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Raimo Aas
Raimo Aas with Luule Komissarov and Ines Aru
Born	(1953-06-18) June 18, 1953 (age 72) Tallinn, Estonia
Known for	the Meie Mats award for lifelong work in humour

Raimo Aas (born 18 June 1953 in Tallinn) is an Estonian humorist.^[1]

Radio career

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Raimo Aas performed together with Margus Lepa in the Sunday morning radio programme Meelejahutaja for several years.

Performance prohibition

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Aas was subject to a six-month Soviet prohibition of public performance for singing, on the tune of Pust' vsegda budet solnce (Russian for "May there always be sunshine"; Estonian: Olgu jääv meile päike), lyrics that can be translated as "May there always be sunshine, may there always be smoked sausages". The performance was deemed as insulting to Soviet youth.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

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In 1999, Raimo Aas was awarded the Meie Mats award for lifelong work in humour.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Tõsine naljamees". Postimees (in Estonian). 7 June 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2025.

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