Frederik (singer)

For other people named "Frederik", see Frederick (disambiguation).

Frederik (real name Ilkka Juhani Sysimetsä, born 2 February 1945) is a Finnish singer. He is known by his nickname Reetu.[1] During his lengthy career of machostyle disco and pop music, he has been awarded with five gold and three diamond records. One of his contemporary nicknames is "Junttidiscon kuningas" ("King of hillbillydisco").

Some of his best-known songs are "Jos jotain yrittää (Harva meistä on rautaa)", "Linda Linda", "Tsingis Khan", "Sheikki Ali Hassan", "Titanic", "Stenka Rasin", "Kasakkapartio", "Volga", "Kung-Fu taistelee" and many more.

References

  1. ↑ "Frederik: En ikinä ottaisi kääkkänää muijaa - MTV3.fi - Viihde - Uutiset" (in Finnish). MTV3. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

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