Pertti "Pepe" Willberg (formerly Toivo Pertti Uolevi Willberg, till 1955 Kaukonen; born 17 December 1946) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Biography

Willberg was born in

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and started his musical career in the beginning of the 1960s, playing the

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in a

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(

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) based band called the Islanders. Since then he has performed, for example as the lead singer for the bands Jormas and Pepe & Paradise. In addition to his solo career Willberg has also appeared with groups such as the Finntastic, Mestarit (Masters), and Poptenorit (Poptenors). His tenth solo album ''Pepe & Saimaa'' was nominated for

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's European Independent Album of the Year Award.

Discography

Solo albums

* ''Sinulle'' (1976) * ''Päivä tuskin päättyis kauniimmin'' (1979) * ''20 vuotta'' (1984) * ''Kun joulu on (albumi)'' (1986) * ''Yksi ruusu'' (1986) * ''Tulit valona maailmaan'' (1990) * ''Syliisi aamuun jään'' (1999) * ''Kynttilöiden syttyessä'' (2005) * ''Kaukaa kaipaan'' (2007) * ''Pepe & Saimaa'' (2014)

Co-operative albums

* Jormas: ''Jormas (album)'' (1966) *

M. A. Numminen Mies Mauri Antero Numminen (born 12 March 1940) is a Finnish artist who has worked in several different fields of music and culture. Biography Early life Mies Mauri Antero Numminen was born in Somero in Southwest Finland on 12 March 1940, ...

ystävineen: ''M. A. Numminen In memoriam'' (1967) (vocal in "Viiskulmassa on viisi kulmaa") * Jormas: ''Sincerely!'' (1968) * Pepe & Paradise: ''Niin vähän on aikaa'' (1972) * Pepe & Paradise: ''Pepe & Paradise (album)'' (1973) * Pepe & Paradise: ''Pepe & Paradise 2'' (1975) * Hukkaputki: ''Hukkaa päälle!'' (1983) * Mestarit: ''Mestarit Areenalla'' (1999) * Tommy Tabermann & Olli Ahvenlahti: ''Kaksi ihoa'' (2007)

Collections

* Pepe Willberg & Jormas: ''Pepen parhaat'' - The Best of Pepe (1972) * ''Parhaat päältä'' - The top of the tops (1978) * ''Parhaat (Pepe Willberg/Overdisc)'' - The Best (1987) * ''Parhaat (Pepe Willberg/Fazer Finnlevy)'' - The Best (1989) * ''Toivotut'' - The Most Wanted (1992) * ''20 suosikkia – Rööperiin'' - 20 Favourites – To Rodberg (1996) * Jormas: ''20 suosikkia – Saat miehen kyyneliin'' - 20 Favourites – You Make a Man Cry (1996) * ''20 suosikkia – Lady Madonna''- 20 Favourites – Lady Madonna (1998) * ''14 suomalaista kestosuosikkia'' - 14 All Time Favourites of Finland (1998) * ''14 rakastettua kansanlaulua'' - 14 Loved Folk Songs (1998) * ''Elämältä kaiken sain'' - I Got Everything from My Life (1999) * Pepe & Paradise: ''70's Radio Hits'' (2000) * Jormas: ''Saat miehen Rööperiin'' - You'll Get a Man to Rodberg (2001) * ''Lauluja rakkaudesta (Pepe Willberg)'' - Songs of Love (2006) * ''Luokses palaan taas'' (2 CD) - I'll Come Back to You (2006)

Charts

(Albums appearing in

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