February 18, 1941, Tallinn – March 10, 2001, Tallinn Mati Nuude was an Estonian weightlifter and singer. Nuude was born to a family of an Estonian officer, repressed by the Soviet Union. In 1949 Nuude, his mother and brother were deported to Northern Kazakhstan. They were allowed to return to Estonia in 1958. His coach in weightlifting was Alfred Neuland. During 1965-1975 he was 7 times champion of Estonia in weightlifting and at his peak he was the 8th strongest man in the world. From 1975...
February 18, 1941, Tallinn – March 10, 2001, Tallinn
Mati Nuude was an Estonian weightlifter and singer.
Nuude was born to a family of an Estonian officer, repressed by the Soviet Union. In 1949 Nuude, his mother and brother were deported to Northern Kazakhstan. They were allowed to return to Estonia in 1958.
His coach in weightlifting was Alfred Neuland. During 1965-1975 he was 7 times champion of Estonia in weightlifting and at his peak he was the 8th strongest man in the world.
From 1975-1989 he was a member of the band Apelsin. Later he was a solo singer. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
