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Riki Sorsa

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1952-12-26

Deathday: 2016-05-09 (63 years old)

Biography

Richard Esko "Riki" Sorsa (26 December 1952 – 10 May 2016) was a Finnish pop singer. He started his career in 1974 as the lead singer in the band The Zoo. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the entry "Reggae OK", a reggae influenced song in Finnish which came 16th (out of 20 countries). The song was composed by Jim Pembroke, the lyrics were written by Olli Ojala, and it was conducted by Otto Donner. Sorsa released several albums, singing in Finnish, Swedish, and English. Sorsa died of cancer on 10 May 2016.

Filmography

all 2

TV Shows 1

self 1

Movies 1

Self

Kaverille ei jätetä (1999)

Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä (1984)

Movie

5.17

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1952-12-26

Deathday
2016-05-09 (63 years old)

Birth Name
Esko Richard Sorsa

Birth Place
Helsinki, Finland

Height

Mother
Margaretha von Bahr

Citizenships
Finland

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Riki Sorsa
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