Risto Asikainen (born 20 August 1958,
Nurmijärvi
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) is a
Finnish record producer, songwriter and musician. He became known to the general public from the Finnish version of the reality television show "
Popstars
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". In the show he appeared as a judge and also wrote and produced music for the Popstars bands.
In
Finland
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, Asikainen has worked behind numerous successful pop-artists and bands, such as
Nylon Beat,
S.E.S.,
Kaija Koo,
Dingo
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,
Arja Koriseva,
Kari Tapio
Kari Tapani Jalkanen (22 November 1945 – 7 December 2010), better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. During his career, he was one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades; havin ...
,
Gimmel
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and
Robin.
Asikainen is signed as a writer to
Elements Music
Elements Music is an independent music publishing and producer management company based in Helsinki, Finland.
Elements Music has had a multitude of number one albums and singles domestically as well as internationally and has been awarded the "M ...
.
References
1958 births
Living people
Finnish songwriters
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