Sauli Lehtonen


Sauli Tapani Lehtonen was a Finnish tango singer.

Biography

In 1994, he was crowned the tenth Tango King when he won a Finnish tango competition Tangomarkkinat. On 8 September 1995 Lehtonen and his father, who was driving the car, hit a moose in Sipoo. Lehtonen died in the Töölö hospital in Helsinki in the early morning of 9 September 1995.
Lehtonen was well known for his way to keep his eyes closed when he was singing.