Richard Esko " Riki " Sorsa ( 26 December 1952 – 10 May 2016 ) was a Finnish pop singer . He started his career in 1974 as the lead singer in the band The Zoo . He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the entry " Reggae OK " , a reggae influenced song in Finnish which came 16th ( out of 20 countries ) . The song was composed by Jim Pembroke , the lyrics were written by Olli Ojala , and it was conducted by Otto Donner . Sorsa released several albums , singing in Finnish , Swedish , and English . Sorsa died of cancer on 10 May 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Riki Sorsa