Sauli Tapani Lehtonen was a Finnish tango

Tango music

Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...

 singer. In 1994, he was crowned the tenth Tango King when he won a Finnish tango competition Tangomarkkinat

Tangomarkkinat

The Tangomarkkinat is the world's oldest tango festival. It is held early every July in Seinäjoki, Finland. As well as competitions to find the country's best tango singers, composers, and dancers, the festival features public dancing to live music provided by the best Finnish entertainers...

. On 8 September 1995 Lehtonen and his father, who was driving the car, hit a moose

Moose

The moose or Eurasian elk is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic configuration...

 in Sipoo

Sipoo

Sipoo is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Nikkilä/Nickby.It is the eastern neighbour of Helsinki and is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...

. Lehtonen died in the Töölö hospital in Helsinki in the early morning of 9 September 1995.

Lehtonen was well known for his way to keep his eyes closed when he was singing.