Pekka Erkki Juhani Tammilehto (27 October 1952 – 13 August 2011), better known by his stage name Topi Sorsakoski, was a Finnish

Finland

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 singer. His father was tango singer Yrjö Tapio aka Jylli Tammilehto. Sorsakoski started his career together with his brother, Antti,
who had played in various bands together with Juice Leskinen

Juice Leskinen

Juhani Juice Leskinen , better known as Juice Leskinen , was one of the most prominent Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. From the early 1970s onward he released nearly 30 full-length albums, as well as writing song lyrics for dozens of Finnish artists...

, in the Kalle Kiwes Blues Band.

Some of Sorsakoski's cousins are also musicians: Seppo Tammilehto, who has played in Alwari Tuohitorvi and later had a solo career, and Juhani Tammela, who has played old dancehall music in his quintet

Quintet

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 in the 1960s. Next Sorsakoski worked as the guitarist in the band The Boys.

In the 1980s, he started performing together with the band Agents

Agents (band)

Agents is a Finnish band formed in 1979, playing rautalanka, schlager and rock'n'roll music. The head figure and musical director of the band is solo guitarist Esa Pulliainen.-Founding of Agents:...

, also singing songs earlier performed by Olavi Virta

Olavi Virta

Olavi Virta was a Finnish singer, acclaimed as the king of Finnish tango. Between 1939 and 1966 he recorded almost 600 songs, many of which are classics of Finnish popular music, and appeared in many films and theatrical productions...

. Sorsakoski later had a solo career and also worked with the band Kulkukoirat. He returned to for a time to the Agents beginning in May 2007.

Death

Sorsakoski died on Saturday, 13 August 2011 at Seinäjoki Central Hospital. He was 58 years old and had suffered from lung cancer

Lung cancer

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Albums

• Hurmio (1985)
• In Beat (1986) - by Topi Sorsakoski & Agents
• Besame Mucho (1987) - by Topi Sorsakoski & Agents
• Pop (1988) - by Topi Sorsakoski & Agents
• Half and Half (1990) - by Topi Sorsakoski & Agents
• Yksinäisyys (1991)
• Kulkukoirat (1992) - by Topi Sorsakoski & Reijo Taipale:
• Iltarusko (1995)
• Kalliovuorten kuu (1997)
• Evergreens (1999)
• Muukalainen (2000)
• Luotu lähtemään (2002) - by Topi Sorsakoski & Kulkukoirat
• Jossakin... Suomessa (2005) - by Topi Sorsakoski & Kulkukoirat
• Renegades (2007) - by Topi Sorsakoski & Kulkukoirat:
• Tummansininen sävel (2011)

Compilations

• Topi Sorsakoski & Agents:

• • Greatest Hits (1988)
  • In memoriam (1992)
  • Muistojen peili (2000)
  • Muistojen peili 2 (2002)
  • Surujen kitara - 32 Greatest Hits (2002)
  • Muistojeni laulut - 30 hienointa levytystä (2008)