Marko Saaresto (born 5 December 1970) is the founding member, lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the Finnish alternative rock band Poets of the Fall.
Saaresto worked as a graphic designer before forming the band in late 2002.
Sam Lake, Saaresto's friend and writer of the Max Payne series of videogames offered Saaresto a job writing the lead single for the game Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne.
Saaresto wrote the single along with guitarist Olli Tukiainen and were assisted with the production by Remedy engineer Markus Kaarlonen.
The song, "Late Goodbye" became a cult hit and propelled Poets of the Fall's rise to stardom.
Saaresto has since toured in over 15 countries with Poets of the Fall.
He is a classically trained singer and has a bass-baritone vocals range.