Sami Saari
Sami-Jussi Saari (born 21 January 1962) is a Finnish soul musician. To date, Saari has released six solo studio albums, after having previously been part of such groups as Veeti & the Velvets, Aki Sirkesalo ja Lemmen jättiläiset and Sami Saari & Cosmosonic. Saari has often been labelled as the "King of Finnish Soul", but he has also worked with pop, rock and rap musicians such as Anna Puu, Elastinen and Cheek.
Also recorded as Sami-Jussi Saari
Sami Saari
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- Name
- Sami Saari
- Born
- 21 January 1962
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- singer · guitarist · composer · record producer
- Fields
- soul
- Languages
- Finnish
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• Name — Sami Saari • Born — 21 January 1962 • Origin — Tampere, Finland • Instrument — Vocals • Genre — Soul, funk, blues • Years Active — 1982–present
Solo albums
Solo albums
• Year — Title — Peak position • FIN • 1997 — Do re mi — 20 • 1999 — Samtheman — 15 • 2002 — Turisti — 24 • 2003 — Hits (compilation) — 39 • 2005 — Neljäs — — • 2009 — Vapaa — 38 • 2012 — Soulklassikot — 38
Singles
Singles
• Year — Title — Peak position • FIN • 1999 — "Iisimmin" — 12 • "Pienet hetket" — 18 • 2007 — "Sun täytyy" (Cheek featuring Sami Saari) — 1 • 2013 — "Kyyneleet" (Cheek featuring Sami Saari) — 20
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