Kari Tapio
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Kari Tapani Jalkanen (22 November 1945 – 7 December 2010),[1] better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. He was one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades, selling over 830,000 certified records during his career and posthumously.[2]
Tapio was born in Suonenjoki, Finland. In the 1960s Tapio performed in his home town Pieksämäki with the local bands ER-Quartet and Jami & The Noisemakers.[3] In 1966 he took singing lessons from Ture Ara.
After his first single "Tuuli kääntyköön"/"Niskavuoren nuorimmainen" in 1972 Kari Tapio performed in Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen's show. In the beginning his role was to take care of the snake that was used in the show. Before music became a job for him Kari Tapio worked as a typesetter in a printing house.
In 1976 Tapio finally broke through with his single "Laula kanssain" (a Finnish cover of "Sing My Lovesong") which was followed by "Viisitoista kesää" (a Finnish cover of Living Next Door to Alice) and "Kaipuu" ("Desire"). In later years "Olen suomalainen" ("I am Finnish", a Finnish cover of Toto Cutugno's "L'Italiano"), "Myrskyn jälkeen" ("After the Storm"), "En pyydä paljon" ("I Don't Ask For Much") and the newest "Paalupaikka" ("Pole Position"), among others, have been his most popular songs. In 2003 the Iskelmä-Finlandia award was given to him.
Many of Tapio's songs have influences from country music. He has done lots of Finnish versions of the songs of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristoffersson.
Tapio was one of the candidates to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Valaise yö". In the finals, he was placed second, and Teräsbetoni was chosen to represent Finland.
Tapio died of a heart attack in Espoo, Finland.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Aikapommi (1974) (with Erkki Liikanen)
- Nostalgiaa (1976)
- Klabbi (1976)
- Kaipuu (1977)
- Kari Tapio (1979)
- Jää vierellein (1981)
- Olen suomalainen (1983)
- Ovi elämään (1984)
- Osa minusta (1986)
- Elämän viulut (1987)
- Tää kaipuu (1988)
- Aikaan täysikuun (1990)
- Yön tuuli vain (1992)
- Sinitaikaa (1993)
- Laulaja (1994)
- Myrskyn jälkeen (1995) #23
- Meren kuisketta (1997) #9
- Sinut tulen aina muistamaan (1998) #7
- Valoon päin (1999) #5
- Bella Capri (2000) #6
- Kari Tapio konserttilavalla (2001) #30
- Joulun tarina (2001)
- Juna kulkee (2003) #4
- Toiset on luotuja kulkemaan (2004) #5
- Paalupaikka (2005) #5
- Kuin taivaisiin (2007) #1
- Kaksi maailmaa (March 26, 2008)
[edit] Compilations
- 28 suosituinta levytystä (1987)
- Toivotut (1992)
- Viisitoista kesää (1995)
- 20 suosikkia – Olen suomalainen (1995)
- 20 suosikkia – Luoksesi Tukholmaan (1997)
- Parhaat (1997)
- Kaikki parhaat (1999) #2
- 20 suosikkia – Kulkurin kyyneleet (2001)
- 20 suosikkia – Sanoit liian paljon (2001)
- Kaikkien aikojen parhaat – 40 klassikkoa (2002) #17
- Nostalgia (2005)
- Lauluja rakkaudesta (2006) #13
- Laulaja 1945-2010 (2011) #1
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Kari Tapio kuoli" (in Finnish). Iltalehti.fi. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Iltalehti. 7 December 2010. http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/201012070225455_uu.shtml. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ "Kari Tapio" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/kari+tapio. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Lindroos, JT. "Biography: Kari Tapio". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p890744. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
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