Tarmo Pihlap (21 April 1952 – 3 August 1999) was an

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n singer and guitarist.Eesti muusika biograafiline leksikon (EMBL). Volume 2.

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, 2007. Page 100 Pihlap studied violin at the Heino Eller Music School. From 1970 until 1972, he studied percussion at the Tallinn Music School. In 1986 he graduated from

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with a degree in singing. He was a member of several musical groups, e.g. 1965–1970 in the bands Varjud, Fix, Meloodika, and Hanuri; 1970–1971 in the band Baltika. 1971–1980 he was a soloist at Estonian State Philharmonic (including 1971–1974 in

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and 1975–1980 in Palderjan). Since 1980 he was a freelance singer. Pihlap died in 1999 from

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, aged 46.

Albums

* 1981 "Tarmo Pihlap (1981)" (Meloodia, 7" LP) * 1985 "Tarmo Pihlap (1985)" (Meloodia, 7" LP) * 1993 "Tarmo Pihlap (1993)" (Arlim, MC) * 1994 "Sillad" (Valindo, CD, MC) * 1995 "Valged roosid" (Valindo, MC) * 1997 "Aeg kaob, rõõmud jäävad" Kutse tantsule nr.5 ( Aidem Pot, CD, MC) * 1998 "Jõhvikad" (Hitivabrik, CD, MC) * 1999 "Valged roosid" (Hitivabrik, CD) * 2000 "Tarmo Pihlap - 70 parimat laulu" Eesti kullafond (Hitivabrik, 3CD, 2MC) * 2001 "Parimad" (Records 2000, CD) * 2008 "Classics" (Records 2000, CD)

References

1952 births 1999 deaths 20th-century Estonian male singers Estonian pop singers Estonian guitarists People from Abja-Paluoja Diabetes-related deaths Burials at Metsakalmistu {{Estonia-musician-stub