music.wikisort.org - SingerKatri Helena Kalaoja (née Koistinen, born 17 August 1945) is a Finnish singer.
Finnish singer (born 1945)
Katri Helena |
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 Katri Helena in 2007 |
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Birth name | Katri Helena Koistinen |
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Born | (1945-08-17) 17 August 1945 (age 77) Tohmajärvi, Finland |
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Occupation(s) | singer |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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Years active | 1963–present |
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Musical artist
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
External links
Preceded by |
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 |
Succeeded by CatCat with Bye Bye Baby |
Eurovision Song Contest 1979 |
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Countries | Final |
- Austria
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
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Artists | |
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Songs | Final |
- "Colorado"
- "Disco Tango"
- "Dschinghis Khan"
- "Hallelujah"
- "Happy Man"
- "Heute in Jerusalem"
- "Hey Nana"
- "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux"
- "Je suis l'enfant soleil"
- "Katson sineen taivaan"
- "Mary Ann"
- "Notre vie c'est la musique"
- "Oliver"
- "Raggio di luna"
- "Satellit"
- "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
- "Sokrati"
- "Su canción"
- "Trödler und Co"
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Withdrawn | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1993 |
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Countries | Final |
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
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Qualification |
- Estonia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Slovakia
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Artists | |
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Songs | Final |
- "Alle mine tankar"
- "Better the Devil You Know"
- "A cidade (até ser dia)"
- "Donne-moi une chance"
- "Don't Ever Cry"
- "Ellada, hora tou fotos"
- "Eloise"
- "Esmer Yarim"
- "Hombres"
- "Iemand als jij"
- "In Your Eyes"
- "Mama Corsica"
- "Maria Magdalena"
- "Mi stamatas"
- "Moi, tout simplement"
- "Shiru"
- "Sole d'Europa"
- "Sva bol svijeta"
- "Þá veistu svarið"
- "Tih deževen dan"
- "This Time"
- "Tule luo"
- "Under stjernerne på himlen"
- "Viel zu weit"
- "Vrede"
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Qualification |
- "Amnestia na neveru"
- "Árva reggel"
- "Muretut meelt ja südametuld"
- "Nu pleca"
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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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