Jone Nikula

A Finnish television and radio personality. Born March 30, 1970 in Helsinki. He became well known as a judge in Idols, the Finnish installment of the Idol franchise. He is the only judge to appear in all the 7 seasons. Nikula has also been a host on the Finnish radio stations Radio City and Radio Rock. He has written a book about the history of the Finnish metal music (titled ''Rauta-aika'', Iron Age), worked as a tour manager of Hanoi Rocks and a marketing manager of EMI Music Finland. His father is the former Chancellor of Justice of Finland Paavo Nikula, and his mother is an art historian Riitta Nikula.