Erkki Junkkarinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish singer
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Place of Birth: Suonenjoki, Eastern Finland Province, Finland
About Erkki Junkkarinen
- Erkki Aukusti Junkkarinen (22 April 1929 in Suonenjoki – 9 April 2008 in Hämeenlinna) was a Finnish singer. Junkkarinen established his musical career in 1950 with his successful album Yksinäinen harmonikka, though in the following years his popularity began to dwindle.
- He created only one album in the 1960s, Ruusut hopeamaljassa, which at the time had only limited success.
- In 1975, he released the same songs under the different name Ruusuja hopeamaljassa.
- The new edition sold very well, and Junkkarinen received the first Finnish platinum record ever.
- As he grew to an unually large fame for an artist in Finland, he helped spread the humppa style of music.
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