eurovision 1981
Riki Sorsa
Riki Sorsa represented Finland at Eurovision 1981 in Dublin with “Reggae O.K.”, finishing 16th of 20.
- who
- Finnish singer
- born
- 26 December 1952, Helsinki, Finland
- died
- 10 May 2016 (aged 63), Helsinki, Finland
- contest
- 1981
- best result
- 16th, 1981
- music
- pop
- active
- from 1969
- sang for
- Finland
Biography
Riki Sorsa, who died in 2016, was a Finnish pop singer who started out in 1974 as the lead singer of the band The Zoo. “Reggae O.K.” finished 16th in Dublin in 1981.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Riki Sorsa”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1981 Dublin
“Reggae O.K.”
16th of 20 Finished 16th of 20, with 27 points.
- Sung in
- Finnish
- Written by
- Olli Ojala, Jim Pembroke
- Conductor
- Henrik Otto Donner
- Running order
- 8th of 20
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Bucks Fizz, “Making Your Mind Up”
The story of Eurovision 1981: Bucks Fizz, a bomb scare and a first glimpse of Riverdance
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