Erkki Junkkarinen
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Within Vinony's link graph, Erkki Junkkarinen is referenced by 12 other articles, and connects out to IMDb, Hämeenlinna and Suonenjoki.
Vinony files it under 1929 births, 2008 deaths and 20th-century Finnish male singers.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Film & TV
Suonenjoki, Finland
Known for
- Vain laulajapoikia — (uncredited)1951
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1929-04-22
- Active to
- 2008-04-09
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,838
- Total plays
- 73,722
Tags
Erkki Aukusti Junkkarinen (1929-04-22 Suonenjoki – 2008-04-09 Hämeenlinna) was a Finnish singer and also a talented whistler. His career took off 1950 with the song Yksinäinen harmonikka. In 1975 he recorded the song Ruusuja hopeamaljassa, which resulted the first Platinum Record of Finland. The first championship of couplet and schlager singers was arranged in Helsinki community hall in 1950. Erkki Junkkarinen was voted for the King of Schlager. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Erkki+Ju
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Suonenjoki
- Place of death
- Hämeenlinna
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Erkki-Junkkarinen-1962.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- date of death
- 2008-04-09
- date of birth
- 1929-04-22
- birth name
- Erkki Aukusti Junkkarinen
Sources (2)
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