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Olavi Virta (Oskari Olavi Ilmén until 1926) (27 February 1915, Sysmä - 14 July 1972, Tampere) was a Finnish singer, acclaimed as the king of Finnish tango .

When looked from afar, it may seem that punk rock emerged practically out of nothing in 1976/77, but that is not the case. There had been many names that had greatly influenced the first punk rock bands: New York Dolls in The US (and The Stooges and MC5 before that), Dr. Feelgood and other pub rock bands in The UK. And then there was Virtanen in Finland. In the mid 1970's Finland bands that emphasized the raw energy of rock'n'roll rather than the virtuosity of instruments were few and far between. Virtanen, however, played raunchy and energetic rock and had...

Olavi Uusivirta (born in Helsinki 1983, Finland) is a Finnish rock/pop singer, songwriter and actor. His debut album "Nuoruustango" was published in 2003 when Olavi was 20 years old. .

1) Virta is the channel of the musical ambitions of Santtu Forsström hailing from Kristiinankaupunki - alluring small town located at the beautiful West Coast of Finland. This nature-praising and original music draws its influences from folk and progressive folk-rock, and the music of five tracks of this fourty-minute album is woven together with drums, percussions, lively bass, acoustic guitars and woodwind instruments. Skillful instrumentation and the progressive elements and song structures create an atmosphere that is at the same time sophisticated and primitively vigorous. "Elon syvä lempi" is rich in nuances, and full of feeling of longing and ethereal...