Reijo Taipale

Reijo Toivo Taipale (9 March 1940 – 26 April 2019) was a Finnish pop singer since the 1950s specializing in Schlager music and tango.[1] Many of his albums have gone gold and platinum.[2]

Biography

Taipale was born in Miehikkälä, Finland. Throughout the 1970s, he collaborated closely with Eino Grön with the two releasing four joint tango-based albums.

Taipale died in Helsinki from complications of dementia on 26 April 2019 at the age of 79.[3][4]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions
FIN
[5]
1995 Natalie 32
1996 Jaksaa vanhakin tanssia 30
1998 Jäi yöstä muisto vain 27
2001 Elämän virta 11
2003 Ihan kuin nuo toiset 38
2006 Sateen hiljainen ääni 15
2008 Muistojen polku  –
2010 Taipaleen tie  –
2014 Valon lapsi 11

Joint albums with Eino Grön

Compilation album

Year Album Peak positions
FIN
[5]
1997 Juhlalevy 31
1998 20 suosikkia − Aila  –
1998 Unohtumattomat 5
2001 20 suosikkia − Kielon jäähyväiset 5
2004 Unohtumattomat 2 10
2005 Unohtumattomat 3 40
2007 40 unohtumatonta tangoa ja valssia 20
2007 Tuulet kääntyy pohjoiseen – Kaikki Fonovox-levytykset 1975–1978  –

References

  1. ^ Reijo Taipale levytti Eppu Normaalin klassikon - tältä se kuulostaa (in Finnish)
  2. ^ MTV Finland: Reijo Taipale yllättää – levyttää Eppu Normaalin hitin (in Finnish)
  3. ^ Iskelmälegenda Reijo Taipale on kuollut
  4. ^ "Reijo Taipale on kuollut – sairasti vuosia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Reijo Taipale discography". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

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