Ari-Mikko Kuustonen (born 4 March 1960 in

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) is a Finnish singer-songwriter and television personality. In 1998 Kuustonen was the first Finn to be nominated as a

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/ref> The following year he was awarded the Church's Peace Prize (Kirkon rauhanpalkinto). In 2003 he was nominated as The Most Positive Finn. Kuustonen's daughters Iina Kuustonen and Minka Kuustonen are both actresses.

Studio albums

* Jää kuuntelemaan (1979) * Musta jalokivi (1991) * Abrakadabra (1992) * Aurora (1994) * Valon valtakunta (1994) * Siksak (1996) * Seepran varjo (1997) * Atlantis (2000) * Musta (2003) * Hietaniemi (2007) * Profeetta (2008) * Agricolankatu 11 (2017)

References

External links

Mikko Kuustonen's Official web site
* 1960 births Living people 20th-century Finnish male singers Finnish songwriters People from Leppävirta 21st-century Finnish male singers {{Finland-singer-stub