Timo Löyvä’s bandmates could not foresee the passing of the 59-year-old musician.
Timo (right) was involved in Movetron from start to finish. MinnaJalovaara
Timo Löyvä, a multi-artist in the music industry, 59, died on February 21 of a sudden illness.
Timo, Päivi Lepistö and Jukka Tantari were supposed to celebrate Movetron’s 30 years from heaven this year. The plans for the celebratory year were already changed at the beginning of the year when Timo fell ill.
The situation progressed quickly
Päivi and Jukka knew that Timo was sick, but the seriousness of the matter remained in the dark.
– That’s where the illness came from and eventually culminated much faster than anyone imagined it would go through. We were still at a gig before Christmas and everything was fine. Fast forward a month and everything was no longer good, says Jukka.
Timo had already been visibly tired last fall. Päivi, Jukka and the technicians on the tour were worried about the man who had lost his strength.
However, Timo’s nature was such that he did not talk about his sorrows to others. Not even when he was hospitalized.
– I called Timo and asked what oxygen and what the doctors say. Timo didn’t really say anything about it. He didn’t want to say anything even at that point. Of course, we respected Timo’s wish. We have a bit of a habit in Ostrobothnia that we talk when it’s important. If there isn’t, we won’t say anything, says Jukka.
It had already been agreed from the beginning that Timo would be absent from the gigs at the beginning of the year. He was involved in a favorite program The fall on the production team each season.
Timo was supposed to return to gigs after Putous in March.
– I asked about the March gigs. I was a little worried about the gigs in the north, where you have to fly and book tickets. Even in the last call, Timo said: “Don’t order tickets yet. Then I’ll tell you how it looks.” He was really coming to these gigs. It’s not like you know how to expect something so radical to happen so quickly. It shouldn’t have happened like this, says Jukka.
Päivi says that Ilta’s song “Kelle mä soitan” perfectly describes her feelings. He misses the person he could call without a reason. Antti Nikkanen
Appeared in a dream
Timo and Juka’s mutual acquaintance is currently working as a sound engineer in the United States. An acquaintance was having a peaceful night’s sleep in a local hotel when Timo appeared in her dream. Timo had told an acquaintance at the end of the meeting that they would not see each other for a while.
The acquaintance woke up to Jukka’s call from Finland, in which Jukka said that Timo had passed away.
– He said that Timo came to say goodbye to that hotel parking lot at night, Jukka says the acquaintance answered.
A passionate performer
In addition to Movetron, Timo was also part of the band Kolmas nain, which he co-founded in the 1980s. Sometimes Timo needed a sidekick when he was gigging with his other band.
– We always talked about Timo going to a gig with a boy band, Päivi laughs.
Timo was not jealous of his band, which, according to Juka, is an admirable trait in a musician. Timo was coached over the years by, among others, Mikael, known from the band Portion Boys, and later Juka’s own son Mikael.
Timo called for the last time at Christmas with Movetron. Päivi had a particularly warm memory of the last performance together. He hung Christmas tree balls on men’s beards to hang. You could see how happy Timost was, who was otherwise exhausted, when he got on stage.
Timo was not a simple man, but this time he surprised everyone and took the mickey. Timo thanked the audience for coming.
– It was quite a funny moment for us as well, when he doesn’t usually speak. It certainly warmed the hearts of many, says Päivi.
Movetron had a years-long hiatus at the beginning of the 2000s, but according to Päivi, the friendship remained even then. Iltalehti archive
Päivi breaks down in tears when she talks about how grateful she is for all the warm messages that fans have sent them. He also thanks those who have written beautiful updates and writings in Timo’s memory.
– I wish he had realized from the beginning of the week how much he is cared for, Päivi says.
Movetron’s most famous songs include, among others Romeo and Juliet, No mans land, What’s on your mind and Under the birch tree.