Raimo Aas (born 18 June 1953 in

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Radio career

Raimo Aas performed together with

Margus Lepa Margus Lepa (born 7 October 1953) is an Estonian radio journalist and former actor. Early life and education He was born in Pelgulinn, a subdistrict of Tallinn, Estonia to baritone Harry Vilpat and actress Astrid Lepa. Career Film acting Be ...

in the Sunday morning

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programme Meelejahutaja for several years.

Performance prohibition

Aas was subject to a six-month Soviet prohibition of public performance for singing, on the tune of Pust' vsegda budet solnce (

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for "May there always be sunshine"; et, Olgu jääv meile päike), lyrics that can be translated as "May there always be sunshine, may there always be

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s". The performance was deemed as insulting to Soviet

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Awards

In 1999, Raimo Aas was awarded the

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