Tommi Pekka Läntinen (born August 22, 1959) is a
Finnish singer-songwriter.
After starting his career in 1980, Läntinen has worked in a number of bands as a vocalist and songwriter—perhaps best known as a lead vocalist of the bands
Boycott
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and
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. At that time, Läntinen mainly sang in English, but as he began his solo career in 1993, he started to write his lyrics in
Finnish.
His debut solo album, ''Veijareita ja pyhimyksiä'', was released in 1994 and his seventh and latest solo album, ''Isoja aikoja'', was released in 2011.
With over 144,707 records sold,
Läntinen is one of the
best-selling male soloists in Finland.
On 12 January 2022, he was announced as one of the participants in the
Finnish national final for
Eurovision 2022
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.
Personal life
Läntinen has a son, Ilmari, who was born in 1997. In 2015, he divorced his son's mother after thirty years of marriage.
The family had moved to
Portugal
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in 2006,
but later relocated back to Finland in 2010.
Läntinen currently lives in
Espoo
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.
Discography
Solo albums
* ''
Veijareita ja pyhimyksiä'' (1994)
* ''
Maalla, merellä ja ilmassa!'' (1995)
* ''
Punainen graniitti'' (1997)
* ''
Iltavilli'' (1999)
* ''
Tähtilaiva'' (2002)
* ''
Popniitti'' (2004)
* ''
Isoja aikoja'' (2011)
* ''
Elämä Kantaa Mua'' (2022)
References
Further reading
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1959 births
Living people
Finnish male guitarists
21st-century Finnish male singers
Finnish pop singers
Finnish rock singers
Finnish male singer-songwriters
Finnish singer-songwriters
Musicians from Turku
Finnish schlager musicians
Finnish expatriates in Portugal
20th-century Finnish male singers
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