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that was used in the show. Before music became a job for him, he worked as a typesetter in a printing house.
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Kari Tapio was one of the candidates to represent
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502:References
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308:Sinitaikaa
290:Tää kaipuu
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182:Valaise yö
125:L'Italiano
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