Erkki Aukusti Junkkarinen (22 April 1929 in
Suonenjoki
Suonenjoki (; literally means "vein's river") is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, southwest of the Kuopio city.
The town has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The pop ...
– 9 April 2008 in
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of F ...
) was a Finnish singer.
Junkkarinen established his musical career in 1950 with his successful single ''Yksinäinen harmonikka'', though in the following years his popularity began to dwindle. In the 1960s, he recorded the song ''Ruusut hopeamaljassa'', which at the time had only limited success. In 1975, he released the same song under the different title ''Ruusuja hopeamaljassa''. The new recording sold very well, and Junkkarinen received the first Finnish
platinum record ever for his album with the same title. As he grew to an unusually large fame for an artist in Finland, he helped spread the
humppa
Humppa is a type of music from Finland. It is related to jazz and very fast foxtrot, played two beats to a bar ( or ). Typical speed is about 220 to 260 beats per minute. Humppa is also the name of a few social dances danced to humppa music. A ...
style of music.
Discography
* ''Yksinäinen harmonikka'' (1950)
* ''Imatran Inkeri'' (1951)
* ''Ruusut hopeamaljassa'' (1967)
* ''Ruusuja hopeamaljassa'' (1975)
* ''Lappeenrantaan'' (1977)
* ''Tulisuudelma'' (1978)
See also
*
List of best-selling music artists in Finland
These are the lists of the music artists that have the highest certified record sales in Finland (and/or sales explicitly confirmed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland in their database). The lists consist of albums and singles (vinyl, CD, ...
References
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Detailed Biography (in Finnish)
1929 births
2008 deaths
People from Suonenjoki
20th-century Finnish male singers
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