Aki Sirkesalo

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Aki Sirkesalo
Birth name	Aki Pekka Antero Sirkesalo
Born	(1962-07-25)25 July 1962 Toijala, Finland
Died	26 December 2004(2004-12-26) (aged 42) Khao Lak, Thailand
Genres	Funk, soul, rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, songwriter, broadcaster
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1984–2004
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment

Musical artist

Aki Pekka Antero Sirkesalo (25 July 1962 – 26 December 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 4) 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]

His birth town Toijala memorized him by naming a street as Sirkesalontie. He had left a lot of unpublished music and lyrics before his death, which has been recorded by various artistes.

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.