Jussi Hakulinen

Finnish musical artist (1964–2022)

Jussi Hakulinen
Hakulinen in 2008
Background information
Born	(1964-12-21)21 December 1964 Pori, Finland
Died	9 August 2022(2022-08-09) (aged 57) Pori, Finland
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active	1981–2022
Formerly of	Yö

Musical artist

Jussi Pekka Hakulinen (21 December 1964 – 9 August 2022) was a Finnish musician and singer-songwriter. He was one of the original members of the group Yö, one of the best-selling rock bands in Finland. Hakulinen left the band for solo career in 1985 after two platinum selling albums. Since 1990, Hakulinen was an occasional visitor to Yö's concerts and also wrote material for the band.^[1] His songs Joutsenlaulu (1984) and Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen (2003), recorded by Yö, have been voted as the greatest Finnish pop songs in several listeners polls.^[2]

Discography

Yö

Varietee (1983)
Nuorallatanssija (1984)

Kinsky

Valtaa ja voimaa (1986)

Solo

Vaaleanpunainen majatalo (1985)
Pennitön Onassis (1991)
Vieraskirja (1995)
3.33.33 (1998)
Tähtipölyä (2010)

References

^ Vilkman, Sanna (9 August 2022). "Yön suurimmat hitit tehtaillut Jussi Hakulinen on kuollut" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ Österman, Nalle (19 December 2012). "Finlands Kent smörar vidare" (in Swedish). Hufvudstadsbladet. Retrieved 10 August 2022.