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Olavi Virta
Sign in to saveAlso known as Olavi Ilmén, Oskari Olavi Virta, Olavi Ilmen, Oskari Olavi Ilmen
Finnish singer and actor (1915–1972)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1915
- Died
- 1972
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Keittiötango
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Film & TV
Acting · Sysmä, Finland
Known for
- Olavi Virta — Himself1972
- Suuri sävelparaati1959
- Nuori mylläri — Pentti Mäkinen (singing voice)1958
- Rakas varkaani — (uncredited)1957
- Pekka ja Pätkä puistotäteinä — Antti Markkanen1955
- Kaksi vanhaa tukkijätkää — Kari Honka1954
- Minä soitan sinulle illalla — Risto Järviö1954
- Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä — Timo Vaski1954
- Pekka Puupää kesälaitumilla — Kalevi Vaski1953
- Tervetuloa aamukahville eli tottako toinenkin puoli? — Kipparikvartetti1952
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1915
- Active to
- 1972
finnishfinnish tangoiskelmä
Discography
Member of
- Kipparikvartetti1950–1953
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 29,975
- Total plays
- 501,396
Tags
tangofinnishiskelmafinnish tangoSchlager
Olavi Virta (Oskari Olavi Ilmén until 1926) (27 February 1915, Sysmä - 14 July 1972, Tampere) was a Finnish singer, acclaimed as the king of Finnish tango <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Olavi+Virta">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- New Fluorescence Parameters for the Determination of QA Redox State and Excitation Energy Fluxes
· 2004 · cited 1,618x
- Scoring of patellofemoral disorders
· 1993 · cited 1,115x
- Artificial intelligence: A powerful paradigm for scientific research
· 2021 · cited 995x
- Antibiotic-Resistance Genes in Waste Water
· 2018 · cited 865x
- Water Diffusion Changes in Wallerian Degeneration and Their Dependence on White Matter Architecture
· 2001 · cited 774x
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Oskari Olavi Virta
- Image
- Olavivirta.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1915-02-27
- date of death
- 1972-07-14
- birth name
- Oskari Olavi Ilmén
- nickname
- Ola
- Commons category
- Olavi Virta
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
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Categories
1915 births1972 deaths20th-century Finnish male actors20th-century Finnish male singersBiography articles needing translation from Finnish WikipediaEnglish-language Finnish singersFinnish tango musiciansPeople from Mikkeli Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)People from SysmäScandia (record label) artistsSpanish-language Finnish singers