Sauli Lehtonen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sauli Tapani Lehtonen |
| Born | 10 April 1975 Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Died | 9 September 1995 (aged 20) Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Finnish tango |
| Years active | 1994–1995 |
| Labels | MTV Musiikki |
Sauli Tapani Lehtonen (10 April 1975 in Jyväskylä, Finland – 9 September 1995 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish tango singer.
Biography
In 1994, he was crowned the tenth Tango King when he won a Finnish tango competition Tangomarkkinat. On 8 September 1995 Lehtonen and his father, who was driving the car, hit a moose in Sipoo. Lehtonen died in the Töölö Hospital in Helsinki in the early morning of 9 September 1995.
Lehtonen was well known for the way he kept his eyes closed when he was singing.[1]
References
- ↑ Sauli Lehtonen, Mediamusiikki (in Finnish)
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