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Aki Pekka Antero Sirkesalo (25 July 1962 – 26 December 2004) was aFinnish singer and broadcaster.

Sirkesalo started his public career in 1984 as an announcer in theFinnish Broadcasting Company radio showRockradio. In 1986, he formed a band called Giddyups and later a successfula cappella group Veeti and the Velvets. Sirkesalo released his first solo albumMielenrauhaa in 1995. He went on to make four more solo albums, the last of which,Sanasta miestä, was released posthumously in February 2005. Sirkesalo also hosted music-related TV shows for the Finnish Broadcasting Company.^[1]

Sirkesalo, aged 42, and his family (wife Johanna, aged 38, son Sampo, aged 8 and daughter Saana, aged 4) drowned after being struck by thetsunami during their vacation inKhao Lak,Thailand, in 2004.^[2] They lie buried inToijala.^[3] Before his death, Sirkesalo lived with his family for the last few years of his life inKlaukkala,Nurmijärvi.^[4]

His birth town Toijala memorized him by naming a street as Sirkesalontie. He had left a lot of unpublished music and lyrics before his death, which has been recorded by various artists.

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