Samu Haber was born in Helsinki in 1976. His band Sunrise Avenue was a sensation of the 2000s, with international hits including "Hollywood Hills", "Fairytale Gone Bad", "I Help You Hate Me", and "Lifesaver". The band sold over three million records, toured across 31 countries, and won 82 Platinum and Gold awards. Haber is a five-time judge on The Voice of Germany.