twisted things"

An old chevrolet would be cool!
- what he would do with his millions, German magazine RockHard 03/2000

Links

Migè Bebo Group