# Frank Robson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Frank_Robson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Frank_Robson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Robson > Source revision: 1344767727 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English-born Finnish musician (1946–2024)}} {{For|the New Zealand marine conservationist|Frank Robson (conservationist)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} [[File:Kirka-with-Frank-Robson-1972.jpg|thumb|right|Robson (right) preparing the Finnish vocalist [Kirka](/source/Kirka) for recording in 1972]] '''Frank Robson''' (27 April 1946 – 16 November 2024) was an English-born rock musician who achieved fame in Finland. He was known as a singer, pianist and [organ](/source/Electronic_organ) player.[http://www.elonet.fi/fi/henkilo/1075032 Frank Robson in elonet] He first travelled to Finland in 1967. ==Life and career== Robson was born in [Bradford on Avon](/source/Bradford_on_Avon) on 27 April 1946. He had met some Finns in a London pub, and someone had given him their phone number. When Robson's band subsequently was on tour in Scandinavia, he found himself in [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm) and called the Finnish number. At that time, there was a demand for rock musicians in Finland who had English as their native language, especially for someone with experience from the music circles in London;{{cite news | title = Poppari toi tuulahduksen Lontoosta |trans-title='A pop musician brought a fresh wind from London’ | first = Harri | last = Uusitorppa | url = http://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000002898263.html | newspaper = [Helsingin Sanomat](/source/Helsingin_Sanomat) | publisher = [Sanoma](/source/Sanoma) | date = 27 April 2016 | page = B 14 | accessdate = 27 February 2023 | language = Finnish }} it is said that in London, Robson had played with the [Small Faces](/source/Small_Faces).{{cite book |title= Rocktieto 3 |trans-title = 'Rock Info 3': N–Z |id = |last= Nyman |first= Jake |authorlink= |year= 1982 |publisher= Fanzine Oy |location= Pirkkala |isbn= 951-99372-4-2 |page= |pages= }} {{Unreliable source?|date=May 2016}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is known to be riddled with errors, and the claim has not been corroborated by non-Finnish sources.|date=January 2025}} In Finland, Robson joined Mosaic, as their lead singer following [Kirill Babitzin](/source/Kirill_Babitzin)'s departure to pursue a solo career. Mosaic made a single, both songs on which were penned by Robson. Next Robson was asked to join [Blues Section](/source/Blues_Section) to fill in for [Jim Pembroke](/source/Jim_Pembroke). In 1968, Robson made a single with the band and they played 50 gigs before breaking up and Robson returned to England. He soon returned to Finland, and joined the [Tasavallan Presidentti](/source/Tasavallan_Presidentti) for their first two albums before getting fired. Robson joined the reformed band in 1999, sharing writing credits on the 2006 album ''[Six Complete](/source/Six_Complete)'' with [Jukka Tolonen](/source/Jukka_Tolonen). Robson released five solo albums. In 2013 he was diagnosed with cancer of the pharynx. After a number of operations, his voice was reduced, but he remained hopeful, saying that "it's somewhere between [Joe Cocker](/source/Joe_Cocker) and [Louis Armstrong](/source/Louis_Armstrong)." His first two albums, ''[Robson](/source/Robson_(album))'' and ''[Stay Awhile](/source/Stay_Awhile_(Frank_Robson_album))'' were re-released by the Finnish record company [Svart Records](/source/Svart_Records). The same company also put out a collection of Robson's early singles with a total of 14 songs, and in 2023 released ''The Lost 1971 Studio Session'', Robson's last recorded session with Tasavallan Presidentti before his dismissal from the band.{{cite web |title=Tasavallan Presidentti -yhtyeen Frank Robson on kuollut |url=https://www.soundi.fi/uutiset/tasavallan-presidentti-yhtyeen-frank-robson-on-kuollut/ |access-date=19 November 2024 |publisher=Soundi |date=19 November 2024}} Robson had two daughters. One of them, [Jenny Robson](/source/Jenny_Robson), is also a singer. He died in [Lahti](/source/Lahti), Finland on 16 November 2024, at the age of 78.{{cite news |title=Svart Records julkaisee tammikuussa Tasavallan Presidentti -yhtyeen kadonneen studioäänitteen |url=https://kaaoszine.fi/svart-records-julkaisee-tammikuussa-tasavallan-presidentti-yhtyeen-kadonneen-studioaanitteen/ |date=24 September 2022|access-date=18 January 2025 |publisher=Kaaoszine.fi}} ==Solo albums== * ''[Robson](/source/Robson_(album))'' (1974) * ''[Stay Awhile](/source/Stay_Awhile_(Frank_Robson_album))'' (1976) * ''[I Painted a Picture](/source/I_Painted_a_Picture_(Frank_Robson_album))'' (1986) * ''[Sings Mick Hanian](/source/Sings_Mick_Hanian)'' (1987) * ''[Back in Business](/source/Back_in_Business_(Frank_Robson_album))'' (1998) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=8&ag=95&t=517&a=4514 Frank Robson and Mosaic] at YLE Elävä arkisto. * {{discogs artist|Frank Robson}} * {{imdb name|5704205}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Robson, Frank}} Category:1946 births Category:2024 deaths Category:English expatriates in Finland Category:Finnish keyboardists Category:Finnish rock musicians Category:Finnish rock singers Category:Finnish people of English descent Category:People from Bradford-on-Avon --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Frank Robson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Robson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Robson?action=history)). 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