Reijo Toivo Taipale (9 March 1940 – 26 April 2019) was a Finnish pop singer since the 1950s specializing in Schlager music and tango. Many of his albums have gone gold and platinum.

Biography

Taipale was born in Miehikkälä, Finland. Throughout the 1970s, he collaborated closely with

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with the two releasing four joint tango-based albums. Taipale died in

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from complications of

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on 26 April 2019 at the age of 79.

Discography

Albums

*1966: ''Reijo'' *1968: ''Reijo Taipale'' *1970: ''Ethän minua unhoita'' *1971: ''Unto Monosen muistolle'' (with

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and Esko Rahkonen) *1973: ''Kahden kanssasi'' *1975: ''Amado mio'' *1975: ''Reijon taipaleelta'' *1976: ''Juhlakonsertti'' *1976: ''Muistoja ja tunteita'' *1977: ''Angelique'' *1978: ''Juhlavalssit'' *1979: ''Unohtumaton ilta'' *1980: ''Kaipaan sua'' *1981: ''Olen saanut elää'' *1982: ''Elämän parketeilla'' *1984: ''25 vuotta taipaleella'' *1986: ''Ruusu joka vuodesta'' *1987: ''Rakkauskirje'' *1987: ''Kotiseutuni − Muistojen Miehikkälä'' (with

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& Erkki Pärtty) *1989: ''Virran rannalla'' *1990: ''Tulisuudelma'' *1990: ''Elämän tanssit'' *1991: ''Olit täysikuu'' *1992: ''Taas kutsuu Karjala'' *1992: ''Toivo Kärjen kauneimmat tangot'' *1992: ''Kulkukoirat'' (with

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) *1993: ''Soita kitara kaipaustani'' *1993: ''Onnen maa'' *1994: ''Unta näin taas''

Joint albums with
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*1970: ''16 tangoa'' *1973: ''16 tangoa 2'' *1978: ''16 tangoa (1978)'' *1978: ''Toiset 16 tangoa''

Compilation album

*1982: ''Satumaa'' *1991: ''Ruusujen aika'' (levytyksiä vuosilta 1986−1991) *1995: ''20 suosikkia − Onnen maa'' *1996: ''Saapuuko hän'' (levytyksiä vuosilta 1990−1996)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taipale, Reijo 1940 births 2019 deaths People from Miehikkälä 20th-century Finnish male singers Deaths from dementia in Finland Finnish tango musicians