JP Leppäluoto

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Juha-Pekka "JP" Leppäluoto (born 15 November 1974 in Raahe) is a Finnish musician.

He was in the band Charon until the summer of 2011 as a vocalist and songwriter.

He also formed the band Harmaja as a vocalist, guitar player and songwriter. They released three albums.

Together with Marko Hietala, Tony Kakko, and Jarkko Ahola, he was also in the band Northern Kings as a vocalist.{{cite news| title =CHARON Frontman Launches New Side-Project| work =BLABBERMOUTH.NET| publisher =Roadrunner Records| date =7 July 2007| url =http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76309| accessdate =5 November 2007| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20090505062547/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76309| archivedate =5 May 2009}}

He provided vocals for the first release from the band Poisonblack, which featured members from several other Finnish rock bands, and also sang in the band Dark Sarah, first as a guest, and then as an official member for one album cycle, before stepping away to focus on a solo career, although he still provides guest vocals for the band.

In 2020 he released his first solo album, titled Piilevää pimeää. In 2022, JP would release his second solo album Jäävuoria. A couple months after his solo release, Northern Kings would play again for the first time in over 10 years.