Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Stupid Question

Help me out here. Did he



name himself after


?

I ask because Rami thinks it's plausible that his real name is Olavi Uusivirta. Personally, I figure it's got to be an homage.

PS. As a singer, Olavi (vanha)Virta can be as fifties-ish and maudlin as he wants to be, but his voice is seriously incredible.

PPS. Videos of "Täysikuu" on Youtube are blocked by EMI. In Finland. There is something profoundly unjust about that.
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7 comments:

  1. JottEffNovember 9, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    This page claims the similarity of their surnames is just coincidental:

    http://hikipedia.info/wiki/Olavi_Virta

    Rami seems to be right here. I guess some people want to see it as an homage while it actually isn´t.
    One thing´s for sure though:
    "Täysikuu" is a beautiful song!
    I have a Finnish tango compilation where it´s included.

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  2. ElenaNovember 9, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Thanks! That's just the sort of thing I was looking for. I'm kind of glad it's most likely not an homage, since it would actually be a pretty presumptuous one. And "Täysikuu" is just lovely. :)

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  3. AnomuumiNovember 10, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Hikipedia is the finnish uncyclopedia.
    I would not trust it.

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  4. ElenaNovember 10, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Thanks for that. I'm in the unfortunate position of having to take most things written in Finnish at face value; let's hope my comprehension gets a little more nuanced.

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  5. JottEffNovember 10, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    @Anomuumi:
    Didn´t look trustworthy to me, it was just the only source that dealed with Elena´s question. Do you have anything better to offer?

    @Elena:
    Maybe you have to ask Uusivirta himself if you wanna know for sure. We just can´t trust the evil internet ;-)

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  6. AnomuumiNovember 10, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/olavi-uusivirta-on-oikea-nimi/art-1288337561846.html

    It is his real name but I do not think that he is related to Olavi Virta, the press would have made a point about it.

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  7. ElenaNovember 11, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Well, I'm satisfied with the evidence presented.

    And I maintain the opinion that Vanha Virta > Uusivirta. :)

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