He was the lead singer of the renowned Finnish band Yö since the early 1980s with a string of hits and albums.

In addition, he worked on a solo basis with his own four albums released on various labels including Maailma on kaunis in 2010 that peaked at number one on The Official Finnish Chart Suomen virallinen lista.

[3] Olli Lindholm was a founding member of the Finnish rock band Yö.

[5] Lindholm's career in music had started from punk rock at the age of 16.

[5] For instance, he started with another Finnish punk band Appendix in 1982 as a founding member and vocalist and guitarist.