Seppo Hovi’s path to becoming a professional musician began in the youth section of the Sibelius Academy. After years of accompaniment bands with Danny, Kirka and
Katri-Helena and years of teaching, he remained a freelancer. Television made
his personality known through the programmes Seppo Hovi seurassa and Bumtsibum, which also won
several Venla Awards and a Koura Honorary Award. Together with Lasse Lehtinen, he has produced programmes for television and
radio about the emotions and events of the war and reconstruction.
He has worked a lot with various singers as a pianist-presenter for entertaining concerts or
conducting an orchestra. He has been named Speaker of the Year and has been awarded a
recognition award by the Musicians’ Union.
In 2012 he was awarded the title of Music Councillor and in 2020 he was awarded the Pro
Finlandia Medal.
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