Heldur Jõgioja (previously Heldur Aavik, born Bronisław Vjazhowsky; 21 September 1936 – 21 April 2010) was an

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musician, composer, writer, journalist. Jõgioja's name at birth was Bronisław Vjazhowsky, and later took the name Heldur Aavik, then Heldur Jõgioja. Jõgioja was born in Elva and graduated from the Faculty of Law of

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in 1964. Aftwewards, he worked as a lawyer in Kohtla-Järve and Tartu and worked as a reporter for ''Õhtuleht''. In 1974, he joined the musical ensemble Suveniir as a keyboardist and accordionist. In total, he created about 300 songs and more than 1000 song texts. He also published collections of poetry, wrote historical plays, novels and short stories. He was the owner of the record label LeHelMus. He died in

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Awards

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, V class.

Selected books

* ''Eesti Rukki Seltsi laulik''. Kirjastus LeHelMus. ISBN 9790540020859 * ''Kaika Lainest Vangani''. ISBN 9789949159260 * ''Kriminaalne tragikomöödia''. ISBN 9789949187775 * ''Himmleri Tartust pärit ihuarst''. Kirjastus LeHelMus. ISBN 9789949188598

References

1936 births 2010 deaths 20th-century Estonian composers Soviet musicians Estonian accordionists Estonian male novelists Estonian male poets Estonian male short story writers 20th-century Estonian writers 20th-century Estonian musicians Estonian male songwriters Estonian male journalists 20th-century Estonian lawyers Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class University of Tartu alumni People from Elva, Estonia {{Estonia-writer-stub