Tommi Läntinen

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Tommi Läntinen
Läntinen in 2013.
Läntinen in 2013.
Background information
Birth nameTommi Pekka Läntinen
Born (1959-08-22) August 22, 1959 (age 62)
Turku,[1] Finland
OriginTurku, Finland
GenresPop,[2] rock, schlager[3]
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar[4]
Years active1980–present
Associated acts
  • Via Dolorosa[5]
  • Tom Dozen[6]
  • Rin Tin Tin[6]
  • Tommi & Hombre[7]
  • Bundesbank[8]
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 and . 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.

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.[11] The family had moved to Portugal in 2006,[12] but later relocated back to Finland in 2010.[13] Läntinen currently lives in Espoo.[11]

Discography[]

Solo albums[]

  • (1994)
  • (1995)
  • (1997)
  • (1999)
  • (2002)
  • (2004)
  • (2011)

References[]

  1. ^ "Ihan liekeissä". Turun ylioppilaslehti (in Finnish). Student Union of the University of Turku. November 23, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Korkee, Sanna (January 2011). "Tommi Läntinen - Paluumuuttajalla hyvä hyrinä" (in Finnish). Säveltäjät ja Sanoittajat Elvis ry. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  12. ^ Karimaa, Ida (August 13, 2015). "35-vuotistaiteilijajuhlaansa viettävän Tommi Läntisen isot elämänmuutokset: raittius ja ero". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  13. ^ "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.

External links[]


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