Uno Loop
Uno Loop (31 May 1930 – 8 September 2021),[1] affectionately known as "Loobi Unn", was an Estonian singer, musician, athlete, actor, and educator. Loop's career as a musician and singer began in the early 1950s. He was born in Tallinn, Estonia. He was awarded the Order of the White Star in 2001.
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.jpg) Loop performing in 1974 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 31 May 1930 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Died | 8 September 2021 (aged 91) |
| Genres | Estrada, jazz, swing, pop, bossa nova |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist, athlete, actor, educator |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1952–2010 |
| Labels | Melodiya Theka Eesti Raadio Hyper.Elwood |
From 1975 until 1992, Loop taught guitar, song, and music at the Georg Ots Tallinn Music School. In 1980, he returned to studies at Tallinn Pedagogical University.[2]
Loop died at a nursing home in Keila, Estonia on 8 September 2021, from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease, aged 91.[3]
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Loop participating in a triathlon in Tallinn in 1988
References
- ↑ Loop, Uno (in et). Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (2009). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ↑ Leivak, Verni. Uno Loop: päeva kiida õhtul (in et). Postimees (16 February 2014). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ↑ Suri laulja Uno Loop (in et). Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) (9 September 2021). Retrieved 8 September 2021.