Tude was born in 1970, present place of residence Villähde, married with six children. Tude has studied classical bull fiddle playing at a conservatory. His first band was "Hellion noise", but Tude joined Francine in 1989. He has composed the songs “Rumble on the bayou” and “In rust we trust”. In 2002 Tude built a studio in to his house and it's called Villvox. Francine has recorded last three albums there. Tude owns Francine’s tour bus “Titanic” (what a great name…) He loves boating and he would love to spend all his holidays on a lake in his big boat. His favourite drink is Black rum (Santa Maria) and favorite music is King Crimson and usually everything which just has a great feeling, not depending on any music styles.

Motto:"Make some room guys, I'm gonna roll these drums..."