Jyrki Hämäläinen
Jyrki Hämäläinen | |
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| Born | 27 July 1942 Tampere, Finland |
| Died | 18 March 2008 (aged 65) Espoo, Finland |
Jyrki Hämäläinen (27 July 1942 Tampere, Finland - 18 March 2008) was a Finnish magazine editor who also authored several biographies of prominent figures in Finnish pop culture. Hämäläinen was the former editor of Suosikki, a magazine which focuses on the country's pop music scene.[1] Hämäläinen also worked as an MC, concert promoter, columnist and producer.[1]
Jyrki Hämäläinen was the editor of Suosikki, a teen magazine, from 1968 until his retirement from the publication in 2002.[1] Hämäläinen was well known for interviewing high-profile celebrities including The Rolling Stones, Muhammad Ali and Elvis Presley.[1] Hämäläinen, who often had his photograph taken with the celebrity whom he was interviewing, was nicknamed the "king of the backstage passes."[1]
Hämäläinen also authored several biographies of leading people within Finnish popular culture.[1] The subjects of his writings included Olavi Virta (born 1915 - died 1972), a Finnish tango singer; Urpo Lahtinen (born 1931 - died 1994), a media mogul and the founder of the gossip magazine, Hymy; and Finnish singer Ilkka “Danny” Lipsanen.[1]
Jyrki Hämäläinen died suddenly at the age of 65 at his home in Espoo, Finland, on 18 March 2008.[1] Hämäläinen had complained of stress and had been hospitalized due to illness for a short time before he died.[1]
Not to be confused with journalist Jyrki "Spider" Hämäläinen who is the author of Killing Joke: Are You Receiving? biography.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jyrki Hämäläinen (1942-2008) Long-serving teen magazine editor and pop-culture biographer dies at 65". Helsingin Sanomat. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
- ^ Linden, Jannika. "Killing Joke har satt tonen i fyrtio år – nu utkommer första biografin". Östnyland. Östnyland. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
Bibliography
- Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?. New Haven Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1912587407.
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