Real name: Rauno Väinämö Lehtinen

Effective period / Period of releases: 1969

Born April 7, 1932 in Tampere, Finland. Died May 1, 2006 in Helsinki, Finland. A Finnish musician (saxophone, piano, organ, mandolin, violin, bass etc.), composer, arranger, conductor, singer and producer.

He is probably most remembered from his hit "Letkis" in the 1960's, which has been recorded in over 90 countries all over the world. Also in Eurovision Song Contest in 1973, Marion (9) performed his composition "Tom Tom Tom", which remained the most successful Finnish entry in the contest until Lordi's victory in 2006.

He used the pseudonyms L. Väinämö, L. Rawski, V. Reko and V. Title.

Died May 1, 2006 in Helsinki, Finland.