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Hector

Finnish singer-songwriter; translator of song lyrics

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Also known as Heikki Harma · J. Kokko · Impi Riimi

Born: April 20, 1947
Birthplace: Helsinki
Citizenship: Finland
Occupation: poet
, journalist
, singer
+5 more
Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish

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Heikki Veikko Harma is a Finnish singer-songwriter who has also distinguished himself as a translator of song lyrics, but has written popular lyrics of his own too. To the public he is better known by the name Hector, which he has used since the release of his 1965 debut single "Palkkasoturi", a Finnish translation of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier". His 1974 album Hectorock I became the fastest-selling record in Finnish history, selling 50,000 units within a few months. Hector was at the height of his popularity in the first half of the 1970s, but his steady string of recordings provided occasional hits well into the 1990s. In the 2000s he made a strong return to popularity with Ei selityksiä, which became one of his most successful albums. In 2007 he made a farewell tour on big arenas, but has performed occasionally after that too. In 2011 he made a massive comeback tour and released a new album Hauras (Fragile) in 2014, ten years after his previous album.

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IIltatähtimusic-themed television program

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2025-08-29
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Field of work: poetry
music
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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singing
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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guitar performance
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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Birth name: Heikki Veikko Harma
Pseudonym: Hector(since 1965)
Given name: Heikki
Veikko
Awards: Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland(2008)
Finnish State Prize for Music
Emma Award for Male Artist of the Year
Special Emma
Juha Vainio Award
Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland(December 6, 2024)
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1.“06.12.2024 Itsenäisyyspäivä – Självständighetsdagen 06.12.2024 - Ritarikunnat”ritarikunnat.fi/ritarikunnat/annetut-kunniamerkit/vuonna-2024-annetut-kunniamerkit-forlanade-utmarkelsetecken-2024/06-12-2024-itsenaisyyspaiva-sjalvstandighetsdagen-06-12-2024/Retrieved 2024-12-04
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Instrument: guitar
voice
Genre: Finnish rock
Family name: Harma
Start of work period: 1965
Website: hector.fi language: Finnish
Different from: Hector criterion used: nickname, stage name or pseudonym not unique
Discography: Hector discography
Member of: H.E.C.
Copyright representative: Teosto
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1.Stated in ISWC NetworkRetrieved 2022-09-06
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