Lars Anders Fredrik "Lasse" Mårtenson (24 September 1934 – 14 May 2016) was a Finnish singer, composer, actor, and theater conductor. Mårtenson was born in

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. He performed at the

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in 1964 with the song " Laiskotellen" ("Idling"). He placed 7th with 9 points. He is best known in his home country as the composer of "Maija from the Storm Skerries", a lyrical tune arranged primarily for piano. His hits include the Finnish version of the song "

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" in duet with

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, which was included in the list of the songs played in the

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during the breaks.Suomen MM-kisat 2003
(World Championships in Finland 2003. In Finnish). Suomen Jäähallimusiikit In 2011 he published his memoirs, ''Vågspel'', in the Swedish language, and they were translated into Finnish in 2013. Lasse Mårtenson died in 2016, aged 81.

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Mårtenson, Lasse.
Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. 1934 births 2016 deaths Musicians from Helsinki Swedish-speaking Finns Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1964 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland 20th-century Finnish male singers Finnish male composers {{Finland-musician-stub