Risto Asikainen (born 20 August 1958,
Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi () is the most populated rural municipality of Finland, located north of the capital Helsinki. The neighboring municipalities of Nurmijärvi are Espoo, Vantaa, Tuusula, Hyvinkää and Vihti, and it is part of the Greater Helsinki. Th ...
) is a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
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record producer, songwriter and musician. He became known to the general public from the Finnish version of the reality television show "
Popstars
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". In the show he appeared as a judge and also wrote and produced music for the Popstars bands.
In
Finland
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, Asikainen has worked behind numerous successful pop-artists and bands, such as
Nylon Beat
Nylon Beat was a Finnish girl group consisting of Jonna Kosonen and Erin Koivisto (later known as Erin during her solo career). Their main period of popularity was during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
History
The band was formed in 1995 as ...
,
S.E.S.,
Kaija Koo
Kaija Kokkola (born 10 September 1962), better known by her stage name Kaija Koo, is a Finnish singer.
Kokkola began her career when she was 17 years old, as a member of a band Steel City, later known as Kaija Koo Band, until it broke up and Kai ...
,
Dingo
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,
Arja Koriseva
Arja Koriseva (born 21 April 1965) is a Finnish singer. She first came to fame as a tango singer; her repertoire now includes evergreen, pop, musical theatre, and sacred music.
Koriseva has sold over 330,000 certified records, making her the sev ...
,
Kari Tapio
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,
Gimmel
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and
Robin.
Asikainen is signed as a writer to
Elements Music
Elements Music is an independent music publishing and producer management company based in Helsinki, Finland.
Elements Music has had a multitude of number one albums and singles domestically as well as internationally and has been awarded the "Mus ...
.
References
1958 births
Living people
Finnish songwriters
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