Eero Raittinen
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Eero Raittinen performing with SF-Blues in 2023 at the Tavastia Club | |
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Birth name | Eero Nikodemus Raittinen |
Born | (1944-10-06) 6 October 1944 (age 79) Helsinki, Finland |
Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
Occupation(s) | singer, drummer |
Years active | 1960–present |
Formerly of | The Esquires, The Sounds, The Boys, Tasavallan Presidentti |
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Eero Raittinen (born 6 October 1944, Helsinki)[1] is a Finnish pop, rock and blues singer and drummer. Starting in 1960, Raittinen performed in various bands, initially alongside his older brother Jussi Raittinen, but has mostly had a solo career spanning over sixty years.[2][3] Among his better-known recordings are the Finnish cover versions of the Swedish Mälarö kyrka (1968) and the Italian Che sarà (1971).[2] As of 2022, he is credited as a primary artist on 17 albums, including several for major labels such as RCA and Epic.[4] He took part in the Finnish qualification for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, but failed to get through to the final.[5] His authorised biography Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen was published in 2020.[6]
- Eero Raittinen performing with SF-Blues in 2023 at the Tavastia Club
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References
- ^ Virtamo, Keijo (1997). Otavan musiikkitieto (in Finnish) (revised ed.). Helsinki: Otava. p. 337. ISBN 9511145185.
- ^ a b "Eero Raittiselle blues ja rock olivat samaa tavaraa eri tempossa" (in Finnish). Yle. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Niemi, Jussi. "On konkariartisteja ja sitten on Eero Raittinen, johon verrattuna konkaritkin tuntuvat noviiseilta" [There are veteran artists, and then there is Eero Raittinen, compared to whom even veterans seem like novices] (in Finnish). No. 4–2022. Soundi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Eero Raittinen". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Finnish Selection 1974: Eero Raittinen & Jukka Tolonen - "Shangri-la"". EurovisionWorld.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen". Finna.fi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
Further reading
- Saksala, E. Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen (Kouvola: Reuna, 2020) ISBN 978-952-355-038-4