Reijo Toivo Taipale, born March 9, 1940, in Miehikkälä, Finland, was a Finnish pop and tango singer whose recording career spanned more than five decades. After moving to Helsinki in 1960, he was discovered by Jaakko Salo and made his recording debut in 1962 with "Aila" and "Yön hetket". His breakthrough came later that year with Unto Mononen's "Satumaa", which established him as one of Finland's leading tango vocalists. Other notable recordings include "Tähdet meren yllä", "Tango Humiko", "Sateen tango", and "Onnen maa". Taipale received the Kullervo Linnan Foundation Prize in 1990 and the Pro Finlandia Medal in 2015, recognizing his outstanding contributions to Finnish music. He passed away on April 26, 2019, in Helsinki.
