Born January 24, 1953 in Vaala, Finland. A Finnish songwriter, musician, arranger, producer and singer. Kassu Halonen has written circa 1500 songs, most of them to other artists, like Vesa-Matti Loiri, Kirka, Irwin Goodman and Jari Sillanpää. He has also released five solo albums. He often works together with lyricist Vexi Salmi.

Pseudonyms: Carlos Caramancha, Öövin Hankin, Kimmo Kaislaranta, Kari Koponen, Susanna Savela