Let Mårtenson

Lasse Mårtenson (1964)

Lars Anders Fredrik "Lasse" Mårtenson (born September 24, 1934 in Helsinki , † May 14, 2016 in Espoo ) was a Finnish jazz singer and pianist .

Live and act

In the 1950s he was popular as a singer and pianist in Finland with his Lasse Mårtenson Trio . Numerous singles by him appeared in the 1960s. He won the Finnish preselection for the Eurovision Grand Prix in Copenhagen in 1964 , where he came seventh with the jazz song Laiskotellen ( German idiot ). From the 1970s he was mainly active as a composer for television and wrote many the theme tunes for Finnish series. He occasionally appeared in it himself with small supporting roles. His album Skärgård - saaristo was honored with a gold record in Finland in 1978 .

Web links

Commons : Lasse Mårtenson - collection of images, videos and audio files

Lasse Mårtenson at Discogs (English)
Lasse Mårtenson in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Obituary (Finnish)
↑ 1964: Grand Prix Eurovision in Copenhagen at eurovision.de
↑ Music Sales Awards: FI

personal data
SURNAME	Mårtenson, Lasse
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mårtenson, Lars Anders Fredrik (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish jazz singer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 24, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Helsinki
DATE OF DEATH	May 14, 2016
Place of death	Espoo

[1] Obituary (Finnish)

[2] 1964: Grand Prix Eurovision in Copenhagen at eurovision.de

[Ausz.-3] Music Sales Awards: FI