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  • Country / Finland
  • Time Span / 1945 – 2010

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Influenced By (3)

Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson

Genres

Pop Folk, World, & Country Rock

Styles

Schlager Vocal Country Pop Rock Ballad Tango Holiday Disco

Aliases

Kari Jalkanen

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 the most popular singer in Finland for decades; having sold estimately over a million certified records (during his career and posthumously), he is the best-selling soloist in the country. Kari Tapio was born in Suonenjoki, Finland. In the 1960s he performed in his home town Pieksämäki with the local bands ER-Quartet and Jami & The Noisemakers. In 1966 he took singing lessons from Ture Ara. Continue reading on Wikipedia

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