Timo Räisänen was born in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 25 of July 1979. He has been part of Håkan Hellström's band, and has also played in the band Her Majesty. In 2004 he started his solo career.

Räisänen's mother was born in India by an Anglo-Indian mother and a Swedish father. His father was born in Finland Finnish but was brought up in Brazil. After his parents married they moved to Sweden. The title of his 2006 album 'I'm Indian' refers to his mother's ancestry.