Aki Sirkesalo

Aki Pekka Antero Sirkesalo (July 25, 1962 – December 26, 2004) was a Finnish singer and broadcaster.

Aki Sirkesalo
Birth nameAki Pekka Antero Sirkesalo
Born(1962-07-25)July 25, 1962
Toijala, Finland
DiedDecember 26, 2004(2004-12-26) (aged 42)
Khao Lak, Thailand
GenresFunk, soul, rock, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, songwriter, broadcaster
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1984–2004
LabelsSony Music Entertainment
Associated actsSami Saari

Career

Sirkesalo started his public career in 1984 as an announcer in the Finnish Broadcasting Company radio show Rockradio. In 1986 he formed a band called Giddyups and later a successful a cappella group Veeti and the Velvets. Sirkesalo released his first solo album Mielenrauhaa in 1995. He went on to make four more solo albums, the last of which, Sanasta miestä, was released posthumously in February 2005. Sirkesalo also hosted music-related TV shows for the Finnish Broadcasting Company.[1]

Death

Sirkesalo, aged 42, and his family (wife Johanna, aged 38, son Sampo, aged 8 and daughter Saana, aged 3) drowned after being struck by the tsunami during their vacation in Khao Lak, Thailand, in 2004.[2] They lie buried in Toijala.[3] Before his death, Sirkesalo lived with his family for the last few years of his life in Klaukkala, Nurmijärvi.[4]

Solo albums
Year Title Chart
FIN
1995 Mielenrauhaa 5
1996 Aika 3
1998 Kissanelämää 5
2001 Enkeleitä onko heitä 5
2002 Halutuimmat 9
2005 Sanasta miestä 1
2006 30 unohtumatonta laulua 31
2009 The Essential Aki Sirkesalo —
gollark: I also have a profile on pronouny (https://pronouny.xyz/u/osmarks) so people can look up mine if they really need to be sure.
gollark: I just refer to everyone as "they" on the internet™, which really saves a lot of hassle.
gollark: > That's not how the Judeo-Christian God behaves.Really? Said god seems to really like being mean for no good reason.
gollark: Well, see, people doing that often get bored and decide to use their not-very-godlike powers to wreak havoc upon the simulated people.
gollark: Have you never played the sims or something?

References
  1. Mattila, Ilkka. "Muistot – Aki Sirkesalo". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  2. "Aki Sirkesalo". heavenslie.com.
  3. Rantalainen, Tiia. "Aki Sirkesalon vanhemmat: "Oman lapsen kuolemaa ei voi unohtaa koskaan"". Iltalehti. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  4. Vuorela, Arvo (August 25, 2017). "Tsunamissa kuolleen Aki Sirkesalon jäljiltä löytyi levyttämätöntä musiikkia – Se päätyy Suomen tunnetuimman äänen soololevylle" (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved August 19, 2019.


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