Frederik (real name Ilkka Juhani Sysimetsä, born February 2, 1945) is a Fin… Read Full Bio ↴Frederik (real name Ilkka Juhani Sysimetsä, born February 2, 1945) is a Finnish singer.

Frederik became a household name in Finnish musicscene in the 1960's. Since then he has scored several hits in Finland every decade. Frederik has recorded over 300 songs and released over 20 albums. Many of them have sold gold in Finland.
Frederik is an unique character in the Finnish music scene. In the 1970's he often posed as a machoman, the "Tom Jones of Finland".
In this decade he hasn't got big hits anymore, but he records new songs constantly. Many of them are covers like Kumimies (Dragostea din tei) or Seksipommi (Sexbomb). His previous hits are also mostly covers - three big hits are from repertoire of German Dschinghis Khan group. He has also made cover songs of Village People and so on.
One of the biggest hits is anyway Titanic from the Finnish National Final for Eurovision Song Contest 1981.
Frederik keeps his own style even though the world changes around. There are discorhythms and schlager melodies, and young people is partying in his gigs - even though the man himself celebrated his 60th birthday.

http://www.frederik.fi

Road star
Frederik Lyrics

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Kerran jossakin sattumalta mä sinut näin
Tunne vaati niin siksi yöksikin jäin
Vaan tuuli kutsuaan soi
Kun nousi aamunkoi
Niin luotas kulkijan pois vei jälleen tie

Mä olen roadstar
Mä olen roadstar

Roadstar
Mä olen roadstar

Elän valtatiellä
Kovan maineen kerran mä siellä sain
Siis kutsu mua vain roadstar

Mä olen roadstar
Roadstar
Mä olen roadstar

Sillä tunnen tiet
Ja joka mutkan
Asfaltilla vain mä olen kotonain

Ehkä jossakin sattumalta taas kohdataan
Luonas lämpimän yön mä viipyä saan
Tai usva peittona vaan
Yön oomme kahdestaan
Tie kaksi kulkijaa silloin yhteen vie

Mä olen roadstar
Mä olen roadstar
Roadstar
Mä olen roadstar

Outo polte rinnassain määrää
Mua näin kiertämään
Kun tielle syntyy roadstar

Mä olen roadstar
Roadstar
Mä olen roadstar

Kun mä yöllä haaveitteni valtaan hetkiseksi jään
Niin sinut silloin nään

Mä olen roadstar
Mä olen roadstar
Roadstar
Mä olen roadstar

En mä tiedä ehkä vielä kerran
Löydän määräänpääni
Kauan kiertää roadstar

Mä olen roadstar
Roadstar

Overall Meaning

The song "Roadstar" by Frederik is about a wanderer who travels the open road and lives on the highways of the world. It begins with the wanderer recounting an encounter with someone they came across by chance, but the call of the road was too strong to resist, and they set out again at dawn. The repeated chorus declares his identity as a roadstar - someone who knows the roads and bends like the back of their own hand, and for whom the asphalt is home.

The second verse talks about the wanderer's reputation on the open road and how they have gained a fierce reputation for themselves. They welcome any call to come and embrace the life of a roadstar. The final verse talks about how they may cross paths with their chance encounter again, and how they do not know what the future may hold for them, but they will continue to travel for as long as they can, and as far as they can.

Overall, "Roadstar" is an ode to the travel and the desire to feel free from any limits, boundaries, and constraints. It is about the love for the road, the wanderlust lifestyle, and the longing for the unknown.

Line by Line Meaning

Kerran jossakin sattumalta mä sinut näin
Once by chance, I saw you somewhere.

Tunne vaati niin siksi yöksikin jäin
The feeling demanded it, so I stayed for the night.

Vaan tuuli kutsuaan soi
But the wind sang its call.

Kun nousi aamunkoi
When the dawn rose.

Niin luotas kulkijan pois vei jälleen tie
The road took the traveler away from you again.

Mä olen roadstar
I am a roadstar.

Elän valtatiellä
I live on the highway.

Kovan maineen kerran mä siellä sain
Once, I gained a tough reputation there.

Siis kutsu mua vain roadstar
So just call me roadstar.

Sillä tunnen tiet
For I know the roads.

Ja joka mutkan
And every turn.