Aki Sirkesalo

Aki Sirkesalo
Aki Sirkesalo
Birth name	Aki Pekka Antero Sirkesalo
Born	July 25, 1962; Toijala, Finland
Died	December 26, 2004 (aged 42); Khao Lak, Thailand
Genres	Funk, soul, rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, songwriter, broadcaster
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1984–2004
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment
Associated acts	Sami Saari

Aki Pekka Antero Sirkesalo (July 25, 1962 – December 26, 2004) was a Finnish singer and broadcaster.

Career

Sirkesalo started his public career in 1984 as an announcer in the Finnish Broadcasting Company radio show Rockradio. In 1986 he formed a band called Giddyups and later a successful a cappella group Veeti and the Velvets. Sirkesalo released his first solo album Mielenrauhaa in 1995. He went on to make four more solo albums, the last of which, Sanasta miestä, was released posthumously in February 2005. Sirkesalo also hosted music-related TV shows for the Finnish Broadcasting Company.[1]

Death

Sirkesalo, aged 42, and his family (wife Johanna, aged 38, son Sampo, aged 8 and daughter Saana, aged 3) drowned after being struck by the tsunami during their vacation in Khao Lak, Thailand, in 2004.[2] They lie buried in Toijala.[3] Before his death, Sirkesalo lived with his family for the last few years of his life in Klaukkala, Nurmijärvi.[4]

Solo albums

Year	Title	Chart
Year	Title	FIN
1995	Mielenrauhaa	5
1996	Aika	3
1998	Kissanelämää	5
2001	Enkeleitä onko heitä	5
2002	Halutuimmat	9
2005	Sanasta miestä	1
2006	30 unohtumatonta laulua	31
2009	The Essential Aki Sirkesalo	—

References

Mattila, Ilkka. "Muistot – Aki Sirkesalo". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
"Aki Sirkesalo". heavenslie.com.
Rantalainen, Tiia. "Aki Sirkesalon vanhemmat: "Oman lapsen kuolemaa ei voi unohtaa koskaan"". Iltalehti. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
Vuorela, Arvo (August 25, 2017). "Tsunamissa kuolleen Aki Sirkesalon jäljiltä löytyi levyttämätöntä musiikkia – Se päätyy Suomen tunnetuimman äänen soololevylle" (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

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[1] Mattila, Ilkka. "Muistot – Aki Sirkesalo". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved August 29, 2013.

[2] "Aki Sirkesalo". heavenslie.com.

[3] Rantalainen, Tiia. "Aki Sirkesalon vanhemmat: "Oman lapsen kuolemaa ei voi unohtaa koskaan"". Iltalehti. Retrieved August 29, 2013.

[4] Vuorela, Arvo (August 25, 2017). "Tsunamissa kuolleen Aki Sirkesalon jäljiltä löytyi levyttämätöntä musiikkia – Se päätyy Suomen tunnetuimman äänen soololevylle" (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved August 19, 2019.