Risto Asikainen (born 20 August 1958,
Nurmijärvi) is a
Finnish record producer, songwriter and musician. He became known to the general public from the Finnish version of the reality television show "
Popstars". In the show he appeared as a judge and also wrote and produced music for the Popstars bands.
In
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
, Asikainen has worked behind numerous successful pop-artists and bands, such as
Nylon Beat,
S.E.S.,
Kaija Koo,
Dingo,
Arja Koriseva,
Kari Tapio,
Gimmel and
Robin.
Asikainen is signed as a writer to
Elements Music.
References
1958 births
Living people
Finnish male songwriters
People from Nurmijärvi
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