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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 name	Katri Helena Koistinen
Born	(1945-08-17) 17 August 1945 (age 77) Tohmajärvi, Finland
Occupation(s)	singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1963–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

• Vaalea valloittaja, 1964
• Puhelinlangat laulaa, 1964
• Katri Helena, 1966
• Katupoikien laulu, 1967
• Paikka auringossa, 1968
• Ei kauniimpaa, 1969
• Kai laulaa saan, 1971
• Lauluja meille kaikille, 1972
• Kakarakestit, 1973
• Kun kohdattiin, 1973
• Paloma Blanca, 1975
• Lady Love, 1976
• Ystävä, 1978
• Katson sineen taivaan, 1979
• Sydämeni tänne jää, 1980
• Kotimaa, 1981
• Minä soitan sulle illalla, 1982
• Kirje sulle, 1984
• On elämä laulu, 1986
• Almaz, 1988
• Juhlakonsertti, 1989
• Anna mulle tähtitaivas, 1992
• Lähemmäksi, 1993
• Vie minut, 1995
• Hiljaisuudessa, 1996
• Missä oot, 1998
• Leidit levyllä, 2000
• Tässä tällä hetkellä, 2004
• Elämänlangat, 2006
• Hiljaisuudessa, 2006
• Tulet aina olemaan, 2009
• Valon maa, 2011
• Sinivalkoinen, 2012
• Taivaan tie, 2014
• Niin on aina ollut, 2015

Singles

• "Vierellesi kaipaan" (with Jari Sillanpää) (2007)
• "Taivaan Tie" (2014)

See also

• List of best-selling music artists in Finland

References

• Official home page.

External links

• Media related to Katri Helena at Wikimedia Commons

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

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- [en] Katri Helena

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[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.

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[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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