Famous People with Name Helmi

Helmi Johannes,            Origin/Culture/Country: Indonesian

Helmi Johannes,: Prior to joining VOA, Helmi Johannes helped established Metro TV in Jakarta and served as Executive Producer, News Research & Development Manager and News Services Manager as well as newscaster(2000-2005). Metro TV is Indonesia's first 24-hour newschannel

Helmi Höhle            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Helmi Höhle: is a German Olympic fencer. She represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the women's team foil event.

Walt D. Helmick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Walt D. Helmick: is a Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 15th District since 1990. Earlier he was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1988 through 1989.

Thomas Helmig            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Thomas Helmig: is a Danish rock singer and musician, and has been one of the most popular singers in Denmark since the middle of the 1980s. In 1985 Helmig was invited to contribute to the Danish Africa Aid song called Afrika. This meant, that he was discovered by the record company Genlyd, and they produced his first solo album, simply called Thomas. The album became a huge Danish success, and the singer, aged 19, was praised for his empathic expression. The same year, he married another popular Danish singer, Søs Fenger. The following year, the album 2 was released in 1986, and now Helmig had formed his band, Thomas Helmig Band, which included some of the musicians from Elevatordrengene. The third album, Kære maskine, was more rocking than the two first, while the next album, Vejen væk, from 1988 was much more gloomy, reflecting his emotions after his divorce from Fenger. The album became his greatest success at the time, selling 160.000 copies, and it features hits like Nu hvor du har brændt mig af and Det er mig der står herude og banker på. Although divorced, he recorded some duets with Søs Fenger, and the song Den jeg elsker, elsker jeg released in support of the Danish AIDS-foundation also became a big hit.

Raimo Ilmari Helminen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Raimo Ilmari Helminen: a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He is often called "Raipe" or "Maestro" by his fans. He is the world record holder for most international games played.Helminen started his career in his native town, playing for one of oldest teams in the country, Ilves. After two gold medals in junior leagues, Helminen got to play for Ilves in the SM-liiga (Finland's top ice hockey league) in 1982. His first international success came in 1984 when Finland won silver in the U20 World Championship tournament in Sweden. Helminen broke the record for most points scored in an Under-20 tournament and was selected for the All-Star team. This attracted the attention of people scouting new talent for the professional teams in the National Hockey League in North America. That spring Helminen also took part in his first Olympic games in Sarajevo.

Paul Helminger            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Paul Helminger: is a Luxembourg politician who was Mayor of Luxembourg City from 1999 to November 2011. He is a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Democratic Party (since 1994, and previously from 1984 until 1989).Helminger started to work in diplomacy for the state of Luxembourg in 1966 and represented the country in London, Helsinki and Geneva, until 1974, when Prime Minister Gaston Thorn made him his Chief of Cabinet.