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Vexi Salmi

Finnish lyricist and record producer (1942-2020) · Finland · On the map · Musicians · Died at 77

Veikko Olavi "Vexi" Salmi was a Finnish lyricist. He wrote the lyrics to numerous popular songs for several prominent artists, including Irwin Goodman, Jari Sillanpää, and Katri Helena. His career as a lyricist began in the 1960s, and continued until his death.

Vexi Salmi is read about 6 times a day, in 10 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 117 days, one point a day.

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Juha Vainio Award1993
Reino Helismaa Award1989

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During his prolific career, he wrote the lyrics for over 4,000 songs, more than 2,400 of which have been recorded. In addition to song lyrics, he authored several novels and one collection of poetry. Salmi's latest work also included collaborating with Ilkka Lipsanen on a 60th anniversary album, and he also acted as a judge on a television program on music lyrics, Biisikärpänen

Country
Finland
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2020 · aged 77

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