Gösta Sundqvist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gösta Sundqvist

Finnish musician, comedian and music producer

Date of Birth: 17-May-1957

Place of Birth: Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 16-Aug-2003

Profession: singer, record producer, comedian

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Gösta Sundqvist

  • Gösta Erik Sundqvist (May 17, 1957, Espoo – August 16, 2003) was a Finnish musician and radio personality.
  • He was the lead singer for Leevi and the Leavings since the forming of the band.
  • The name "Leevi" is often taken to mean Sundqvist personally, although this is incorrect, and "Leevi" refers to a late friend of the band members.
  • Sundqvist kept himself almost completely hidden from publicity and Leevi and the Leavings never performed in front of a live audience, with only one exception under the name "Tarmo Dynamo".
  • In the 1980s and 90s, Gösta and the band gave some interviews but after the year 1996 Sundqvist became a total media hermit.Sundqvist is best remembered by the songs he composed, arranged, and wrote the lyrics for.
  • His lyrics were down-to-earth which was probably the key to success among the Finnish public.
  • His subjects covered loneliness, sexuality, alcoholism, mental health, environment and society, often with sarcasm and black humour.
  • In 1990 Sundqvist expanded his work to include radio comedy.
  • He wrote several humorous shows for the radio station formerly known as Radiomafia, including Tietokoneenkorjauskurssi ("Computer repair course") and Koe-eläinpuisto ("Test animal park").Leevi and the Leavings started its career in end of 1970s, but it became popular in wider circles in second half of 1980s.
  • The first hits included "Pohjois-Karjala", "Teuvo, maanteiden kuningas", "Sopivasti lihava", "Amalia" and "Rin Tin Tin".Sundqvist also wrote songs for "singer" Aarne Tenkanen, a pseudonym of Kai Järvinen.
  • Tenkanen was originally one of the characters appearing in radio shows of Sundqvist.Gösta Sundqvist died abruptly from a heart attack at his home in Espoo on August 16, 2003, being only 46 years old.
  • His father also had a short life.
  • Only hours before his death, he was in a studio recording a new version of a Leavings song meant to appear on their next single.

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