Eero Raittinen
Eero Raittinen performing with SF-Blues in 2023 at the Tavastia Club
Eero Raittinen performing with SF-Blues in 2023 at the Tavastia Club
Background information
Birth nameEero Nikodemus Raittinen
Born (1944-06-10) 10 June 1944
Helsinki, Finland
OriginHelsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)singer, drummer
Years active1960–present
Formerly ofThe Esquires, The Sounds, The Boys, Tasavallan Presidentti

Eero Raittinen (born 6 October 1944, Helsinki)[1] is a Finnish pop, rock and blues singer and drummer. Starting in 1960, Raittinen performed in various bands, initially alongside his older brother Jussi Raittinen, but has mostly had a solo career spanning over sixty years.[2][3] Among his better-known recordings are the Finnish cover versions of the Swedish Mälarö kyrka (1968) and the Italian Che sarà (1971).[2] As of 2022, he is credited as a primary artist on 17 albums, including several for major labels such as RCA and Epic.[4] He took part in the Finnish qualification for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, but failed to get through to the final.[5] His authorised biography Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen was published in 2020.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Virtamo, Keijo (1997). Otavan musiikkitieto (in Finnish) (revised ed.). Helsinki: Otava. p. 337. ISBN 9511145185.
  2. 1 2 "Eero Raittiselle blues ja rock olivat samaa tavaraa eri tempossa" (in Finnish). Yle. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Niemi, Jussi. "On konkariartisteja ja sitten on Eero Raittinen, johon verrattuna konkaritkin tuntuvat noviiseilta" [There are veteran artists, and then there is Eero Raittinen, compared to whom even veterans seem like novices] (in Finnish). No. 4–2022. Soundi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Eero Raittinen". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Finnish Selection 1974: Eero Raittinen & Jukka Tolonen - "Shangri-la"". EurovisionWorld.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen". Finna.fi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

Further reading

  • Saksala, E. Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen (Kouvola: Reuna, 2020) ISBN 978-952-355-038-4
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