# Kari Tapio

> Kari Tapani Jalkanen, better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. During his career, he was the most popular singer in Finland for decades; having sold estimately over a million certified records, he is the best-selling soloist in the country. Kari Tapio was born in Suonenjoki, Finland. In the 1960s he performed in his home town Pieksämäki with the local bands ER-Quartet and Jami & The Noisemakers. In 1966 he took singing lessons from Ture Ara.

*Finnish singer (1945-2010)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1945-11-22
- **Died:** 2010-12-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 14.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482464/ (@nm1482464)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/01qfekYoPTQtu4vq8veHE6 (@01qfekYoPTQtu4vq8veHE6)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/598083)
- [كاري تابيو](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%88)
- [Kari Tapio](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Tapio)
- [Kari Tapio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Tapio)
- [Kari Tapio](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Tapio)
- [Kari Tapio](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Tapio)
- [Kari Tapio](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Tapio)
- [کاری تاپیو](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88)
- [Kari Tapio](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Tapio)
- [Kari Tapio](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Tapio)
- [Kari Tapio](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Tapio)
- [Kari Tapio](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Tapio)
- [Тапио, Кари](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8)
- [Kari Tapio](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Tapio)
- [Карі Тапіо](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%96_%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%BE)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cd379eaf-ac4e-4db3-88b1-ecdf19b58495)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1339500)
- [Kari Tapio](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3028028)

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