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Tapio (surname)
Tapio is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Neal Tapio (born 1970), American businessman * Nina Tapio (born 1972), Finnish singer, songwriter, musical actor, and session musician * Juha Tapio (born 1974), Finnish singer, lyricist, composer and guitarist * Jussi Tapio (born 1986), Finnish ice hockey player * Kari Tapio Kari Tapani Jalkanen (22 November 1945 – 7 December 2010), better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. During his career, he was one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades; having ..., (1945–2010), Finnish singer {{surname Finnish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Tapio
Neal Tapio (born September 19, 1970) is an American businessman, South Dakota state senator, and a former candidate for U.S. Representative for . Tapio gained attention as an early supporter of Donald Trump and served as the Trump presidential campaign director for South Dakota. Early life and education Neal Tapio was born in Watertown, South Dakota. Tapio graduated from Watertown High School in Watertown, South Dakota in 1988. Tapio attended Moorhead State University in Moorhead, Minnesota where he graduated in 1992 with a Bachelors in Business Administration. Tapio, directly out of college, worked as a staff assistant to then-U.S. Senator Larry Pressler in Washington, D.C. for two years. Business career He worked in the finance industry for Wells Fargo in Rapid City, South Dakota. Tapio later founded New Horizon Homes in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Before entering the petroleum industry, Tapio worked in the ethanol industry. He worked as a director of Growth Energy, an etha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Tapio
Nina Tapio (born February 24, 1972) is a Finnish singer, songwriter, musical actor, and session musician. Her singing career started at the age of five, when she sang on a children's record. Tapio studied at Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory where she got a degree as a teacher of singing. In 1994 she started the band Taikapeili together with Hanna-Riikka Siitonen, publishing three albums until 1999. In 1998 and 2003 she also recorded two albums with Adiemus. In 2005 Tapio sung background vocals for Geir Rönning in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. She was also on the jury of the Finnish television show Idols the same year, and continued in the 2006–2007 season. She was invited to the Finnish prescreening for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest together with Hanna-Riikka Siitonen, but they did not attend. Instead, Tapio read the scores given by Finland in the same contest. Nina Tapio has been a background singer on the records of Finnish artists including Kirka, Tauski, Eini, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Tapio
Juha Leevi Antero Tapio (born 5 February 1974) is a Finnish singer, lyricist, composer and guitarist. His album ''Mitä silmät ei nää'' (2003) sold gold and the album ''Kaunis ihminen'' (2006) reached platinum. He is married to Raija Mattila, and together they have two sons, Mikael and Akseli. Tapio won the Best Male Vocalist Emma Award in 2008. Discography Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Singles References External linksOfficial site {{DEFAULTSORT:Tapio, Juha 1974 births Living people People from Vaasa Finnish songwriters Folk-pop singers Finnish pop singers 20th-century Finnish male singers 21st-century Finnish male singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussi Tapio
Jussi Tapio (born April 10, 1986) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Tapio played in the SM-liiga for Lukko and TPS. See also *Ice hockey in Finland Ice hockey is the most popular sport in Finland in terms of television viewership and game attendance figures. It is third most popular sport in participation amongst children. As of 2020, approximately 1.3% of the Finnish population was registere ... References External links * 1986 births Living people Aalborg Pirates players Asplöven HC players Finnish ice hockey right wingers Hokki players Lukko players Odense Bulldogs players Podhale Nowy Targ players Ice hockey people from Turku HC TPS players TuTo players Újpesti TE (ice hockey) players Vaasan Sport players 1. EV Weiden players EK Zell am See players {{Finland-icehockey-winger-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Tapio
Kari Tapani Jalkanen (22 November 1945 – 7 December 2010), better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. During his career, he was one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades; having sold over 830,000 certified records (during his career and posthumously), he is the best-selling soloist in the country. Kari Tapio was born in Suonenjoki, Finland. In the 1960s he performed in his home town Pieksämäki with the local bands ER-Quartet and Jami & The Noisemakers. In 1966 he took singing lessons from Ture Ara. After Kari Tapio's first single ''"Tuuli kääntyköön"/"Niskavuoren nuorimmainen"'' in 1972, he performed in Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen's show. In the beginning his role was to take care of the snake that was used in the show. Before music became a job for him, he worked as a typesetter in a printing house. In 1976 Kari Tapio finally broke through with his single ''Laula kanssain'' (literally "Sing with Me", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
