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Topmost

Topmost was a Finnish rock band founded in 1964, becoming the most popular band in Finland in 1967. Its members were Heimo "Holle" Holopainen (bass guitar, background vocals), Kristian "Kisu" Jernström (drums, background vocals), Vasilij "Gugi" Kokljuschkin (vocals), Eero Lupari (guitar, background vocals), Harri Saksala (vocals, saxophone), Arto "Poku" Tarkkonen (keyboards). The band's most popular hits were Finnish translations of English language songs: " " ("Black Is Black" by Los Bravos), " " ("A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum) and " " ("Two Kinds of Lovers" by The Gibsons). Topmost split in 1968. Holopainen, Lupari and Saksala continued in the band Apollo.

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Topmost was a Finnish rock band founded in 1964, becoming the most popular band in Finland in 1967. Its members were Heimo "Holle" Holopainen (bass guitar, background vocals), Kristian "Kisu" Jernström (drums, background vocals), Vasilij "Gugi" Kokljuschkin (vocals), Eero Lupari (guitar, background vocals), Harri Saksala (vocals, saxophone), Arto "Poku" Tarkkonen (keyboards). The band's most popular hits were Finnish translations of English language songs: " " ("Black Is Black" by Los Bravos), " " ("A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum) and " " ("Two Kinds of Lovers" by The Gibsons). Topmost split in 1968. Holopainen, Lupari and Saksala continued in the band Apollo.

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  1. date of foundation: 1964 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1964". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369795505

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