(For Elastinen discography with his band / duo Fintelligens, see Fintelligens)
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He joined an anti-racist musical "Colorblind" and met Iso H.
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First single from the album, "Ovet Paukkuu", was #1 on NRJ-Finland and had heavy rotation also on Finnish MTV and The Voice.
For some recordings, he appeared in Rähinä (effectively a duo effort of Elastinen & Uniikki).
Illi has also appeared as a featured artist on several songs by artists such as Fintelligens, Elastinen, Redrama, Brädi and Cheek.
Elastinen invited him over for studio sessions, and the result was Valosaari's first solo single "Jos mä oisin sun mies", on which Elastinen is also appearing as a featured guest.
Saari has often been labelled as the "King of Finnish Soul", but he has also worked with pop, rock and rap musicians such as Anna Puu, Elastinen, Jonna Tervomaa and Cheek.