Birth name Antti Koivumaki Labels Bad Vugum Associated acts Aavikko Years active 1995–98 Record label Bad Vugum | Instruments Synthesizer Role Poet Genres Pop, baroque pop, rock Name Antti Koivumaki | |
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Born December 18, 1976
Espoo, Finland ( 1976-12-18 ) Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, producer Died July 21, 2002, Helsinki, Finland | ||
Antti Koivumäki (born December 18, 1976, Espoo, Finland – died July 21, 2002, Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish poet and musician.
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Life
Koivumäki was born in Espoo, Finland but spent most of the youth in Siilinjärvi. It was here he co-founded Finnish band Aavikko in 1995, appearing on the band's first full album Derek! in 1997. He left Aavikko in 1999 and was replaced by the band's current keyboardist Paul Staufenbiel.
Koivumäki's poems were first published when he was 16 years old. In 2000, he won the hill town of Kaarina's Culture Poetry Prize and he published his first work 'In the Afternoon, Rotting Parks Come To Mind'
Death
Koivumäki drowned in July 2002 in Helsinki. At the time of his death he was only 25 years old. His second collection of poems 'Comfortable Neighbourhoods' was published posthumously in 2003.
List of works
Songs
El CeboDerek! · 1997
TyttöystäväDerek! · 1997
Vaaleanpunainen palveluDerek! · 1997