# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/henry-theel
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:48:41.235Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/henry-theel"
name: "Henry Theel"
slug: "henry-theel"
description: "Henry Per-Erik Theel, also known by his pseudonym Heikki Hovi, was one of the most prominent Finnish singers during the 1940s and the 1950s, though he continued to perform until the late 1980s. His most famous songs are inclusive of \"Syyspihlajan alla\", \"Liljankukka\", \"Hiljaa soivat balalaikat\" and \"Satumaa\" (\"Fairyland\"). Theel has participated in more than five-hundred songs and roles throughout his career. Theel also performed as an actor in at least five films."
tagline: "Finnish singer (1917-1989)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Henry_Theel.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1917-11-14"
deathDate: "1989-12-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.69
  momentum:             12
  historical:           8.337113333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857313/"
    handle:    "nm0857313"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/698042"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Theel"
    title: "Henry Theel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Theel"
    title: "Henry Theel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Theel"
    title: "Henry Theel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Theel"
    title: "Henry Theel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%2C_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%B8"
    title: "Тиль, Хенри"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Theel"
    title: "Henry Theel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Per-Erik_Theel"
    title: "Henry Per-Erik Theel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/71b23a19-5c8b-4798-ac10-22da8a81bcc9"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4457279"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2224321"
    title: "Henry Theel"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump