Eino Grön, born January 31, 1939, is a

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singer known for his performance of a wide range of

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styles, including

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, and spiritual music. Grön was born at the island of Reposaari in

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but has lived the last 30 years mainly in

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. Grön made his first recording in 1958 and he is one of the most iconic persons in the Finnish

scene. Grön is best known as a

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singer but his styles vary from Finnish schlager to

and spiritual music, such as traditional

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. He has made recordings with many other artists like

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tango musicians and Finnish jazz

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player

Antti Sarpila Antti Juhani Sarpila (born 11 June 1964) is a Finnish jazz clarinetist. He performed in a Benny Goodman-inspired style and studied under Bob Wilber. He was a part of the tribute to Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall in 1988 and played in six Ameri ...

. Grön's discography includes 28 studio albums and several compilations. In 2001 Grön received the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

Discography

Studio albums

*1969: ''Tangoserenadi – Eino Grön laulaa'' *1971: ''Rakkaustarinoita'' *1971: ''Ikivihreä Eino Grön'' *1973: ''Eino Grön laulaa suomalaisia tangoja'' *1973: ''Eino Grön'' *1974: ''Hetki muistoille'' *1975: ''Meidän laulumme'' *1977: ''Hartaita lauluja'' *1977: ''Eino Grön mestareiden seurassa'' *1983: ''Merellä ja kotisatamassa'' *1984: ''Tangon kotimaa'' *1987: ''Bandoneon'' *1987: ''Eino Grön'' *1989: ''Mustarastas: Suomalaisia laulelmia'' *1990: ''Sininen ja valkoinen'' *1992: ''Sulle lauluni laadin'' *1992: ''Kotikirkkoni: Eino Grön laulaa Tuomaslauluja'' *1995: ''Kuinka kaunista on'' *1997: ''Vähemmän kiirettä, enemmän aikaa'' *1997: ''Unelmatangoja'' *1999: ''Sinut löysin uudestaan'' *2000: ''Romanttinen Eino Grön'' *2000: ''Lapsuusajan joulu'' *2002: ''Kotikirkkoni'' *2003: ''Yötuuli'' *2003: ''Antti Sarpila featuring Eino Grön: Swinging Christmas (vol. 3)'' *2004: ''Antti Sarpila meets Eino Grön: Swingin' n' Singin *2007: ''Minun jouluni''

Joint albums with Reijo Taipale

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

Compilation albums

*1965: ''Eino Grön (1965)'' *1967: ''Eino Grön (1967)'' *1967: ''Eino Grön laulaa tangoja'' *1974: ''Romanttinen Eino Grön'' *1978: ''Parhaat päältä'' *1980: ''Kauneimmat valssit'' *1981: ''Meidän tangomme'' *1982: ''Suomalaisen tangon taikaa'' *1988: ''28 ikivihreää'' *1993: ''Parhaat'' *1995: ''20 suosikkia – Seinillä on korvat'' *1997: ''20 suosikkia – Tango d'amore'' *1998: ''20 suosikkia – Tangokavaljeeri'' *1998: ''20 suosikkia – Soi maininki hiljainen'' *2001: ''Musiikin tähtihetkiä (vol. 16)'' *2002: ''20 suosikkia – Suudelmin suljetut kirjeet'' *2002: ''20 suosikkia – Kotona taas'' *2003: ''Suomi huiput: 20 Hittiä'' *2006: ''Jokainen päiväni – Kauneimmat lauluni'' *2008: ''Tämä elämä – Kaikkien aikojen parhaat'' *2011: ''Lauluja rakkaudesta –vuosikymmenten suosikit'' *2013: ''Samettisilmäinen tyttöni''

Featuring

*2021: ''Hyvät hautajaiset'' ( Pyhimys feat. Eino Grön)

Television specials

*1988: ''Eino Grön – Tangoja ja laulelmia'' (YLE TV1) with Jaakko Salo Orchestra *1993: ''Eino Grön 35'' (YLE TV1) with Lahden kaupunginorkesteri *2004: ''Eino Grön – Taru tangon herrasta'', documentary (YLE TV2) *2004: ''Estradilla: Eino Grön 65'' (YLE TV2)

References

External links

Eino Grön Official Homepage
1939 births People from Pori 20th-century Finnish male singers Pro Finlandia Medals of the Order of the Lion of Finland Finnish emigrants to the United States Living people Finnish tango musicians {{Finland-singer-stub