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Pepe Ahlqvist
Pepe at the Helsinki Music Fair, 2011
Background information
Born	(1956-07-04) July 4, 1956 (age 68) Nastola, Finland
Genres	Blues
Occupation(s)	Musician singer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar harmonica
Years active	late 1960s–present
Labels	Love Fazer/Warner Music
Website	pepeahlqvist.com

Pertti "Pepe" Kalevi Ahlqvist (born July 4, 1956) is a Finnish blues singer and musician. ^[1]

Background

According to Blues News, he was born Pertti Kalevi Ahlqvist on 4th of July 1956.

The groups that first influenced him were The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but it was John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers that exposed him to the blues. ^[2]

References

External links

• Official website

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