Jarkko Martikainen (born 24 October 1970 in

Greifswald Greifswald (), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (german: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostoc ...

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) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and member of the rock band YUP. In addition to his musical career, Martikainen has worked as a columnist, a record producer and a documentary filmmaker. Martikainen has also illustrated his first solo-album ''Mierolainen'' (2004) and YUP's third album, ''Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä'' (1994). Martikainen has a very versatile and distinct voice. His lyrics are satirical and are influenced by old Russian authors like Mikhail Bulgakov and especially Daniil Harms. Martikainen's lifestyle could be described as "a bit of a

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". In 2005, Martikainen published a collection of short stories, ''Pitkät piikit ja muita kertomuksia'', which, among other things, criticizes modern lifestyle and consumerism.

Bibliography

* ''Pitkät piikit ja muita kertomuksia'' (2005) * ''9 teesiä: Säkeitä kadonneiden arvojen metsästäjille'' (2008)

Discography

Albums

Live albums

Singles

References

1970 births 21st-century Finnish male singers Living people People from Greifswald {{Finland-singer-stub