Lineup

Jerard is a two time Dove award nominated producer, and a Stellar Award nominated artist. He was formerly signed to the Motown/Capital label. Jerard is known as ½ of the duo, Jerard & Jovaun. He is one of the gospel industry’s most sought after artists in USA....

The conductor and keyboardist of the Glow Festival’s main concert is Jukka “Juke” Palonen, who served as the music director at Times Square Church for a total of 15 years. Jukka, who has performed with artists such as CeCe Winans, Donnie McClurkin, and Natalie...

At the Times Square Concert, the stage will welcome directly from New York the longtime bassist of the legendary Times Square Church, Juha Antturi. Raised in Helsinki, Antturi began his music studies at the age of seven at the Helsinki Conservatory of Music. The...

Harry Vaughn is an accomplished drummer based in the New York City area. Currentlyresiding in Harlem, New York, he has spent more than 40 years shaping the sound of gospeland R&B; music throughout the region. Often described as one of New York’s best-kept...

One of today’s most successful female artists in Finland, Diandra, will be heard at the Glow Festival not only in the main concert at Times Square, but also in the Glow Celebration concert as part of the Simojoki & The Next Generation ensemble. In the main...

Voimakkaista tulkinnoistaan ja upeasta äänestään tunnettu Ilta esiintyy Glow Festivalissa Glow Celebration -konsertissa. Virtuoottinen Ilta hurmasi suomalaiset laulamalla kertosäkeen Cheekin hittikappaleessa Sillat. Hänen ensimmäinen singlensä Koukkuun julkaistiin...

Rising at record speed among Finland’s most-listened-to artists, the stunning Mirella will be seen on the Glow Festival stage next year.  Coming from a Christian family background, Mirella will perform songs that are meaningful to her at the Glow Festival as part...

The stunning, pink-haired soul singer Jepa Lambert is one of Finland’s most versatile artists, whose nuanced voice moves effortlessly from one genre to another. Familiar to audiences from many television programs and from behind many well-known artists, Lambert has...

At Glow Festival 2026, new and old are boldly brought together as singers of a younger generation step onto the Glow Celebration concert stage alongside Finnish gospel music pioneer Pekka Simojoki. As soloists the audience will hear, in addition to Simojoki...

Pekka Ruuska began his career in the gospel band Livingstone and rose to a prominent position within Finland’s strongly flourishing gospel culture of the 1980s, alongside Jaakko Löytty, Jukka Leppilampi, and Pekka Simojoki’s Exit. He released two gospel-influenced...

Singer-songwriter and keyboardist Jari Levy, who was a member of Exit from 2001 to 2025, is known for many songs that have deeply touched Finnish audiences, such as Getsemane, Tuohipurjekuunarit, and Kiviä taskussa. In addition to his career with Exit, Levy also...

Artists sing their songs, but few leave a mark like Jukka Leppilampi. Often referred to as the “Leonard Cohen of Finnish gospel,” Leppilampi is an inimitable artist. After his time with the band Tabula Rasa, Leppilampi’s journey in spiritual music was set in motion...

Although the years change and the lineup changes with them, Pro Fide continues on, because the message of the songs remains unchanged. Already in the 1980s, on one tour, the musicians were gazing at the starry sky, wondering what if Jesus were to suddenly return....

The hugely popular singer-songwriter Juhani Tikkanen released his debut album Mä lähtisin in 2017. Today, touring Finland at a pace of over one hundred shows per year, Tikkanen is known for his exceptional ability to offer his audiences joy, laughter, and comfort...

Immanuel – duo of Roni Lempiäinen and Mikael Meklin – is a hip-hop duo founded in 2012 that has risen to become one of the leading names in Finnish gospel music. Their music has gathered millions of streams and established a strong position as a voice that...

AMOS is a Finnish-Moroccan artist who has been releasing music under his artist name for over one year and currently also works as the DJ for Immanuel. Emerging at the intersection of Finnish rap and faith, AMOS speaks the language of young people — honestly, with...

Jodahe is a 25-year-old rap artist from Helsinki who brings a message of faith, hope, and love through his music in a way that resonates with a wide audience. His songs grow out of lived experience and explore emotions, phenomena, and life situations in a deep and...

Beige is one of the rising representatives of the younger generation in the gospel scene, who through his rap and pop music seeks to inspire, encourage, and bring hope and light to every listener. As an artist, Beige carries his faith openly and wants to share the...