Aki Sirkesalo

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Aki Pekka Antero Sirkesalo (born July 25, 1962 in Toijala , Finland , † December 26, 2004 in Khao Lak , Thailand ) was a Finnish musician and television presenter .

Life

Sirkesalo grew up in his native Toijala, where he played the trombone in the brass band of the volunteer fire department. Later he also played the trumpet and guitar. In the mid-1980s he was a founding member of the band Giddyups . From 1990 he was a member of the a cappella band Veeti & The Velvets .

From 1994 he devoted himself to his solo career. His debut album Mielenrauhaa was released in 1995 and reached number 11 in the Finnish charts. Four more studio albums followed in the years to come. The last album Sanasta miestä was released posthumously in 2005 .

Sirkesalo died with his wife and two children in the tsunami after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake in Khao Lak, Thailand . The bodies were found in March 2005 and, after identification, transferred to Finland where they were buried in Sirkesalo's hometown Toijala .

Discography (selection)

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Mielenrauhaa
  FI 11 
platinum
platinum
07/24/1995 (15 weeks)
Aika
  FI 3 
gold
gold
09/16/1996 (9 weeks)
Kissanelämää
  FI 5 
gold
gold
09/28/1998 (9 weeks)
Grandchildren onko heitä
  FI 5 
gold
gold
02/19/2001 (9 weeks)
Halutuimmat
  FI 9 
gold
gold
07/10/2002 (6 weeks)
Sanasta miestä
  FI 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
platinum
platinum
02/28/2005 (18 weeks)
30 unohtumatonta laulua
  FI 31 11/06/2006 (4 weeks)
Singles
Pelkkää kuvitelmaa
  FI 9 08/21/1995 (3 weeks)

Albums

  • 1995: Mielenrauhaa (Sony Music)
  • 1996: Aika (Sony Music)
  • 1998: Kissanelämää (Sony Music)
  • 2001: Enkeleitä onko heitä (Sony Music)
  • 2002: Halutuimmat (Compilation; Sony Music)
  • 2005: Sanasta miestä (published posthumously; EMI Finland)
  • 2011: The Essential (Compilation; Sony Music)

Singles & EPs

  • 1994: Mustankipee (Sony Music)
  • 1994: Hikinen Iltapäivä / Marvin Gaye (Sony Music)
  • 1995: Naispaholainen (Sony Music)
  • 1995: Pelkkää Kuvitelmaa (Sony Music)
  • 1995: Sä Jaksat Tanssii (Sony Music)
  • 1996: Missä Betoni Kasvaa (Sony Music)
  • 1996: Seksuaalista Häirintää (Sony Music)
  • 1996: Kiire (Sony Music)
  • 1997: Heitätkö avaimen (Sony Music)
  • 1998: Äiti (Sony Music)
  • 1998: Kissanainen (Sony Music)
  • 1998: Punatukkainen (Sony Music)
  • 1998: Mykkäkoulu (Sony Music)
  • 1998: Pikkuihminen (Sony Music)
  • 1999: Mä tuun kotiin (Sony Music)
  • 1999: Liisan Koira (feat. Michael Monroe , Sony Music)
  • 2000: Helena (Sony Music)
  • 2001: Senate Sakaisin (Sony Music)
  • 2001: Enkeleitä onko heitä (Sony Music)
  • 2001: Talismaani (Sony Music)
  • 2001: Tule mun luo (Sony Music)
  • 2001: What a Wonderful World (with Jyrki Niskanen ; Sony Music)
  • 2002: Melkein onnellinen (Sony Music)
  • 2002: Toijalan Takana (Sony Music)
  • 2003: Mysteriet (Mysteeri) (with Lisa Nilsson ; Sony Music)
  • 2004: Mullonikäväsua (EMI Finland)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Biografia ( Memento of the original dated August 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at akisirkesalo.com, accessed March 17, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.akisirkesalo.com
  2. ↑ Aki Sirkesalo at findagrave.com, accessed March 17, 2013
  3. ↑ Aki Sirkesalo - albums in the Finnish charts
  4. ↑ Music Sales Awards: FI
  5. ↑ Aki Sirkesalo - Singles in the Finnish charts
personal data
SURNAME Sirkesalo, Aki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sirkesalo, Aki Pekka Antero (full name); Akiboy (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish musician and television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Toijala , Finland
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 2004
Place of death Khao Lak , Thailand