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Riki Sorsa

1952 - 2016

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Esko Richard "Riki" Sorsa (26 December 1952 – 10 May 2016) was a Finnish pop singer. He started his career in 1974 as the lead singer in the band The Zoo. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the entry "Reggae OK", a reggae influenced song in Finnish which came 16th (out of 20 countries). The song was composed by Jim Pembroke, the lyrics were written by Olli Ojala, and it was conducted by Otto Donner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Riki Sorsa is the 2,449th most popular singer (down from 2,040th in 2024), the 483rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 427th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Finnish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Riki Sorsa ranks 2,449 out of 4,381. Before him are Tix, Barrett Strong, Margaret Whiting, Philippe Lafontaine, Park Ye-eun, and Nina Sublatti. After him are Hayley Williams, Alesha Dixon, Aimee Mann, Polo G, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Andrea Corr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Riki Sorsa ranks 705. Before him are Yuriy Kutsenko, Michael Fallon, Christine Prinsloo, Kunzang Choden, Jacqueline Barton, and Kim Warwick. After him are Wim Meutstege, Laurie Bird, José Velásquez, John Hickenlooper, Hossein Sheikholeslam, and David Amess. Among people deceased in 2016, Riki Sorsa ranks 557. Before him are Richard Libertini, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Tyrus Wong, Jerry Doyle, Daniel Prodan, and Patrick Ekeng. After him are Roger Cicero, Bernie Worrell, Sidney Drell, Joe Medicine Crow, Kitty Kallen, and José María Rivas.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Riki Sorsa ranks 483 out of 751. Before him are Jussi Jääskeläinen (1975), Päivi Räsänen (1959), Pertti Ukkola (1950), Seppo Räty (1962), Anneli Saaristo (1949), and Matti Hautamäki (1981). After him are Kalle Rovanperä (2000), Johanna Sinisalo (1958), Anne Nurmi (1968), Jouko Ahola (1970), Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (1965), and Leena Lehtolainen (1964).

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Among SINGERS In Finland

Among singers born in Finland, Riki Sorsa ranks 25. Before him are Karita Mattila (1960), Seija Simola (1944), Linde Lindström (1976), Nina Åström (1962), Markku Aro (1950), and Anneli Saaristo (1949). After him are Anne Nurmi (1968), Leena Peisa (1979), Kaija Kärkinen (1962), Sonja Lumme (1961), Krista Siegfrids (1985), and Saara Aalto (1987).

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