Matti Puurtinen

Finnish composer, producer, conductor and musician (piano, accordion). Born on May 31, 1949 in Savonlinna, Finland and died on October 24, 2017 in Tampere, Finland.

Matti Puurtinen has written about 400–500 songs to artists like [a=Lea Laven], [a=Anita Hirvonen], [a=Reijo Kallio], [a=Kake Randelin], [a=Marion (9)] and [a=Anneli Saaristo]. Two compositions of his has been performed in the Eurovision Song Contest, [i]La Dolce Vita[/i] (1989) and [i]Tule Luo[/i] (1993).

In addition, he has composed music to over 40 theater productions, including [i]Niskavuoren naiset[/i], [i]Pessi ja Illuusia[/i] and [i]Caligula[/i]. He has written music for musicals, such as [i]Suruttomat[/i] and [i]Myrskyluodon Maija[/i]. He has worked as a conductor in Turun Kaupunginteatteri (1975-1979) and in [i]Tammerkosken sillalla[/i] and [i]Thilia Thalia[/i], two popular Finnish tv-shows, among others.