Readers of Iltalehti you remember the hit star Tapani Kansa.
Tapani Kansa’s gigs have come to mind by readers of Iltalehti. Picture from 2018. Matti Matikainen
Smash singer Tapani from the people The star came at the age of 19 and since then many songs of Tapani Kansa have swam into the hearts of the Finns. The iconic hits of Tapani Kansan include songs LOVE, Delilah, I go home again, We will go together ain, Will not cry on Saturday and The sand of the Kalajoki. Understandably, Tapani Kansa’s death news by Iltalehti also reached the Finns quickly and made nearly 200 readers to remember the singer in the Iltalehti survey.
Readers describe Tapani Kansa as a great singer and many recognize as a fan of Tapani Kansa. The singer’s loud voice has been remembered by readers.
– Tapani was charismatic, skilled, handsome, demanding and knowing his own value. Very good singer, describes one reader.
– My biggest idol. I was a young girl when her first album was released. I sat on a small rapids and gave the water from the clay through my fingers and listened to his song. I sent a fan letter and got a picture of him. I got pictures later. He was a big star and would have done well in the world, in my opinion. Finland was small for such a great charisma artist. Peace to him, describes another reader.
– The great interpreter of emotions has suddenly left us. We always had radio open at home and these great memories of early childhood from the late ’60s and early 70s were these Tapsa evergreen Will not cry on Saturday, Lively, I go home again, Delilah, Any longer, Ended is the days and so on. He left a lasting mark on the Finnish strike. Good heavenly journey and strength to his loved ones in great sorrow, the third reader continues.
Tapani Kansa at a gig in 2012. Juha Sinisalo
Many readers also remember the gigs of Tapani Kansa.
– My memory of Tapan is his appearance at the Varkaus Toritorpa, whether it would have been 71 or 72. Thank you for the songs that have been left in the memories. Good heavenly trip.
Some readers were able to meet Tapani Kansa personally.
-Sometimes I came from Tampere to Helsinki in the 1980s and happened to be in the same department with Tapani Kansa. They were both exactly the same age of just over thirty, who had a strong idea of how things were in the world at all and how they should be. The trip went like wings when we talked. I got a really pleasant impression and a strong memory of Tapani Kans, it had a guy with opinions. Of course, he was especially a great artist.
One reader told his story about how Tapani Kansa’s music helped him recover from sadness and shock.
– At the end of the year, I was recovering from my cancer surgery, which had suddenly come suddenly and my own grief was suppressed. Then came the TV this Tapani Kansan Christmas Concert 23.12. There was something so genuine and pure and extremely beautiful, which triggered my own untreated grief work and urged him to grab his life again. Because life is beautiful, though short and fragile. Thanks to the children of Tapani Kansa as well.