Finnish musician Aki Sirkesalo (b. 1962 in Toijala, Finland – d. December 26, 2004 in Khao Lak, Thailand) started his public career in 1984 as an announcer in the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) radio show Rockradio. In 1986 he formed a band called Giddyups, followed with a successful a cappella group Veeti and the Velvets. He released his first solo album Mielenrauhaa ("peace of mind") in 1995. Since then he's made four more solo albums, the latest of which was released posthumously in February 2005. Sirkesalo has sold more than 100 000 records, which is a substantial amount in a small market like Finland. He has also hosted music-related TV shows for the Finnish Broadcasting Company. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Toijala is a municipality of Finland. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Khao Lak is a resort beach in Thailand, located 100 km north of Phuket in Takua Pa district, Phang Nga province and popular as a departure point for liveaboard scuba diving trips. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yleisradio (YLE), or the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is a national publicly-funded radio and television broadcaster based in Finland, it was founded in 1926. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Aki Sirkesalo, together with his family (wife Johanna 38, daughter Saana 4 years and son Sampo 8 years), died in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake at Khao Lak. Their bodies have been buried in Finland. The December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hits Thailand The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ... Khao Lak is a resort beach in Thailand, located 100 km north of Phuket in Takua Pa district, Phang Nga province and popular as a departure point for liveaboard scuba diving trips. ...

Discography

• Mielenrauhaa (1995)
• Aika (1996)
• Kissanelämää (1998)
• Enkeleitä onko heitä (2001)
• Halutuimmat (2002, compilation)
• Sanasta miestä (2005, Post-Mortem)

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