eurovision 1980
Vesa-Matti Loiri
Vesa-Matti Loiri represented Finland at Eurovision 1980 in The Hague with “Huilumies”, finishing 19th of 19.
- who
- Finnish actor, musician and comedian
- born
- 4 January 1945, Helsinki, Finland
- died
- 10 August 2022 (aged 77), Helsinki, Finland
- contest
- 1980
- best result
- 19th, 1980
- music
- folk, pop
- plays
- flute
- sang for
- Finland
Biography
Vesa-Matti Loiri, who died in 2022, was a Finnish actor, musician and comedian, best known as Uuno Turhapuro, a part Loiri played in twenty films between 1973 and 2004. “Huilumies” finished last of 19 in The Hague in 1980.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Vesa-Matti Loiri”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1980 The Hague
“Huilumies”
19th of 19 Finished 19th of 19, with 6 points.
- Sung in
- Finnish
- Written by
- Aarno Raninen, Vexi Salmi
- Conductor
- Ossi Runne
- Running order
- 10th of 19
- Age on the night
- 35
- Won that year
- Ireland: Johnny Logan, “What's Another Year”
The story of Eurovision 1980: The winner that could not come, and Morocco's only song
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Jussi Award for Best Leading Actor 1976
- Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor 1982
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland 1996
- Lifetime Concrete Jussi Award 1998
- Black Nights Prize 2010
- State Prize 2011
- Emma Award for Male Artist of the Year
- Special Emma
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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