Rauno Väinämö Lehtinen (7 April 1932 in

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

– 1 May 2006 in Helsinki) was a

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conductor and composer. He composed the 1960s hit '' Letkis'' which was based on a folk-dance. Letkis was recorded in over 92 countries. Lehtinen was also the man behind ''Tom-tom-tom'', which was the most successful Finnish participant (6th) in the

Eurovision song contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

until 2006. The song was performed by

Marion Rung Marion Rung (born 7 December 1945 in Helsinki) is a Finnish pop singer. She is known for having represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 and 1973. Her 1962 Eurovision song placed 7th, and in 1973, she managed to bring Finland's ...

in 1973.

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1932 births 2006 deaths musicians from Tampere Finnish composers Finnish male composers Finnish music arrangers 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century male musicians {{Finland-conductor-stub