Born January 24, 1953 in Vaala, Finland. A Finnish songwriter, musician, arranger, producer and singer. Kassu Halonen has written circa 1500 songs, most of them to other artists, like [a=Vesa-Matti Loiri], [a=Kirka], [a=Irwin Goodman] and [a=Jari Sillanpää]. He has also released five solo albums. He often works together with lyricist [a=Vexi Salmi]. Pseudonyms: Carlos Caramancha, Öövin Hankin, Kimmo Kaislaranta, Kari Koponen, Susanna Savela
