Georg Malmstén

Georg Malmstén

Georg Malmstén as a Navy officer
Background information
Born (1902-06-27)27 June 1902
Died 25 May 1981(1981-05-25) (aged 78)
Occupation(s) singer, musician, composer, orchestra conductor, actor
Website A Georg Malmstén tribute website

Georg Malmstén (27 June 1902, in Helsinki 25 May 1981, in Helsinki) was a Finnish singer, musician, composer, orchestra conductor and actor. He was one of the most prolific entertainers in Finland of his time, producing over 800 records in numerous genres. In late 1930s, owning a record company, he made about half of his releases under the pseudonym Matti Reima.[1] He was the oldest of three children of a Swedish-speaking family, with Russian ancestry through his mother, Eugenie Petroff, and brother of singer and bandleader Eugen Malmstén.[2]

References

  1. "The tango" Archived May 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., an article about the Finnish tango, with a biographical inset about Malmstén
  2. "Malmstén, Georg (1902 - 1981)" (in Finnish). Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved April 25, 2017.


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