Reijo Toivo Taipale (9 March 1940 – 26 April 2019) was a Finnish pop singer, active since the 1950s, specializing in Schlager music and tango. Many of his albums have been

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gold and platinum.

Biography

Taipale was born in

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, Finland. Throughout the 1970s, he collaborated closely with Eino Grön, with the two releasing four joint albums of tango music. Taipale died in

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from complications of

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on 26 April 2019 at the age of 79.

Discography

Albums

*1966: ''Reijo'' *1968: ''Reijo Taipale'' *1970: ''Ethän minua unhoita'' *1971: ''Unto Monosen muistolle'' (with Eija Merilä and Esko Rahkonen) *1973: ''Kahden kanssasi'' *1975: ''Amado mio'' *1975: ''Reijon taipaleelta'' *1976: ''Juhlakonsertti'' *1976: ''Muistoja ja tunteita'' *1977: ''Angelique'' *1978: ''Juhlavalssit'' *1979: ''Unohtumaton ilta'' *1980: ''Kaipaan sua'' *1981: ''Olen saanut elää'' *1982: ''Elämän parketeilla'' *1984: ''25 vuotta taipaleella'' *1986: ''Ruusu joka vuodesta'' *1987: ''Rakkauskirje'' *1987: ''Kotiseutuni − Muistojen Miehikkälä'' (with Kalevi Korpi & Erkki Pärtty) *1989: ''Virran rannalla'' *1990: ''Tulisuudelma'' *1990: ''Elämän tanssit'' *1991: ''Olit täysikuu'' *1992: ''Taas kutsuu Karjala'' *1992: ''Toivo Kärjen kauneimmat tangot'' *1992: ''Kulkukoirat'' (with Topi Sorsakoski) *1993: ''Soita kitara kaipaustani'' *1993: ''Onnen maa'' *1994: ''Unta näin taas''

Joint albums with Eino Grön

*1970: ''16 tangoa'' *1973: ''16 tangoa 2'' *1978: ''16 tangoa (1978)'' *1978: ''Toiset 16 tangoa''

Compilation album

*1982: ''Satumaa'' *1991: ''Ruusujen aika'' (levytyksiä vuosilta 1986−1991) *1995: ''20 suosikkia − Onnen maa'' *1996: ''Saapuuko hän'' (levytyksiä vuosilta 1990−1996)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taipale, Reijo 1940 births 2019 deaths People from Miehikkälä 20th-century Finnish male singers Deaths from dementia in Finland Finnish tango musicians