Matti ja Teppo is a famous

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folk duo made up of brothers Matti Tapio Ruohonen 73 (born in

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on 8 August 1949) and Teppo Ilmari Ruohonen 74 (born also in Turku on 1 March 1948) who have performed together since childhood. The duo studied violin and piano in their hometown Turku. Matti also studied guitar and songwriting, whereas Teppo became a lyricist. In 1972, the duo released their debut album, the self-titled album ''Matti ja Teppo''. They established their own record label "M & T Production" in 1975 and have become one of the biggest selling artists in Finland, with many famous songs like "Kissankultaa", "Et voi tulla rajan taa", "Mä joka päivä töitä teen", "Ensimmäinen", "Kaiken takana on nainen", "Mä tanssin hullun lailla" and "Näitä polkuja tallaan". Many of their albums have been certified gold and platinum. Their older brother was the operatic tenor and voice pedagog

Seppo Ruohonen Seppo Ruohonen (25 April 1946 — 1 March 2020) was a Finnish operatic tenor and voice pedagog. Education Ruohonen trained initially under Lea Piltti, and later continued in Vienna at the Vienna State Opera school and the ''Hochschule für Mus ...

(1946-2020).

Discography

Albums

*1972: ''Matti ja Teppo'' *1975: ''Ota kiinni'' *1976: ''Cara mia'' *1977: ''Sait mitä hait'' *1981: ''Et voi tulla rajan taa'' *1982: ''Pidä itsestäsi huolta'' *1983: ''Minuun voit luottaa'' *1984: ''Kuulut aikaan parhaimpaan'' *1984: ''Lauluja sinulle'' *1986: ''Matti & Teppo'' *1987: ''Matti ja Teppo '87'' *1989: ''Aito tunne'' *1989: ''Joulu on rakkautta'' *1990: ''Suuret valssisuosikit'' *1991: ''Taivaan merkit'' *1992: ''Jää mun luo'' *1994: ''Kaikki peliin'' *1995: ''Suuret valssisuosikit 2'' *1995: ''Toivon ja hiljaisuuden lauluja'' *1997: ''Luotuja kulkemaan'' *1998: ''Suuret valssisuosikit 3'' *1999: ''Toivon ja hiljaisuuden lauluja 2'' *2001: ''Ensimmäinen'' *2003: ''Hänelle'' *2004: ''Joulun aika'' *2006: ''Pöytä täyteen'' *2006: ''Toivon ja hiljaisuuden lauluja 3'' *2008: ''Satoi tai paistoi'' *2010: ''Peruskallio'' *2012: ''Meidän paikka'' *2014: ''Yksinoikeudella'' *2015: ''45 V. Juhlalevy'' *2017: ''Nostalgiaa'' *2019: ''Enemmän'' ;Compilations *1979: ''Täyskymppi 1969–1979'' *1985: ''Parhaat 1'' *1986: ''Parhaat 2'' *1991: ''Kaksi alkuperäistä: Pidä itsestäsi huolta / Minuun voit luottaa'' *1993: ''Vauhti kiihtyy'' *2001: ''Kaikki hitit'' *2002: ''Kaikkien aikojen valssisuosikit'' *2002: ''Näin se kesäloma toimii'' *2004: ''35. vuotisjuhlalevy'' *2009: ''40. vuotisjuhlalevy'' *2015: ''45 V. Juhlalevy'' *2019: ''50 v. juhlalevy''

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matti ja Teppo Finnish musical duos Sibling musical duos Folk music duos 20th-century Finnish male singers Finnish songwriters Musicians from Turku 1948 births 1949 births Living people 21st-century Finnish male singers