Armi Aavikko photo taken in Heinola, July 8, 1989

Armi Anja Orvokki Aavikko^[1] (September 1, 1958, Helsinki – January 2, 2002, Espoo) was a Finnish beauty queen and singer.

She was best known for her duets with Ilkka Lipsanen, (artist name "Danny"). She was chosen as Miss Finland in 1977.^[1]

Armi achieved some posthumous fame in 2006 when the 1978 music video "I Wanna Love You Tender" featuring herself and Danny became a notorious Internet phenomenon.^[2]

She died from pneumonia, brought on by chronic alcoholism.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Biography for Armi Aavikko". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1736132/bio. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
2. ^ Armi Aavikko In Memoriam

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