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Katri Helena Kalaoja (née Koistinen, born 17 August 1945) is a Finnish singer.

Katri Helena
Katri Helena in 2007
Background information
Birth nameKatri Helena Koistinen
Born (1945-08-17) 17 August 1945 (age 77)
Tohmajärvi, Finland
Occupation(s)singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1963–present

Career


Katri Helena released her first songs in 1963 and has since sold over 630,000 certified records, which makes her the second-best-selling female soloist in Finland behind Madonna and places her also among the top 20 best-selling music artists in the Finnish market.[1] She has represented Finland twice in the Eurovision Song Contest: in 1979 with her song "Katson sineen taivaan" and in 1993 with "Tule luo".[2] She also took part in the International Sopot Festival in 1969, singing "Valssi" during the Polish day.[3]


Personal life


Katri Helena has been married three times. She had two daughters and a son with her husband Timo Kalaoja, who died of a heart attack in 1988. His death affected her so much that she withdrew from public view and stopped performing and recording for four years. Her only son, Juha Kalaoja, died at age 33 on 29 April 2009.[4]


Discography



Albums



Singles



See also



References


  1. "Katri Helena" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  2. "Suomen edustajat kautta aikain". Yle. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. "Interviisut". Punatähdet. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "Katri Helenan suuri suru: Rakkaat kuolivat". Iltalehti. Retrieved 28 December 2014.


Preceded by
Seija Simola
with Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1979
Succeeded by
Vesa-Matti Loiri
with Huilumies
Preceded by
Pave Maijanen
with Yamma, yamma
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1993
Succeeded by
CatCat
with Bye Bye Baby



На других языках


- [en] Katri Helena

[es] Katri Helena

Katri Helena Kalaoja, conocida como, Katri Helena (Tohmajärvi, 17 de agosto de 1945) es una cantante finlandesa, quien sigue con su carrera musical desde los años 1960.

[ru] Катри Хелена

Катри Хелена (Катри-Хелена Калаоя, фин. Katri Helena Kalaoja, ранее — Турунен, Раяла, в девичестве — Койстинен, фин. Koistinen, 17 марта 1945, Тохмаярви, Финляндия) — финская певица, актриса и общественный деятель.



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