Tommi Läntinen

Tommi Läntinen
Läntinen in 2013.
Background information
Birth nameTommi Pekka Läntinen
Born (1959-08-22) August 22, 1959 (age 65)
Turku,[1] Finland
OriginTurku, Finland
GenresPop,[2] rock, schlager[3]
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar[4]
Years active1980–present
Websitetommilantinen.fi (in Finnish)

Tommi Pekka Läntinen (born August 22, 1959) is a Finnish singer-songwriter.[3] After starting his career in 1980, Läntinen has worked in a number of bands as a vocalist and songwriter—perhaps best known as a lead vocalist of the bands Boycott and Fabrics. At that time, Läntinen mainly sang in English, but as he began his solo career in 1993, he started to write his lyrics in Finnish.[6] His debut solo album, Veijareita ja pyhimyksiä, was released in 1994 and his seventh and latest solo album, Isoja aikoja, was released in 2011.[2][9]

With over 144,707 records sold,[10] Läntinen is one of the best-selling male soloists in Finland.

On 12 January 2022, he was announced as one of the participants in the Finnish national final for Eurovision 2022.[11]

Personal life

Läntinen has a son, Ilmari, who was born in 1997. In 2015, he divorced his son's mother after thirty years of marriage.[12] The family had moved to Portugal in 2006,[13] but later relocated back to Finland in 2010.[14] Läntinen currently lives in Espoo.[12]

Discography

Solo albums

References

  1. ^ "Ihan liekeissä". Turun ylioppilaslehti (in Finnish). Student Union of the University of Turku. November 23, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Korkee, Sanna (January 2011). "Tommi Läntinen - Paluumuuttajalla hyvä hyrinä" (in Finnish). Säveltäjät ja Sanoittajat Elvis ry. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Karhu, Tuomo (February 9, 2006). "Tää on myös Tommin maailma". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). TS-Yhtymä. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Haku: "Tommi Läntinen laulu kitara"". Finna (in Finnish). National Digital Library (Kansallinen digitaalinen kirjasto). Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "Via Dolorosa : Rakkauden kotiin". Finna (in Finnish). National Digital Library (Kansallinen digitaalinen kirjasto). Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Österman, Nalle (December 26, 2014). "Uusi sukupolvi kaivoi Tommi Läntisen naftaliinista". Turkulainen (in Finnish). Suomen Lehtiyhtymä. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "Down by the Laiturin pääkonsertit ennkkomyyntiin". Muusikoiden.net (in Finnish). Muusikoiden Net ry. June 8, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  8. ^ Hiltunen, Juhani (November 6, 2015). "Hyvä blogiaihe oli mennä sivu suun". Rokkineuvos-blogi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  9. ^ "Syksyn Sävel -kisaaja Tommi Läntinen toivoo lisää musiikkia televisioon!". Radio Nova (in Finnish). Bonnier. October 12, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  10. ^ "Tommi Läntinen" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  11. ^ Otto, Melanie (2022-01-12). "Finland: Meet the 7 acts competing in UMK 2022". ESCUnited. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  12. ^ a b Nieminen, Arja (September 30, 2015). "Tommi Läntisen Ilmari-poika on jo 18-vuotias: "Ei ole hirveästi pahoja puolia tuossa äijässä"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Alma Media. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  13. ^ Karimaa, Ida (August 13, 2015). "35-vuotistaiteilijajuhlaansa viettävän Tommi Läntisen isot elämänmuutokset: raittius ja ero". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. Archived from the original on August 16, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  14. ^ "Tommi Läntinen eroaa – 30 vuoden avioliitto ohi". MTV.fi (in Finnish). Bonnier. August 13, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

Further reading

  • Leskinen, JayJay (2005). Tää on myös mun maailma: Tommi Läntinen (in Finnish). Tampere: Aamulehti Kirjat. ISBN 978-952-5601-07-7.
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