Gösta Sundqvist
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Gösta Erik Sundqvist was a famous Finnish musician and radio personality. He was the lead singer for Leevi and the Leavings
since the forming of the band. The name "Leevi" is often taken to mean Sundqvist personally, although this is incorrect, and "Leevi" refers to a late friend of the band members. Sundqvist kept himself almost completely hidden from publicity and Leevi and the Leavings never performed in front of a live audience, with only one exception under the name "Tarmo Dynamo". In the 1980s and 90s, Gösta and the band gave some interviews but after the year 2000 Sundqvist became a total media hermit.
Sundqvist is best remembered by the songs he composed, arranged and wrote the texts for. His lyrics were down-to-earth which was probably the key to success among the Finnish public. In 1990 Sundqvist expanded his work to include radio comedy. He wrote several humorous shows for the radio station formerly known as Radiomafia
, including Tietokoneenkorjauskurssi ("Computer repair course") and Koe-eläinpuisto ("Test animal park").
Sundqvist also wrote songs for singer Aarne Tenkanen, who was originally one of the characters appearing in Koe-eläinpuisto.
Gösta Sundqvist died abruptly from a heart attack at his home in Espoo
on August 15 2003, being only 46 years old. His father also had a short lived life. Only hours before his death, he was in a studio recording a new version of a Leavings song meant to appear on their next single.
Leevi and the Leavings
Leevi and the Leavings was a Finnish rock band that operated from 1978 to 2003.The band consisted of Gösta Sundqvist, Risto Paananen, Juha Karastie and Niklas Nylund. Sundqvist was the leader of the band, he composed and wrote all the band's songs as well as being the vocalist...
since the forming of the band. The name "Leevi" is often taken to mean Sundqvist personally, although this is incorrect, and "Leevi" refers to a late friend of the band members. Sundqvist kept himself almost completely hidden from publicity and Leevi and the Leavings never performed in front of a live audience, with only one exception under the name "Tarmo Dynamo". In the 1980s and 90s, Gösta and the band gave some interviews but after the year 2000 Sundqvist became a total media hermit.
Sundqvist is best remembered by the songs he composed, arranged and wrote the texts for. His lyrics were down-to-earth which was probably the key to success among the Finnish public. In 1990 Sundqvist expanded his work to include radio comedy. He wrote several humorous shows for the radio station formerly known as Radiomafia
Radiomafia
Radiomafia was a Finnish radio station owned by YLE and mainly directed to teenagers and young adults. It was established on June 1, 1990 and decommissioned on January 12, 2003. It was followed by YleX, with some of the programmes moved to other channels, such as YleQ, YLE Radio Suomi and YLE Radio...
, including Tietokoneenkorjauskurssi ("Computer repair course") and Koe-eläinpuisto ("Test animal park").
Sundqvist also wrote songs for singer Aarne Tenkanen, who was originally one of the characters appearing in Koe-eläinpuisto.
Gösta Sundqvist died abruptly from a heart attack at his home in Espoo
Espoo
Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....
on August 15 2003, being only 46 years old. His father also had a short lived life. Only hours before his death, he was in a studio recording a new version of a Leavings song meant to appear on their next single.