Rauno Lehtinen
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Rauno Väinämö Lehtinen vas a Finnish
conductor and composer. He composed the 1960s hit Letkis
which was based on a folk-dance. Letkis was recorded in over 92 countries.
Lehtinen was also the man behind Tom-tom-tom, which was the most successful Finnish participant (6th) in the Eurovision song contest
until 2006. The song was performed by Marion Rung
in 1973.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
conductor and composer. He composed the 1960s hit Letkis
Letkajenkka
Letkajenkka, also known as Letkajenka in English and many other languages, and Letkis is a Finnish dance, a music genre, and both Letkajenkka and Letkis are also proper names, or titles, of songs....
which was based on a folk-dance. Letkis was recorded in over 92 countries.
Lehtinen was also the man behind Tom-tom-tom, which was the most successful Finnish participant (6th) in the Eurovision song contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
until 2006. The song was performed by Marion Rung
Marion Rung
Marion Rung is a Finnish pop singer. She is known to have represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 and 1973. Her 1962 Eurovision song placed 7th and in 1973, she managed to bring Finland's second best result ever in this contest, placing 6th...
in 1973.