Olavi Virta(1915-1972)

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Olavi Virta was born on 27 February 1915 in Sysmä, Finland. He was an actor and composer, known for Iskelmäkaruselli pyörii (1960), Hamlet liikemaailmassa (1987) and Kuutamolla (2002). He was married to Irene Virta. He died on 14 July 1972 in Tampere, Finland.

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Iskelmäkaruselli pyörii

4.2

Olavi Virta

1960

Hamlet liikemaailmassa

6.8

Soundtrack("Love Me or Leave Me (Rakasta tai hylkää)")

1987

Kuutamolla

5.6

Soundtrack("Sua lemmin kuin järjetön mä oisin (I Love You for Sentimental Reasons)")

2002

Au loin s'en vont les nuages

7.6

Soundtrack("Sä et kyyneltä nää")

1996

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Iskelmäkaruselli pyörii
4.2
- Olavi Virta
- 1960
Nuori mylläri
5.6
- Pentti Mäkinen (singing voice, uncredited)
- 1958
Rakas varkaani
4.8
- Laulusolisti (uncredited)
- 1957
Pekka ja Pätkä puistotäteinä
5.3
- Perämies Antti Markkanen
- 1955
Kaksi vanhaa tukkijätkää
6.3
- Kari Honka
- 1954
Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä
5.5
- Timo Vaski
- 1954
Minä soitan sinulle illalla
5.9
- Risto Järviö
- 1954
Pekka Puupää kesälaitumilla
5.7
- Kalevi Vaski
- 1953
Kipparikvartetti
5.0
- Olli Joki
- 1952
On lautalla pienoinen kahvila
5.7
- (singing voice, uncredited)
- 1952
Tervetuloa aamukahville eli tottako toinenkin puoli?
3.7
- Kipparikvartetin jäsen (uncredited)
- 1952
Vihaan sinua - rakas
5.5
- Laulusolisti
- 1951
Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta
5.7
- Pekka
- 1950
Hallin Janne
4.6
- Viisujenmyyjä
- 1950
Vuosisadan salapoliisi
Short
- 1948

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Height
- 1.66 m
Born
- February 27, 1915
- Sysmä, Finland
Died
- July 14, 1972
- Tampere, Finland
Spouse
- Irene Virta1946 - ? (separated, 3 children)
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Propably the most popular (male) Finnish singer ever. He was also a composer and text-writer. He recorded his first song in 1938 (published in 1939) and his last one in 1966.

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