Eero Raittinen

Eero Raittinen
Raittinen performing in 2023
Raittinen performing in 2023
Background information
Birth nameEero Nikodemus Raittinen
Born(1944-10-06)6 October 1944
Helsinki, Finland
Died16 July 2025(2025-07-16) (aged 80)
Lohja, Finland
Occupations
  • Singer
  • drummer
Years active1960–2025
Formerly of

Eero Nikodemus Raittinen (6 October 1944 – 16 July 2025)[1] was a Finnish pop, rock and blues singer and drummer.

Life and career

Raittinen was born on 6 October 1944.[2] Starting in 1960, he performed in various bands, initially alongside his older brother Jussi Raittinen, but mostly had a solo career spanning over sixty years.[3][4] Among his better-known recordings are the Finnish cover versions of the Swedish Mälarö kyrka (1968) and the Italian Che sarà (1971).[3] Raittinen is credited as a primary artist on 17 albums, including several for major labels such as RCA and Epic.[5] He took part in the Finnish qualification for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, but failed to get through to the final.[6]

Raittinen suffered a stroke in 2019.[7] His authorised biography Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen was published in 2020.[8] On 8 March 2025, Raittinen underwent a partial leg amputation.[7] On 16 July 2025, it was announced that he had died at the age of 80.[9]

References

  1. ^ Kostiainen, Pasi (16 July 2025). "Eero Raittinen oli ehdoton loppuun saakka". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. ^ Virtamo, Keijo (1997). Otavan musiikkitieto (in Finnish) (revised ed.). Helsinki: Otava. p. 337. ISBN 9511145185.
  3. ^ a b "Eero Raittiselle blues ja rock olivat samaa tavaraa eri tempossa" (in Finnish). Yle. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ Niemi, Jussi. "On konkariartisteja ja sitten on Eero Raittinen, johon verrattuna konkaritkin tuntuvat noviiseilta" [There are veteran artists, and then there is Eero Raittinen, compared to whom even veterans seem like novices] (in Finnish). No. 4–2022. Soundi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Eero Raittinen". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Finnish Selection 1974: Eero Raittinen & Jukka Tolonen - "Shangri-la"". EurovisionWorld.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b Ampuja, Eetu (7 March 2025). "Eero Raittisen, 80, jalka amputoitiin – "Reidestä alaspäin"". Seiska.fi (in Finnish).
  8. ^ "Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen". Finna.fi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Laulaja Eero Raittinen on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

Further reading

  • Saksala, E. Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen (Kouvola: Reuna, 2020) ISBN 978-952-355-038-4
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