Bamperos

A schlager group from Oulu area in Finland. Founded in 1970 and famous in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their first lineup featured Erkki Vehkaperä (vocals), Mauri Huotari (bass), Raimo Hakasalmi, later replaced by Seppo Seilonen (accordion), Ari Purala (guitar) and Esa Granroth (drums). After a few years Seilonen and Granroth were replaced by Mauno Moisanen and Pekka Outinen. In 1973 Ari Purala left the group and Seppo Jääskeläinen became as their new guitarist. Mauno Moisanen left the group in 1979 and Jari Laasanen joined the band to play keyboards in 1980. After he left, Bamperos had four more keyboard players (Esa Sihvola 1980-83, Arto Mäläskä 1983-86, Veli Tikkala 1986, Markku Suvinen 1986-1990) before they split up in 1990.