Eero Raittinen

{{short description|Finnish vocalist and drummer (born 1944)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Eero Raittinen

| image = Eero raittinen.jpg

| caption = Eero Raittinen

| birth_name = Eero Nikodemus Raittinen

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1944|10|6}}

| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland

| origin = Helsinki, Finland

| occupation = singer, drummer

| past_member_of = The Esquires, The Sounds, The Boys, Tasavallan Presidentti

| years_active = 1960–present

| label =

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{{Expand Finnish|date=April 2023|topic=bio}}

Eero Raittinen (born 6 October 1944, Helsinki){{cite book |last1=Virtamo |first1=Keijo |title=Otavan musiikkitieto |date=1997 |publisher=Otava |location=Helsinki |isbn=9511145185 |page=337 |edition=revised |language=fi}} is a Finnish pop, rock and blues singer and drummer. Starting in 1960, Raittinen performed in various bands, initially alongside his older brother Jussi Raittinen, but has mostly had a solo career spanning over sixty years.{{cite news |title=Eero Raittiselle blues ja rock olivat samaa tavaraa eri tempossa |url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2007/11/06/eero-raittiselle-blues-ja-rock-olivat-samaa-tavaraa-eri-tempossa |access-date=2 April 2023 |publisher=Yle |date=6 November 2007 |language=fi}}{{cite news |last1=Niemi |first1=Jussi |title=On konkariartisteja ja sitten on Eero Raittinen, johon verrattuna konkaritkin tuntuvat noviiseilta |trans-title=There are veteran artists, and then there is Eero Raittinen, compared to whom even veterans seem like novices |url=https://www.soundi.fi/levyarviot/levyarvio-taman-uran-rinnalla-konkaritkin-tuntuvat-noviiseilta-eero-raittisen-live-on-rakkaudentunnustus-bluesille/ |publisher=Soundi |issue=4-2022 |access-date=2 April 2023 |language=fi}} Among his better-known recordings are the Finnish cover versions of the Swedish Mälarö kyrka (1968) and the Italian Che sarà (1971). As of 2022, he is credited as a primary artist on 17 albums, including several for major labels such as RCA and Epic.{{cite web |title=Eero Raittinen |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eero-raittinen-mn0001716730/credits |website=AllMusic.com |access-date=2 April 2023}} He took part in the Finnish qualification for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, but failed to get through to the final.{{cite web |title=Finnish Selection 1974: Eero Raittinen & Jukka Tolonen - "Shangri-la" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/finland/1974/eero-raittinen-jukka-tolonen-shangri-la |website=EurovisionWorld.com |access-date=2 April 2023}} His authorised biography Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen was published in 2020.{{cite web |title=Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen |url=https://oula.finna.fi/oamk/Record/oy.9917666069006252 |website=Finna.fi |access-date=2 April 2023}} His leg got amputated “thigh down” on March 8, 2025. {{cite web |title= Eero Raittisen, 80, jalka amputoitiin – ”Reidestä alaspäin” |url= https://www.seiska.fi/kotimaa/eero-raittisen-80-jalka-amputoitiin-reidesta-alaspain/1635388}}

File:Eero_Raittinen_SF-Blues_Tavastia_2023_2.jpg|Eero Raittinen performing with SF-Blues in 2023 at the Tavastia Club

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