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Jukka Ammondt is a Finnish literature professor who has recorded popular music, including songs of Elvis Presley, in Latin.

Jukka Ammondt is a professor of literature in the University of Jyväskylä, Finland with a Ph.D in philosophy. In 1992 he recorded a single tango songs sung in Latin. 1993 he recorded the first record Surun Siivet, Latin versions of tangos by songwriter Toivo Kärki and later the same year an album Tango Triste Finnicum for which he gained international recognition.

In 1995 Ammondt recorded an album The Legend Lives Forever in Latin, Latin versions of songs of Elvis Presley. Later in the same year he toured USA.

In 2001 Ammondt recorded a new album Three Songs in Sumerian, featuring Blue Suede Shoes, verses from Gilgamesh and a translation of the Finnish Folk Song Satumaa sung in ancient Sumerian.

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