Please answer the following question: What key details about vexi salmi can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: veikko olavi '' vexi '' salmi -lrb- ; born 21 september 1942 -rrb- is a finnish lyricist . he has written the lyrics to numerous popular songs for several prominent artists , including irwin goodman , jari sillanpaa , and katri helena . his career as a lyricist began in the 1960s , and continues to the present day . during his prolific career , he has written the lyrics for over 4,000 songs , more than 2,400 of which have been recorded . in addition to song lyrics , he has authored several novels and one collection of poetry . salmi 's recent work also includes collaborating with ilkka lipsanen on a 60th anniversary album , and he also acts as a judge in a television programme on music lyrics . salmi was awarded the juha vainio writer 's award in 1993 for his long and successful career as a lyricist . another music writer 's award , the vexi salmi award , was named after him in 2003 .
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- years active is 1965 -- present- caption is vexi salmi in 2009- birth name is veikko olavi salmi- origin is finland- alias is bertil ; black , lars & nbsp ; luode , leo & & nbsp ; lansi , antero & nbsp ; ollikainen nbsp , pa , pasi & nbsp ; penttila , rudolf ; & nbsp ; van & nbsp ; pornoff , emil berg & nbsp ; retee , emil & nbsp ; von , & nbsp ; retee , irja & nbsp ; tahde bill & nbsp- birth date is 21 september 1942- name is vexi salmi- background is non_performing_personnel- image is vexi salmi.jpg- occupation is lyricist