Mati Nuude | |
|---|---|
 Nuude in 1992 | |
| Born | 18 February 1941 |
| Died | 10 March 2001 (aged 60) Tallinn |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation(s) | weightlifter and singer |
| Parent | Lieutenant Albert Nuude |
Mati Nuude (18 February 1941 – 10 March 2001) was an Estonian weightlifter and singer.
Nuude was born in Tallinn to a family of an Estonian officer, Lieutenant Albert Nuude, who was arrested by the NKVD and died in a Soviet prison camp. In 1949 Nuude, his mother, grandmother and brother were deported to Northern Kazakhstan. They were allowed to return to Estonia in 1958. His uncle was actor Rudolf Nuude.
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 eighth strongest man in the world.[1]
During 1975–1989 he was a singer in the band Apelsin. Later he was a solo singer.[1]
Mati Nuude died in Tallinn and is interred in the Metsakalmistu cemetery, Tallinn.[2]
- ^ a b Умер известный эстонский певец Мати Нууде ("A Famous Estonian Singer Mati Nuude Died") (in Russian), "Laupäeval suri Mati Nuude" (in Estonian)
- ^ "Hüvasti, Mati Nuude" ("Farewell, Mati Nuude", an obituary) (in Estonian)